Chris Rock Quotes
I don't get high, but sometimes I wish I did. That way, when I messed up in life I would have an excuse. But right now there's no rehab for stupidity.
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During the 2008 election, I made clear to the Obama campaign that I don't think it's wise for me to force my personal political agenda on anyone.
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I'm a woman who eventually will get married and have kids - adopted at this point - but I see myself with a family and less time to commit to wanting to be a lead character.
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What we all want is public safety. We don't want rhetoric that's framed through ideology.
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There's such a preoccupation with liquidity and such an unwillingness to invest beyond the horizon of the next quarter and making sure that the CEOs hit their quarterly earnings.
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We have to believe in free-will. We've got no choice.
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There's an excitement to officiating a well-played game. A lot of discretion, a lot of judgment comes into play.
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I had studied theater for three years in London when someone suggested me for the role.
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I would rather lose a good earring than be caught without make-up.
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Some people can be choosy because they're ultratalented or lucky or whatever, but yeah, there are certain things that might not be the greatest thing on my resume. But I don't sit back and go, 'Gosh, I wish I didn't do that.' It's all part of the growth of a career, whether you're an entertainer or a librarian.
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Few things are more important to our country's future than recruiting and keeping great teachers in our schools.
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I've always been quite a happy person, but when I'm low, I'm pretty darn low.
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For me, the love really flowed when I found out the baby was a boy. That's when I could finally bond, once I knew 'it' was a him.
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I'm a huge Wong Kar-Wai fan.
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Women's stories have been neglected for so long - unless they were queens. Exploring the history of women is a way of redressing that imbalance.
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Let's create a legal system that can work.
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Bring it on. Dissent is central to any democracy.
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I eat next to nothing.
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I don't want to argue with my wife about her car - or my driving.
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I grew up in the projects in Queens, and we were really poor.
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Your pictures would have been finished a long time ago if I were not forced every day to do something to earn money.
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Life's too short.
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Humanity has to start noticing that we are One. We are connected with the net of beings who are the life of this planet - and before we take them all down, we ought to see what we can do to preserve this unique and extraordinary family. That's what I think the wounded healer would do. We're all wounded in one way or another. The question is, can we heal?
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Superfluous lags the vet'ran on the stage.
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I don't get high, but sometimes I wish I did. That way, when I messed up in life I would have an excuse. But right now there's no rehab for stupidity.
