LL Cool J (James Todd Smith) Quotes
I'm not trying to be new school and I'm not old school - I'm classic. There's a lot of new cars and there's a lot of old cars, but I'm just classic in doing what I do.
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I'm optimistic about people and about the planet and about nature. I think it's resilient, like people are.
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For it is mutual trust, even more than mutual interest that holds human associations together. Our friends seldom profit us but they make us feel safe. Marriage is a scheme to accomplish exactly that same end.
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How I wish we lived in a time when laws were not necessary to safeguard us from discrimination.
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You only live twice. Once when you are born and once when you look death in the face.
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Everybody has their ups and downs, and that's what makes you tougher.
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I love things that people hate. I hate middle-of-the-road stuff. It never really interests me.
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I gave up years ago on the concept that you could actually have balance in your life, I think it's a phantom chase.
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Christ's strength is manifest in our weakness, so if we had everything together there would be no need for Him.
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Misfits aren't misfits among other misfits.
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There are so many elements that make a good film. You need a great director who's driving it.
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Cornwall has lots of folk and Celtic music and has that kind of surfer vibe as well. That was my kind of upbringing.
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In studio films, everything has to be boxed in, everybody needs to know beforehand - this is comedy, this is sci-fi, this is drama - and what's the point of independent film if you don't get to experiment?
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Better than any argument is to rise at dawn and pick dew-wet red berries in a cup.
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My experience is that's rare - that you have a script that is... what they call 'film-ready.'
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I graduated with an English degree and worked for awhile in academic publishing.
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As a state senator and then a congressman, I've had the privilege of trying to do good things for people to whom I owe so much and can never fully repay.
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Rather than fretting about IQ scores, voters should try to determine what candidates read - other than the Bible, which they all say they read - and the kind of people with whom they spend their time.
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It is true that a population which is growing older needs to save, but the question is in what form the savings are made.
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I think my sensibilities about storytelling and character just automatically come into play when I'm trying to work on any kind of narrative. For me, it doesn't really matter what the source of the narrative is. I will be looking for ways to make it into an intriguing story with empathetic characters.
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I wanted to sail when I was in grammar school and well remember memorizing the names of the sails from the Merriam-Webster's ponderous dictionary in the library. Now I am actually at sea - as a passenger, of course, but at sea nevertheless - and bound for Ecuador.
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My wife's family lives up in South Carolina, so we go back and forth quite a bit up there.
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When all the experts and forecasts agree, something else is going to happen.
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I'm not trying to be new school and I'm not old school - I'm classic. There's a lot of new cars and there's a lot of old cars, but I'm just classic in doing what I do.
