Kevin Eubanks Quotes
It is hard for a black man to just be himself. We spend so much time in defense of something that is indefensible because there is nothing to defend.
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I'm great at a deathbed. I've never given tranquillisers or psychiatric medicine. I've given love and fun and creativity and passion and hope, and these things ease suffering.
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We would here state that there are now three things necessary to be done in order to save China from revolution. The first is to maintain the reigning Dynasty; the second is to conserve the Holy Religion; and the third is to protect the Chinese race.
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Cultures and races are mixing in a very organic way in the world, and that should be reflected in film and television.
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I'm lucky enough to do what I like for work - not everyone's that fortunate.
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I think my best friend is dry shampoo and dry texturizer spray.
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My job as a leader is to make sure everybody in the company has great opportunities, and that they feel they're having a meaningful impact and are contributing to the good of society. As a world, we're doing a better job of that. My goal is for Google to lead, not follow that.
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Economize in other things if you must, wear threadbare clothes if necessary, but never cheat your body or brain by the quality and quantity of your food. Poor, cheap food which produces low vitality and inferior brain force is the worst kind of economy.
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Between Prince and my dad's fusion-jazz records, I didn't have a choice in being funky.
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I never thought I would go to Gaza. It's incredibly difficult to get into, and when you get there, it's a war zone. Then they have this beach, and there's this incredible, vibrant beach culture there, which is something that I grew up with in Southern California.
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I'm thought to be a tough writer, but I'm really a softie.
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What I particularly like about Broadway is the camaraderie and the friendship of other people in other shows. Everybody knows you're opening and cares about you. There's a real village atmosphere.
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There are times as an actor when you don't work for two months, sometimes three or sometimes six, and the only thing that's going to keep you sane is if you give back and live your life. I've definitely gone through that. It's like, 'Okay, I'm out of work for two months.' That's two months I can paint.
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Everybody eats a little differently, but the more where you are aware of what you put in your body and how it affects your performance, the better opportunities you have. And that's what I'm trying to do.
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It is possible that, post-Kyoto, the developed countries will recognise the requirements of the developing world.
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Coming from a smaller place always made things feel more personal, which is really what it's all about.
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There are so many stories from the Midwest that should be told. L.A. tells one story, and it's often about itself.
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Any econometrician who wants to see practical application of his science will be highly concerned with applications to economic planning at the national level.
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As a species, we can at times be dimwitted and cruel. But we're also capable of learning.
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In one of the scenes [in the Ordinary World], you can see a little cameo of my son, who's in the party. You've just gotta bring it all back home.
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Hollywood's full of transients. Everybody comes from somewhere else.
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Really I've just gotta be making really great music that I love and not worrying too much about what other people are gonna think about it.
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For 35 years, I've said, 'I'll never go solo.' But after a period of time - and this isn't just for an artist, but for anybody - all the things you never wanted to do eventually become the only things left that you haven't done. So they start looking pretty interesting.
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The only real difference between me and chocolate pudding is that I am not a black man.
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It is hard for a black man to just be himself. We spend so much time in defense of something that is indefensible because there is nothing to defend.
