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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Forgiveness is about empowering yourself, rather than empowering your past.
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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 am an ardent supporter of capitalism - but I also understand that while individuals have inalienable, God-given rights, corporations do not.
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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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I'm a nerdy, geeky fan of' Labyrinth' and 'Dark Crystal'.
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I'm not saying we need to stop immigration at all; people can come from wherever.
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The party is on my birthday, June 21 - my 21st on the 21st, which is Midsummer's Day, the longest day of the year and the longest night for a lot of people who are helping to organize it. My father very kindly suggested having a party, although he's probably regretting it now.
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In the silence of night I have often wished for just a few words of love from one man, rather than the applause of thousands of people.
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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.
