Leslie Odom, Jr. Quotes
I'm so excited about my new partnership with the talented and motivated team at S-Curve Records!
Quotes to Explore
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A long life in journalism convinced me many presidents ago that there should be a large air space between a journalist and the head of a state.
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In the globalized world that is ours, maybe we are moving towards a global village, but that global village brings in a lot of different people, a lot of different ideas, lots of different backgrounds, lots of different aspirations.
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Prior to the Civil War, most libraries were either privately owned or housed in universities or churches.
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There are so many lovely cities around the U.S., around the world, that it's almost impossible to pick one.
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You don't have to become Mother Teresa to make an impact in the world. But nothing can be achieved if, at the very least, we are not talking about it.
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What really makes it fun for an actor is when the script is good.
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The chasm between rich and poor is becoming larger, and I think it's interesting terrain to talk about and expose.
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If you think that by threatening me you can get me to do what you want... well, that's where you're right. But - and I am only saying this because I care - there's a lot of decaffeinated brands on the market that are just as tasty as the real thing.
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If Youku had adopted YouTube's business model, we just would not be here. We would not exist.
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Cultures, along with the religions that shape and nurture them, are value systems, sets of traditions and habits clustered around one or several languages, producing meaning: for the self, for the here and now, for the community, for life.
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I'm normal. I just had a different occupation for a while, and when you're in a different occupation, you have to carry yourself a different way. Most of my art is me bringing you stories from that era of my life. My life now is kind of boring.
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Many people love in themselves what they hate in others.
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I try to support stories that enable us to see the difficulties in our society and the challenges we face, which is why I've also produced documentaries like 'Brick City' and 'Serving Life.'
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In the right context, you can make ugly sounds, different sounds feel right at home.
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I will take the subway and look at certain women and think 'God, that woman's story will never be told. How come that lady doesn't get a movie about her?'
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God bless McNally, it's got some fantastic stuff in it, but it's no easy task to make a movie out of.
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Born Berlin 1931, Germany, father a British diplomat, mother an American artist. Educated at various schools all over the world. 1958 Settled down to live in London. 1966 Became interested in photography through photographing my young children. No formal training.
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The mark of a great player is in his ability to come back. The great champions have all come back from defeat.
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Having a son is not all pleasure.
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Determination becomes obsession and then it becomes all that matters.
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Chocolate is the first luxury. It has so many things wrapped up in it: deliciousness in the moment, childhood memories, and that grin-inducing feeling of getting a reward for being good.
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There are interesting forms of difficulty, and there are unprofitable forms of difficulty. I mean, I enjoy some difficult poetry, but some of it is impenetrable and I actually wouldn't want to penetrate it if I could, perhaps.
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It's sometimes a painful process. It's a change that has to be motivated by a higher purpose, by the willingness to subordinate what you think you want now for what you want later.
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I'm so excited about my new partnership with the talented and motivated team at S-Curve Records!
