Louis Gossett, Jr. Quotes
When '12 Years a Slave' got that much attention, everyone started to copy that. That story has to be told, but there are a lot more stories to be told than slavery.
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My father was a very gregarious, very open guy. So every weekend, the house was full of people.
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Any form of art is political if you make it that way.
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I've been just eating very healthy, all organic, no sugar, white flour, nothing artificial. I'm being so incredibly strict... not a lot of meat!
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Gossip can be entertaining: occasionally, I've heard the most fascinating things about myself I never knew.
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If England became a world power, it was because of the industrial revolution.
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There is no easy way to get around horrible people on the Internet, and it's either just leave it or don't and get sucked into the whirlwind of it all.
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I am no fashion diva - I grew up on the beaches in South Africa and am a nature girl that spends a lot of time outdoors. Fashion speaks to me through an occasion.
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Once a food becomes off-limits, then it takes on this whole other personality. 'Forbidden' is more tempting. And it becomes something evil, but food is food. It's there to nourish your body.
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Sometimes, I get afraid it has defined me, that sense of grief, loss and illness. But actually, it is about allowing myself to take hold and say: 'This is part of who I am, but not only who I am.'
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On one hand, it seems strange that a country that has suffered so much from violence and war would be debating if they want peace or not. But in Colombia, a part of society is deeply connected with the war as a means of making a living.
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Sometimes I sit down to dinner with people and I realize there is a massive military machine surrounding us, trying to kill the people I'm having dinner with.
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You reach a point in your career when the weeks turn into a month or more of the phone not ringing.
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The purpose of sports - even foreign sports - is not to bore people.
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It's beneficial to play against your type; to be chameleon-like.
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Cinematic icons of the police detective are more male role models than female.
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Bring it on. Dissent is central to any democracy.
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I learned you can't trust the judgment of good friends.
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For me, certain shots or scenes are keys in the movie.
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Yesterday is a cancelled check. Today is cash on the line. Tomorrow is a promissory note.
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Part of the reason I sort of shot out like a cannon out of Michigan and left home at such an early age is because I had to feel independent.
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Good parents are always on time. So are good CEOs.
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You may as well know, also, that every great leader, from the dawn of civilization down to the present, was a dreamer.
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But, by just being myself, I end up touching a lot more people who might never have paid much attention to a female rapper.
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When '12 Years a Slave' got that much attention, everyone started to copy that. That story has to be told, but there are a lot more stories to be told than slavery.
