Jimmy Cliff Quotes
Christian values were important at home. Cleanliness. Don't steal. Don't lie. Those were the rules, and they were strictly enforced. Especially the stealing and lying. When you broke the rules, you got a beating. I always broke the rules a lot.
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Usually, you lose interest in a story beyond a certain point. But with 'Highway,' there was something very subtle, yet something very influential. I intended 'Highway' to be the first film that I ever made. Didn't happen.
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We talk about these legendary fighters, talk about how they had hundred-something fights, hundred-something victories... but when you look at the history books, I still beat more world champions than any fighter in history.
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Customers want new things, and the way that they get them isn't written in stone.
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I'm a big believer in the power of visualizations. And so are neuroscientists. Numerous studies have proven how merely imagining positive circumstances sends blood flowing from negative brain regions to positive ones.
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I didn't realize that winning the Olympics at age 14 automatically put me in the category of being a celebrity.
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Emilia Clarke has beautiful brunette hair.
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When you're bad in the NBA, you're in the lottery. When you're great in college, you get multiple lottery picks.
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You can't get there alone. People have to help you, and I do believe in karma. I believe in paybacks. You get people to help you by telling the truth, by being earnest.
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Trent likes to record guitars direct, whereas I've always preferred playing through an amplifier.
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My one issue in this country is to get on a firm financial footing. There's not much you can do if you're bankrupt.
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I think being busy is a healthy thing.
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My priority is to ensure peace and harmony in Malaysia. That is uppermost in my mind.
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You can be aware of the passing of time without being nostalgic.
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As a child, I was always drawn to heroic characters. I decided I wanted to act when I realised that Superman and all those gangsters and Indians were just real people in costume.
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The fashion industry really welcomed me with open arms and open hearts. They've been very accepting of my faith. I have strict wardrobe requirements, and that's something they've upheld.
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In the original script, my character was a basketball player rather than a boxer. I didn't think I could pull that off. I'm a little short to be a basketball player!
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Senegal needs a renaissance.
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Successful nations make a point of trying to learn from their neighbors. The Arab world has been taught over generations only to hate theirs.
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To my younger self, I would say unless you're literally in danger, ask forgiveness instead of asking permission.
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Giving people some kind of control over what they do is important. Human beings don't do their best work under conditions of control.
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Politicians are terrified of losing touch with folks back home but content to be clueless about government's failure to fix real problems.
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My mother was killed in a plane crash, so I hate travelling in planes. Death is so unexpected. I would actually rather stay at home and not go anywhere.
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Christian values were important at home. Cleanliness. Don't steal. Don't lie. Those were the rules, and they were strictly enforced. Especially the stealing and lying. When you broke the rules, you got a beating. I always broke the rules a lot.
