Algee Smith Quotes
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I belong to a specific category of writers, those who speak and write in a language different from that of their parents.
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I am a proud Zionist. I can tell you about every blossom that grows in this land. I know the history and the Bible.
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Oxford is Oxford: not a mere receptacle for youth, like Cambridge. Perhaps it wants its inmates to love it rather than to love one another.
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If the colonists hadn't rejected British militarism and the massive financial burden of maintaining the British military, America wouldn't exist.
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Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness.
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I didn't grow up watching film but as a Ukrainian-American, music and stories and dance are crucial.
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Having a child makes you strong and gives you chutzpah. It relaxed my attitude to the job; my center of focus shifted, which I think is very helpful, because even if you're not a very indulgent actor you spend a lot of time thinking about yourself. I don't think that is particularly healthy.
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We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time trying to be excellent.
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The way you really stop Al-Qaeda is by stopping their funding. It's not by carpet-bombing or land invasions or anything.
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I'm drawn to people who find themselves on the outside of things. I'm moved by that in real life.
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The Internet's proven to be a pretty big deal for global society, and Bitcoin could basically be thought of as the Internet, applied to money.
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I was not considered beautiful at all. Really. And this is what all models say. But I'm still not considered that beautiful in my country. I don't know the beauty ideal where I come from – but it's not me.
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My swing is no uglier than Arnold Palmer's, and it's the same ugly swing every time.
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I thought in this country, the best social program was a job. Yet minimum wage jobs aren't paying enough to keep families out of poverty.
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Gambini was addicted to asking the sort of ultimate questions about which one could speculate endlessly with no fear of ever arriving at a solution.
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Our nation is built on the bedrock principle that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed.
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My first relationship was from when I was about 15 to 19. My second relationship was kind of like a rebound, but also a really important part of my journey - he was very emotionally manipulative and just wanted me to be an accessory.
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As a survivor, you learn how to talk fast, cut deals, lie when you have to - perfect training to be a politician, you know?
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I'd like to think that if I were in prison for a crime I didn't commit, someone would be trying to get me the hell out of there.
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You need to aim beyond what you are capable of. You must develop a complete disregard for where your abilities end. Try to do things that you're incapable of... If you think you're incapable of running a company, make that your aim... Make your vision of where you want to be a reality. Nothing is impossible.
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I chose films made by people I wanted to work with, about subject matter I thought was intriguing.
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When I run, I think about everything: physics, family problems, plans for the weekend. I haven't made any big discoveries on a run, but it does give me time to think through problems. Some solutions are obvious, but they are only obvious when you are relaxed enough to find them.
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I appreciate Detroit so much.