Bennie Thompson Quotes
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All history is defined by shifting modes of reality and time and how things change. That's what I love about cinema. It changes in the moment.
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I talk every day about doing the right thing.
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I've always really been interested in the Pygmalion myth and both what it has to say about creativity and what it has to say about relationships between men and women.
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Our presence in Afghanistan is not worth the price of any more American lives or treasure.
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I've been really lucky with the people that I've gotten to work with. I learn a lot from them, just by watching them.
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I think that it's important for every single person, no matter what they do in life, to participate in the well-being of humanity and the planet. Don't let a year go by knowing you didn't make an effort to do something - no matter how small - outside your own problems and drama.
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Not only did I get an A in music but I got an A in ladies.
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Me and my dad are kind of distant since my mom and him separated.
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I really don't see a reason why you wouldn't want to have a relationship with Jesus Christ. I mean, not only was He the greatest human being to ever walk the earth, He's everything that I want to strive for. He's everything that anyone should ever want to strive for.
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A woman is never sexier than when she is comfortable in her clothes.
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Be skeptical of concepts that divorce war from its political nature, particularly those that promise fast, cheap victory through technology.
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As a little kid, I climbed a lot of trees because I always loved the bird's-eye view.
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I don't think I could ever give up music. It's what makes me tick. If there was no music, there would be no writing.
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I had rather have a plain, russet-coated Captain, that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows, than that which you call a Gentle-man and is nothing else.
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Rock music is being systematically merged with fashion.
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Charlie Finley has soured my stomach for baseball.
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It's great living with your best friends.
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A system must be managed. It will not manage itself. Left to themselves in the Western world, components become selfish, competitive, independent profit centres, and thus destroy the system. . . . The secret is cooperation between components toward the aim of the organization. We can not afford the destructive effect of competition.
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I think if you see that no one is going to laugh at you for it, I think the concept of living nicely will be infectious. I believe there is room for the absence of cynicism.
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The entertainment industry is terrified of silence.
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My joke is that three black people watch 'The Daily Show' at any given time. So if I'm watching it, that counts, and there's only two left. It's a silly joke, but you know, different types of comedy reach different cultures.
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On the rare occasions I go to the gym, I prefer silence.
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I think people tend to apply where they think the greatest opportunities lie.
