Ossie Davis Quotes
It was a lifetime occupation that kept us too busy to stop and ask if we were happy or not.
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I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars.
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People more than ever since I can remember are concerned about being out of step and out of line with their political party and won't cross over. There is nobody, man or woman, who wants to be left out, and people are fearful of that. People are fearful of their leadership as well.
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I don't do detoxes or cleanses; they don't really work for me.
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There is so much to do in my house, in every little corner. It's just like anybody, it's like one step at a time. I try to decorate one space and a pipe breaks or whatever - you know how it is.
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Death is always a reality, and life is incredibly short.
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What we want is to make something that fills utterly the sight and can't be used to make life only bearable.
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Smart people are a dime a dozen. What matters is the ability to think different... to think out of the box.
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I'm not the type of guy to go so deep with the concept songs, but there's deep thought in everything. Maybe it's not just a repetitive hook telling you what the song is about - you have to use your brain a little bit.
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We didn't have much money growing up, so we hopped around L.A. a lot in the '70s, '80s and '90s. I'm very familiar with the shifting culture there.
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Some guys play with their heads. That's okay. You've got to be smart to be number one in any business. But more importantly, you've got to play with your heart, with every fiber of your body.
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I don't like to direct myself.
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I'm thrilled to be joining Gap Inc., a company that understands the importance of integrating technology and retail in ways that improve the lives of its customers.
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American business at this point is really about developing an idea, making it profitable, selling it while it's profitable and then getting out or diversifying. It's just about sucking everything up.
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Skateboarding was everything to us growing up. It changes the way you see the world: you spend all day looking for ditches.
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War is the ultimate tool of politics.
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There are lots of come-from-behind wins, games getting tied in the last period, teams going on to win. That, I think, tells the best story. Whether or not some teams have more grit, better chemistry, or more luck or more skill, it's still within the parameters. I think that makes for great storytelling and great interest for our fans.
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I want to be the first person to laugh at myself. It makes other people feel at ease - we're all on an even playing field.
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People pretend to be nice; people pretend to be smooth and polite and everything, but this is only an appearance because the way we're built as human beings is only in paradox and contradictions.
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Bureaucracy is the death of all sound work.
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My dad had a company, and there were various films that hadn't gone into production that I'm trying to nurture.
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Sometimes when I find myself very irritated about a topic, I know it's my next book.
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I think you've got to play the hand that you're dealt and stop wishing for another hand.
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We are so busy and have become so complex, being simple is actually esoteric.
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It was a lifetime occupation that kept us too busy to stop and ask if we were happy or not.
