Marcus Samuelsson Quotes
Every day, whether I am teaching or entertaining - I absolutely love bringing different people and cultures together.
Quotes to Explore
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A long life in journalism convinced me many presidents ago that there should be a large air space between a journalist and the head of a state.
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You've just got to sing, do some kind of singing every day. Early mornings and cold weather can mess with that. I drink special teas with cayenne pepper, but I think you're psyching yourself out, really.
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Our parents all experimented with raising us in a fairly loose, unorthodox way. A huge emphasis was placed on creativity, and our artistic efforts were never dismissed as childish. There was a sense that we - kids and grown-ups - all had the potential to make something of value. Our drawings were not simply destined for the refrigerator.
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In my experience, I think there's must ado about fidelity and infidelity. I think sometimes true emotional relationships can go beyond those.
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I've been living. I've been doing the writing thing. I've been being the family man. I've been traveling the world. I been to, like, 18 cities last year. I've been getting my thoughts together, trying to figure out what's going on with hip-hop itself.
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You can't make a living as a playwright. You can barely scrape by.
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I am a just man.
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In my experience, great reviews almost always ensure no sales.
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Every economic opinion is associated with a set of assumptions.
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From regular, relative skydiving, I went on to freeflying. Freeflying is more the three-dimensional skydiving.
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It's an unfortunate reality of life that toxins are constantly building up in our bodies.
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The strips about the military do seem to provoke moving and thoughtful responses. It's nice when the strip resonates, but more importantly, I need to know when I'm getting something wrong. The last thing I want to do is contribute to the suffering that wounded warriors already endure.
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Complex tasks are often better handled in the back of our mind, and that's often true of creative tasks - when you have something complex to deal with in writing or research or responding to an email. I'll start working, put it aside, and sometimes I'll wake up the next morning with a solution, or I'll find one when I exercise.
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I came into this league by myself, and I'll leave by myself.
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I was actually not some sort of a child prodigy by any stretch.
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I always felt that anorexia was the form of breakdown most readily available to adolescent girls.
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It's great living with your best friends.
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A great calamity is as old as the trilobites an hour after it has happened.
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I put a hell of a lot of myself into 'Love Never Dies,' and I felt quite drained afterwards.
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Mastery is the rudder, Mystery is the sail and Magic the wind to move you in your chosen direction.
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I stopped showering ever since I realized water causes people to drown. I cannot risk being so close to something that can murder me. Do you let killers into your house? Oh, but you let a murderer come out of your own faucet. Hypocrite.
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War makes murderers out of otherwise decent people. All wars, and all decent people.
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Every day, whether I am teaching or entertaining - I absolutely love bringing different people and cultures together.
