General quotes
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Sometimes I feel like rap music is almost the key to stopping racism.
As I read more and more — and it was not all verse, by any means — my love for the real life of words increased until I knew that I must live with them and in them, always. I knew, in fact, that I must be a writer of words, and nothing else.
The possible is constantly being redefined, and I care deeply about helping humanity move forward.
A man should never neglect his family for business.
My advice to other disabled people would be, concentrate on things your disability doesn't prevent you doing well, and don't regret the things it interferes with. Don't be disabled in spirit as well as physically.
The most important question in the world is, 'Why is the child crying?'
Once we decided to be in this industry, we have to be ready for everything. You have to be strong but hard working. No pain, no gain.
Acting is the greatest answer to my loneliness that I have found.
While physics and mathematics may tell us how the universe began, they are not much use in predicting human behavior because there are far too many equations to solve. I'm no better than anyone else at understanding what makes people tick, particularly women.
Weddings are important because they celebrate life and possibility.
Feet, what do I need you for when I have wings to fly?
As a child, I was consumed with a near-obsessive curiosity about what the world felt like for other creatures.
Sex appeal is not on purpose.
Who needs the protection of the Bill of Rights most? The weak, the most vulnerable in society.
I know black people love the idea that we finally have a beautiful, good-looking black president. But if he is doing awful things to us, we should wake up.
Chocolate is one of the world's most beloved discoveries, and when we need a quick boost of energy and endorphins, chocolate is the go-to treat.
There will be no justice as long as man will stand with a knife or with a gun and destroy those who are weaker than he is.
The control of information is something the elite always does, particularly in a despotic form of government. Information, knowledge, is power. If you can control information, you can control people.
When it comes to helping out, I don't believe in doing it for the media attention. My goal is to support the organizations that need help.
We're investing billions of dollars in housing, in home care on the medical side. We're investing billions of dollars in public transit that is not just creating good jobs now but is going to help people get to and from their good jobs in more reliable ways.
