Henry Olusegun Adeola Samuel (Seal) Quotes
I do change the odd lightbulb, and I fix the Internet when it goes down, because it's something I am really good at.
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I'm profoundly lucky. I really like it. I really like my work. I've liked it since I was 5 years old.
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When you like something and you're pretty good at it and you can make a living doing it, you don't ask why. You just count your blessings and go with it.
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I have lived under totalitarian Communism, so I prize freedom as much as anyone and have long fought for freedom of conscience and speech.
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I like 'The Nightly Show.' People ask me what it is, and I say, 'If you're watching 'The Daily Show,' and it feels like it's getting a little darker, you're probably watching 'The Nightly Show.''
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A Persian army being then subject to great inconveniences, for their horses are tied and generally shackled to prevent them from running away, and if an alarm happens, a Persian has the housing to fix, his horse to bridle, and his corslet to put on before he can mount.
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It's a tough transition really for theater actors to adjust to television or film, and all of these years later, I still have a tendency to play it too big.
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Part of the reason for moving to New York was the sense that it just didn't matter how much work I did in England, I continued to be seen simply as a Redgrave. I did feel I could be who I am in New York and we all like to feel appreciated.
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No citizen is a second class citizen in the city of Chicago. If my children are treated one way, every child is treated the same way.
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What I love about sci-fi is that every generation's films are based on what we know at that point in time. We make movies about the future but it's always based on what we have. Then as science grows and we discover new things, so do our ideas. You know?
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I was familiar with 'Addicted' for a long time, even prior to the movie, way before it got the greenlight. And when it finally got the greenlight, I was very happy to be a part of it.
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I don't know how often I can discuss one incident in my entire life, but I'll continue to do that.
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We all love to be admired and given compliments, but I don't really keep track.
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I sat out a few years because I wasn't really sure what I wanted to do next. So many things were changing in music and in culture, so it seemed like a good time to step back.
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Character builds slowly, but it can be torn down within incredible swiftness.
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The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity.
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I have no doubt I was someone very interesting in a past life.
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If you use tact you can say anything, then make it funny.
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Some people look gender non-conforming because they want to look that way - they don't want to conform to society's expectations.
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The apple of knowledge is not far from here. As soon as you've eaten it, you'll know as much as I do. But be careful not to make any mistakes: most of the apples hanging from that tree are enveloped in a thick skin. If you taste it, you will be brought low, beneath man; the inner part of the fruit will bring you up to the level of an angel.
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Songwriting was my own journey. I never fit in with structure in songwriting.
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I think stress is an addiction. It can be tied to work addiction or busyness addiction or success addiction.
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Anyway, it fell through because they ran out of money. That was when I learned not to waste your time getting your hopes up or to believe something until it actually happens. We broke up for various reasons, but it was a good band. Jim and Don produced some magical music.
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I think we respond well when we do something well.
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I do change the odd lightbulb, and I fix the Internet when it goes down, because it's something I am really good at.
