Marcel Proust Quotes
Only by art can we get outside ourselves, instead of seeing only one world, our own, we see it under multiple forms.
Quotes to Explore
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Although I grew up as a fan of the culture from the disco D.J. era as a young kid and hearing the beginnings of hip-hop, I'm hearing it all from another borough in Brooklyn.
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If I categorized home runs that I've seen, without a doubt the monumental one is Henry's... but I've seen a lot of classic, great home runs. Gibson's was probably the most theatrical home run I've ever seen.
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You know, I'm an African-American quarterback. That may scare a lot of people because they – they haven't seen nothing that they can compare me to.
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As many of you know I travel a good bit and do not get to see my friends and family as much as I would like.
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The lives of African-Americans in this country are characterized by violence for most of our history. Much of that violence, at least to some extent, you know, done by the very state that's supposed to protect them.
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A quarterback is always going to be the most valuable player on a football field because he touches the ball every single offensive play.
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If you employ an army, have money, bombard cyberspace with misinformation, innocent people tend to buy it.
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In reality, I've always been an actor - since I was a kid. I did theater growing up in New York. I was always in the plays in school. I was either going to be an actor or an athlete or a soldier. Those were kind of the three paths that I always kind of embarked on.
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Vinyl is the real deal. I've always felt like, until you buy the vinyl record, you don't really own the album. And it's not just me or a little pet thing or some kind of retro romantic thing from the past. It is still alive.
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Ember Moon is extremely talented, and Daria, from Tough Enough, she's very unique and cool. The fans are going to get behind her. As for Asuka, she is phenomenal.
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I think New York audiences are some of the brightest in the world, and certainly the most enthusiastic.
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I'm a voracious reader, and I love to throw myself into it.
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Americans have been remarkably devoted to the capacity for belief, to idealism. That's why we get into trouble all the time. We're always viewed as naive.
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I listen to a lot of choral stuff at home, but I'm also liking Labrinth, Emeli Sande, Tom Odell and Wretch 32.
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I have no television - I hate it.
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Bling is over. Red carpet covered with rhinestones is out. I call it 'the new modesty.'
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To finish the moment, to find the journey's end in every step of the road, to live the greatest number of good hours, is wisdom.
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The fact is there are no stories I can tell my friends that will make them feel better. History cannot be erased, although we can soothe ourselves by speculating about it.
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I'm entitled to my political opinions, and I get to vote because I'm an American.
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You can judge a man's true character by the way he treats his fellow animals.
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This detachment (poverty, chastity, etc.) must not be mere amputation; everything which is shaken off must be simultaneously found again at a higher level.
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To me, success is making a positive difference through art - making art that affects the world and that changes the way people feel about themselves and the world.
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In order to be great, you just have to care. You have to care about your world, community, and equality.
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Only by art can we get outside ourselves, instead of seeing only one world, our own, we see it under multiple forms.
