Louis Gossett, Jr. Quotes

When '12 Years a Slave' got that much attention, everyone started to copy that. That story has to be told, but there are a lot more stories to be told than slavery.

Louis Gossett, Jr.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: May 27, 1936

Topics

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Forty to 60 I would say is your prime. That's when you know the most, you've seen the most, you understand the most, and you still have some physical energy.

Jerry Seinfeld

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One of my greatest inspirations for stand-up was Jonathan Winters. He was a genius. One thing about him, and also Lenny Bruce, is that they were in the tradition of the one-man show. That's why Richard Pryor was so great, and George Carlin, too. They prowled the stage, they used voices, they were really talents.

Robert Klein

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I'm obsessed about lifting the greatest number of Argentines possible out of poverty as quickly as possible.

Mauricio Macri

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I read the 'Harry Potter' books as I was writing my own books, and I love them, but I don't think Harry was very much like I was as a kid. He's always brave, and he's perfect in a lot of ways.

Jeff Kinney

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I've been fighting for Davids versus the Goliaths for 18 years, my entire career.

Michael Avenatti

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There are definitely reasons to do certain things, but I like to stick to good director, good actor, good script.

Amanda Seyfried

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South Africa has all the tools to compete in the new global village - an eager workforce, ready to take on any challenge.

Tom Peters

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I get depressed pretty easily but have found the best way to combat it is to surround yourself with people you can talk openly with about it.

Miles Heizer

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Junk stands and antique markets are the perfect place to pick up clues about the history of a country, region or town.

Judith Miller

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Everybody in Spain is sick of me. But in America, there's curiosity about the new kid on the block who doesn't speak English very well. The attention makes me feel vulnerable, which is something I hadn't felt in a while. But I like it.

Javier Bardem

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The challenge in most car chases is you're trying to hide the fact that it's not the actor driving.

Christopher McQuarrie

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When women reassert their relationship with the wildish nature, they are gifted with a permanent and internal watcher, a knower, a visionary, an oracle, an inspiratrice, an intuitive, a maker, a creator, an inventor, and a listener who guide, suggest, and urge vibrant life in the inner and outer world.

Clarissa Pinkola Estes

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