Eduardo Paes Quotes
In Rio, 1.4 million of the 6.3 million people live in favelas, or slums. They are all over the city, but favelas are not always a problem - sometimes they can be a solution, if you have the right public policies.
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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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There's a long tradition of black folks pleading with white people. It's a tradition that emerges from political necessity, so I get it; I'm just not very interested in it.
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It sounds kind of stupid, but I've never not wanted to be a musician. It's been inside me since I was little so I don't know what else I would do.
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Once you make it to your point of making it, you'll appreciate the struggle.
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Let's help those in prison maintain positive connections with their community. If we truly want re-entry to be successful, and we do, people need to come back to a place that still feels like home.
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I do not have bad days. I don't wake up in the morning and think that I'm going to get AIDS. I don't dream bad dreams about it. If I did, I'd be giving in to the negativity.
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Whatever I do, I hope it's quality, I hope it's something that's class.
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A good lie detector doesn't jump to conclusions but tries to understand the person across the table, her personality, and her motivations. Your goal as a lie spotter isn't to point the finger and say, 'You're lying' - your goal is to get to the truth.
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Secretly, I think everyone who makes fun of California really does want to be in California.
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In the future, I want to have super-fights.
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You should only have so many accessories. You have to make sure you have the right ones at the right time.
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Once the kids are in school, it's amazing what you can do.
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There's nothing that's in an actor's control. I've learned at this point you do things and you let them go. There's no way to control the outcome. The only thing I have any sort of reign over is my own experience.
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I'm always shocked when I see myself because I don't recognize myself.
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I have been interested in fashion since I was a kid. Then I lived in London, where it was more about costume and a personal statement of who you are than about fashion.
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I think back to the 1990s, when I joined the Army, and all those peacetime years that we had, thinking, 'Will we ever go into combat?'
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The starting point of all achievement is desire.
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One of the side benefits of staying in the closet is you can have a much bigger career.
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My mom says that when I was a little kid, I always used to say I wanted to be an actor, but I don't remember that.
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So on my screenplay, on the left-hand side of the page, I will put all the ideas that refer to the scene next to it so I have some sort of pictorial reference.
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Washington, DC is to lying what Wisconsin is to cheese.
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A lot of writers dwell on their relationships with their mothers, but only a few are worth reading.
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In Rio, 1.4 million of the 6.3 million people live in favelas, or slums. They are all over the city, but favelas are not always a problem - sometimes they can be a solution, if you have the right public policies.
