James A. Baldwin Quotes
I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.

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Touring, and being in a band, it's almost like the other stuff, the other parts of life, get put on hold.
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In 1949 - my father stayed on in Shanghai after the war. But in 1949, the Communists took over the whole of China, and in fact, my father was caught by the Communists in Shanghai. And he was there for about a year until he was finally able to get out.
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You just have to re-wire your brain when you're shifting from the stage to the screen or the silver screen or the HD flat screen.
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I tramped. When I was on the freight trains, I wasn't looking for work. I was looking to go from place to place without paying any money.
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If you're going to play a villain, there's no greater compliment than being told that you give people nightmares. I never thought I would be the actor that would give people nightmares.
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No good actor ever stops learning. He is constantly evolving.
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I like to give my inhibitions a bath now and then.
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ISIS is at war with America, but America is not at war with ISIS - not the president, nor the Congress, and certainly not the American people.
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What gunpowder did for war the printing press has done for the mind.
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If you do not love me I shall not be loved If I do not love you I shall not love.
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We have a great country, we are a great nation - let us trust in it.
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At first, I didn't really have a passion for acting.
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I love all my scoop children. But consistency and persistence is really my aim.
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In 2010, I sold my car, a Toyota Majester, for just a lakh-and-a-half to be able to feed my horses. It continues to be like a hole, where I put all my money.
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Every season I try to top myself, and push it a little further.
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Life is an adventure, it's not a package tour.
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Every newspaper editor says the heart of the paper is the reporter - which is true - except for the pay!
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For me, with music, there is no half-stepping. This is my calling.
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Apologize when you screw up and focus on other people, not on yourself.
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I think it's always great to not be the smartest person in the room because I don't want to ever feel like I can't improve upon what I'm doing. I just want to surround myself with people that are better actors than me and better singers and dancers and see what happens.
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If we get a girl who is bigger than a 4, she is not going to fit the clothes. Clothes look better on thin people. The fabric hangs better.
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My fans love me for me, my beats, my rhymes.
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I grew up reading 'British Vogue' - I am so honoured and humbled to be taking up the mantle of editor.
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I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.