Jordan Peele Quotes

As a black man, sometimes you can't tell if what you're seeing has underlying bigotry, or it's a normal conversation and you're being paranoid. That dynamic in itself is unsettling. I admit sometimes I see race and racism when its not there.

Jordan Peele

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 21, 1979

Topics

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How do poems grow? They grow out of your life.

Robert Penn Warren

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I had to find my way of translating the excitement you get when you're reading comic books to the big screen.

Ang Lee

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People come to this country because they view our culture as the best. It is a culture free of persecution, a culture free of oppressive government, and above all... a culture of really, really cool stuff.

Steven Crowder

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If you ask another competitor, they may tell you they felt very competitive towards me. But I can tell you that my biggest competition was myself. There's only so much you can do, right? There is only so much energy that one has. My focus was on how do I get the best out of myself.

Michelle Kwan

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It is said that the way to prevent obesity is not to allow kids to become overweight in the first place. But it takes a multi-pronged approach that has to start with parents. Kids are just too young to understand the consequences of obesity.

Lisa Ling

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My kids are my greatest achievement.

Jason Priestley

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What's nice about having kids close to the age they're playing is that you can actually capture awkwardness.

Jon Watts

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The true musician is to bring light into people's hearts.

Bobby McFerrin

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The supposedly petty sexual harassment that so many women have to endure, from Hollywood studios to the factory floor at Ford, is a national outrage that needs to end. Period.

Bret Stephens

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Amaal and I have some sort of magnetic connection. I am my brother's first assistant. So I have sung the scratch versions of all his songs. We make music at home, jam every day.

Armaan Malik

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It's important on a comedy to have a fun loving set.

Anneliese van der Pol

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I didn't wake up one morning and not be in the Replacements. We're all that forever, and I've just grown older. I mean, I haven't lost anything. I've gained a few things.

Paul Westerberg

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