Lorraine Hansberry Quotes
Don't get up. Just sit a while and think. Never be afraid to sit a while and think.
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I would happily have done any of the 'Bourne Identity' sequels. There are good sequels, but I'm not good at making them.
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Even in this globalised world, London is still the standard for our times. The city has embraced the world's diversity and represents the finest in human achievements.
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It was my mother's idea. Her feeling was that I didn't have the intelligence to pick a trade myself.
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If people get to the end of the record, then that is a treat.
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There's an obligation to not lead people down the wrong path, but I hardly think me wearing short shorts on stage is creating monsters.
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Industrialization starts with the formation of capital - it does not matter how. It can be created by saving, by the state enforcing its will on the people, by the very rich themselves.
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I would rather lose a good earring than be caught without make-up.
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I was raised with those principals and values and ethics that came out of the men and women that served. But this generation doesn't quite know; they haven't been tested.
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I'd open doors for anyone who opens doors for me.
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I like Jaykae. He's a great artist, and I absolutely love Dr. Dre's album and a bit of Calvin Harris now and then.
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There is always a mix of apprehension and excitement before you try songs out on a new audience.
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When you start to live your dream, it's not quite what you thought it was because there is a lot of overwhelming stuff that comes on top of it, and you have to figure it all out.
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It's very simple. You have to be faithful to your other half and not have secrets. That's my rule.
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Money may kindle, but it cannot by itself, and for very long, burn.
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There are terrible things going on in the world, but I am not going to force them down everyone's throats.
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I believe I can get faster because I have trained for it, and I'm doing faster times I've ever done in training.
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I adore the challenge of creating truly modern clothes, where a woman's personality and sense of self are revealed. I want people to see the dress, but focus on the woman.
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I grew up in the projects in Queens, and we were really poor.
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I want to own the New York Jets, that's what I want. And I absolutely believe I am going to own the Jets.
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As a student I learned from wonderful teachers and ever since then I've thought everyone is a teacher.
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I have a feeling I'm going to wake up one day and say 'I can't do dirty stuff anymore, I want to go all clean.' I'll do clean stuff too, I like to entertain people. Then they egged me on; we shot it at The Laugh Factory.
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The thrill I got discovering Buster Keaton when I was growing up was so exciting. He was one of the greats.
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As a teenager, rather than setting myself on a course to pursue fame (quite common growing up in L.A., the entertainment capital of the world), happiness, fulfillment, and spiritual enlightenment (also quite common), I skipped right on to trying to be successful. 'Let's just get on with it,' I felt. 'Onward' became my motto.
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Don't get up. Just sit a while and think. Never be afraid to sit a while and think.
