Eddie Alvarez Quotes
Fighting in general, but especially when I was younger, was tough to deal with because there are so many external things going on that want to control you that most people have no clue about.
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To be 23 and riding the crest of a song sweeping the world country by country is to live an altered and wholly rarefied existence.
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Certainly there are things in life that money can't buy, but it's very funny - Did you ever try buying them without money?
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One of the prices that we pay for integration was the disintegration of the black community.
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I would never date a celebrity. I would want someone with real skills. Doctor, nurse, electrician... tailor.
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You can't tolerate anybody attempting to threaten or intimidate your body. You must respond with force.
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When the word 'morality' comes up in connection with economics, income distribution and financial stability are usually the issues. Is it moral for rich countries to use such a high proportion of the world's resources or for investment bankers to earn large bonuses?
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I can only think of music as something inherent in every human being - a birthright. Music coordinates mind, body and spirit.
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I don't have anything interesting to conceal or reveal in my private life, and it is really only my work and professional life that I want to talk about.
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Y'all have no idea how many times I say, 'Yes, ma'am.'
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In L.A., unless you've just won an Oscar or you're Mr. Studio Head, no one talks to you. Even at parties.
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I first learned the power of trust in the CIA. There is no question that when I joined the Agency as a covert operations officer, it was still run along the 'old boys' network' model.
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I've been brought up with the Christian faith with my family.
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You say something, things you would rather forget, and then they are out there. It makes me anxious and I don't know why people are interested in me anyway. If I had my way, I would rather exist in a little hole and not speak to anyone.
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To the uneducated, an A is just three sticks.
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In theatre, there's no time for a proper meal.
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What I want for my fans and for the world, for anyone who feels pain, is to lean into that pain and embrace it as much as they can and begin the healing process.
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There is light at the end of the tunnel for India, but it's that of an oncoming train which will run them over.
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I feel like I've forcefully been thrust into the tech world, and I've enjoyed every minute of it.
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In black Africa, one does not strike, one does not express, one walks right.
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Ordinarily the executive capacities of the prefrontal cortex enable people to observe what is going on, predict what will happen if they take a certain action, and make a conscious choice.
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I had a thick accent, and people didn't understand me, and I was ashamed, and I fumbled. I radiated an uncertain energy; sometimes baristas sensed this and wouldn't try to talk to me, and then an insecure voice in my head would cry, 'He's racist!'
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Too many people looked to me in the eye and did not tell me the truth.
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The best way to destroy the capitalist system is to debauch the currency.
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Fighting in general, but especially when I was younger, was tough to deal with because there are so many external things going on that want to control you that most people have no clue about.
