Charles B. Rangel (Charles Bernard Rangel) Quotes
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It's better to do a film that works.
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The measure of a man is not how great his faith is, but how great his love is. We must not let government programs disconnect our souls from each other.
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Feminism is dead. The movement is absolutely dead. The women's movement tried to suppress dissident voices for way too long. There's no room for dissent.
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Do I enjoy features? Yeah, I really do. Would I like to do some more features before I head to the barn? Yeah, probably. But I also love television. I love doing television because it's fast, and that I like a lot.
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In those days, even as a boy, I watched some people that I knew were living way beyond their means.
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Be fond of the man who jests at his scars, if you like; but never believe he is being on the level with you.
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I think that for a child to be in a household... with a situation where the parents are not married, as in being one man and one woman, is not the best household for a child.
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Dating is a numbers game. What we try to promise is good first dates. Once that first date happens, it's really up to you.
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My father was never around, and my mother used to worry that the kids won't grow up to be connected to him.
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I just think political correctness is crap.
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I'd rather go to a flea market than just about anything. It's the process I like - the same with getting dressed. If I've got someplace to be, I'll spend more time getting dressed than I spent at the actual event. Sometimes. Even in my own closet, I love to dig and search and find.
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That's what happens in a good horror movie: there are always metaphors of greater subjects like humanity and empathy and compassion. It's not about the action and scary moments: You really care about these characters because they're mirrors of our own reflections.
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Ultimately, education in its real sense is the pursuit of truth. It is an endless journey through knowledge and enlightenment.
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South Africa is labouring to find its revolutionary path; the colours of the Rainbow Nation have difficulty blending together; the wealthy elites (white, black or Indian) profit from de facto segregation.
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All human beings are also dream beings. Dreaming ties all mankind together.
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I like routine.
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I'm a goody-goody. I'm the person who sits in the back row, makes fun of the teacher, and secretly does the extra-credit work.
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My mom was dying for me to write a book, she was my biggest advocate.
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I know that people don't listen to music much in the way when they'll put on a CD, sit down, have a drink or go on a car journey. People pick and choose and just listen to tracks. But when I make a record, I try to think about it as a 50 minute musical journey, so the mood is very important, as is the sequence of the songs.
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The major political battles about guns in our society concern handguns and assault weapons, not long arms like hunting rifles.
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I don't want to make films for myself.
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When I was mayor of Tulsa, Tulsa County was in nonattainment of the 1979 ozone NAAQS, so I have seen firsthand the economic impacts associated with the challenges of attainment and the legacy of EPA intervention that continues long after meeting the standard.
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AIDS is not just God's punishment for homosexuals; it is God's punishment for the society that tolerates homosexuals.
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No one should go into debt if a family member gets sick or injured.
Charles B. Rangel
