The Weeknd (Abel Makkonen Tesfaye) Quotes
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Chess was natural for me; I was extremely successful.
Garry Kasparov -
At the present moment, the security of coherent philosophy, which existed from Parmenides to Hegel, is lost.
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I'm prepared for Amir Khan moving swiftly - or for whatever style he comes out using. I prepared with sparring, in the style similar to what he uses.
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Tonight we send a message to our party that here in Illinois, there will be a new generation of Republican leaders and we will fight to provide a better tomorrow for future generations. We've made clear the status quo is no longer acceptable.
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The idea that happiness could have a share in beauty would be too much of a good thing.
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My character Saurabh Singhania is a rich, bad guy who is driven by revenge, so much that you feel like scratching his face or throwing stones at him. The intimate scenes in the trailer are creating quite a buzz... I wish they had shown more of the story instead of the sizzling scenes. The film is not about boldness or intimacy.
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I'm the worst employee in the world. I'll cheat and steal time and resources from my employer, although I'll con everybody into believing I'm essential to the operation.
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Pain is real when you get other people to believe in it. If no one believes in it but you, your pain is madness or hysteria.
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I always believed in if you give your best, people will see it, and it moves to the next level. I got my first movie, and I gave it my best. Before I was done with that movie, I was offered my first feature film.
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I've seen articles suggesting that Wal-Mart buys at prices lower than our competitors', and that this gives Wal-Mart an unfair advantage. I don't believe it... What we hear is concern that in some circumstances, Wal-Mart may actually be paying more than our competitors.
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She looked at me penetratingly. So I suppose you can figure out what happened next.
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I think it's really important to be conscious of yourself and the world around you. For me, that meant reading a lot and reporting.
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People come up and say, 'Hey, I know you!' They're middle-aged women and big burly guys. They say, 'Don't tell anyone, but I watch Felicity, and I think it's great.'
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When I go out and I see the genuine appreciation from the people, that's a big thing for me.
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Even though I hadn't read a word of it, I grew up hating 'Moby-Dick.'
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My dad was always such a frustrated artist. He always worked very hard to support his family, doing a bunch of ridiculous jobs. He wanted to be a painter, but then he also wrote science-fiction novels in his spare time.
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I think it is important for children to read different things to find out about their emotions and other people's emotions. It is an enormous source of education and culture.
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Just because you're selling out shows doesn't mean you deserve better treatment than the person next door.
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I'm relaxed about my career. I've been making movies for over 20 years, so I've earned at least the right to relax.
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I've seen 'Silence of the Lambs,' like, fifty or sixty times. That's my favorite movie of all time.
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Every time you play a bad girl or guy in a movie, you really come from a place of pain.
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You don't get a chance to take a breath but when you do, you have some really good comedy moments that ease up on the tension that the movie is centered around which is Kim being kidnapped and her son and husband being kidnapped and the jeopardy that they're in.
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'Kiss Land' is like a horror movie.
