James A. Baldwin Quotes
Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war; love is a growing up.
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Cuba needs a dose of perestroika.
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In Hollywood they're getting younger, but believe me, it's not the food. It's the plastic surgery.
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To be honest, as an actor, job security is not a trait.
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I can't speak for the other authors, but what I hoped to achieve was to illuminate certain corners of the Lucas universe that hadn't yet been explored.
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Mamata Banerjee is just a casual worker, just like a commoner.
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Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.
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A lot of people have a sense-of-entitlement mentality that somebody else ought to do these things for them. People are mad at the government for not getting jobs for them. I don't understand why it's the government's responsibility.
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The emotive power of hummus all over the Middle East cannot be overstated, being the focus of some serious tribal rivalries.
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Homosexuals reject the process of healing because it's too painful and time-consuming.
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I feel very English. I'm proud of it. I wanted there to be a thread connecting everything, the songs, clothes, artwork, even the string arrangements. It all creates a certain atmosphere.
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There's a place in me that can really relate to being the underdog.
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The challenge is to lend conviction even to the voices which advocate views I find personally abhorrent, whether they are political Islamists or officers justifying a coup.
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The thing that I really love about film is that it is with you forever - it goes to your children, and they get to see it again and again and have it forever.
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Hollywood is horrible... it's beyond satire.
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Yes, sir, I was in the processing room watching them actually process the film.
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I can't really live outside Jamaica. I can be away, but only for a while.
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Some books claim I have already clocked up a century of Grands Prix, but let me put the record straight. Australia will be my 100th start, and I aim to mark the milestone with a cracking performance. It could even be celebrated with a victory.
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If you have a rigidly controlled economy, cut off from the rest of the world by infinite protection, nobody has any incentive to increase productivity and to bring new ideas.
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I don't see myself as a violent guy.
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We were really grown up for our age and it was an incredible special band.
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Most people treat the present moment as if it were an obstacle that they need to overcome. Since the present moment is life itself, it is an insane way to live.
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I've always loved fashion, but it's not what I set out to do.
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Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war; love is a growing up.
