Louis Stokes Quotes
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I can't conceive of cooking in a sunny place like Florida because my motivation comes from the changing seasons. That's why I decided to live in New York.
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There is no more respected or influential forum in the field of journalism than the New York Times. I look forward, with great anticipation, to contributing to its op-ed page.
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I've written everywhere - in hotel rooms, cafes, airports, and planes all around the world. Now I have a home office, and the wi-fi is really bad down there, which is great. If I make a date with myself to write from, say, 6 A.M. to 10 A.M. on a Saturday, the fact that no emails come in helps me focus.
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I think a smart person today realizes that you have to be part of the art films that are done just for the sake of the art.
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Morrissey wrote a really gorgeous song for me. I'm crazy for that man. And he thinks I'm hip!
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I think going from doing TV and straight plays to Shakespeare is weird enough because you have this heightened language, and you are telling a story through metric poetry. But I think music is that place beyond poetry.
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I'd never been published when I was young.
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I wish I could make multiple records, stylistically. The way that I'm gonna remedy that is to make a diverse record with a lot of different styles on one record.
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Things get so sloppy when you're under the influence.
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Custom reconciles us to everything.
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If the next thing I do is not necessarily filling the role of 'the future of journalism,' it'll probably be whatever is making me happiest, and that's enough for me.
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The L.A Trilogy is a series of three novels starring Ray, a robot detective, and his boss, a computer called Googol. Set in an alternative version of 1960s Los Angeles, each book will be more or less standalone but together will form an overarching story arc with 'Brisk Money' as the origin story.
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I joke that we're not dissimilar to a rock band in the '70s.
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My grandparents used to bring me books every time they saw me.
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I've made it my mission to make movies starring African American actors and about the African American experience and put them in the mainstream. They're very universal stories I've told - every movie I've done.
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I never thought of myself as a performer or songwriter or singer.
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I like to collect DVDs of most English films.
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The condition of rage is one in which I find myself starting my day - once I see the news headlines.
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Second, a quarter to a third of those who listen to Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity are liberals.
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Understanding where to be in your own zone really takes some time and development to learn.
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Three-wheelers are a vital means of transportation and a source of livelihood for millions of people every day.
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It's pretty easy to decide to roll with the punches, to look at the enormity of natural disaster and choose to hunker down and do less. It's more important than ever, I think, to persist and make a dent in the universe instead. We've all been offered access to so many tools, so many valuable connections, so many committed people. What an opportunity.
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People are just fascinated by assassinations.
