LeVar Burton Quotes
As long as we are engaged in storytelling that moves the culture forward, it doesn't matter what format it is.
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Cottonmouth is the result of having to react to his circumstances. He had to, in some ways, take control of the situation and own his circumstances. But as a result of that, he became a person he didn't intend to become.
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I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.
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The response of anybody interested in liberty is that we all have a say and the ability to have an argument is exactly what liberty is, even though it may never be resolved. In any authoritarian society the possessor of power dictates, and if you try and step outside he will come after you.
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Be who you are and be that well.
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My MELD score was pretty high. And the worse you get on that scale, the sooner you get a transplant. It's based on how sick you are. And believe me, I was pretty sick.
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I'm really into Greek yogurt, fruit and almonds. Those are my 'go-to' snacks.
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I think there is no reason for us to bring to Islamism or political Islam the fear and ignorance of Western commentators and their hysterical vocabulary.
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There's a general culture in this country to cut all the trees. It makes me so angry because everyone is cutting and no one is planting.
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It is good to know what a man is, and also what the world takes him for. But you do not understand him until you have learnt how he understands himself.
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I don't feel under-taxed in any way at all.
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I love dogs. I have a Golden Doodle and an Alaskan Klee Kai.
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I will only say that many freedom fighters of India found their calling in the institutions of Britain. And many makers of modern India, including several of my distinguished predecessors, from Jawaharlal Nehru to Dr. Manmohan Singh, passed through their doors.
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Everything we did was criticized. For about thirty years we lived with the world against us, accusing us of things we didn't do!
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Decision making in a democracy depends above all on knowledge and not just the intel available to presidents and policymakers.
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Mama is my chance to be a stand-up comedian. In my mind, it's my chance to be Chris Rock.
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I was this kid who never sat down. Nobody liked me? Well, I'd make sure they'd like me. I was the class clown, always doing crazy stuff and causing riots.
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When I had cancer, people were surprised at how cheerful and upbeat I was, but I couldn't let myself go to depression - to go there, that defeat would allow everything in. If you look too far into the abyss, you might never come out again. You can stand on the abyss and peep but not give in to sadness.
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The only times an Afro-American who was assaulted got away has been when he had a gun and used it in self-defense.
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I am brazen. For me, creating means regurgitating, distorting, and assembling everything that has passed through me and continues to do so.
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I've always tried to be very seductive. I want the paintings to draw you in. But I don't want to just glamour you. I want to make an image of the time we live in and reflect it back.
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Tourism is important because it can create sustainable local economies. I'd much rather have 1,000 tourists going up the Tambopata than 1,000 gold miners.
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I always want to live long enough to finish the book I'm working on and see it published. But then I start another book before the previous one is in the stores, so I always have a reason to go on.
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Oh, but you know, you do not achieve anything without trouble, ever.
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As long as we are engaged in storytelling that moves the culture forward, it doesn't matter what format it is.
