Mario Van Peebles Quotes

My father, Melvin van Peebles, and my mother were both very active politically when I was a kid. The first time I was allowed to stay up late was to attend a demonstration.

Mario Van Peebles

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What happens when corn and wheat prices rise is that we see real increases in malnutrition and under-nutrition. And when children are malnourished, their brain development actually slows down and is affected. So this is not just a short-term impact.

Jim Yong Kim

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I don't think it's good for economy to have a broken immigration system.

Michael Grimm

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Profit is one way that you can take pride in the way you publish things and insure that you can go on doing it.

Sonny Mehta

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When you form a team, why do you try to form a team? Because teamwork builds trust and trust builds speed.

Russel Honore

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If you live in the States, you see the windmill signal on your smartphone all the time. It's like living in Beijing air. You have to remember the blue sky.

Masayoshi Son

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I was taught from a very early age that it was probably the most American thing you can do is to question what's going on and to try to fix things that you see that aren't right. I believed that as a young person, and I believe that today.

Michael Moore

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You have to make a lot of sacrifices, and the main thing you have to sacrifice is your privacy. It's funny because when I was growing up, my daddy was and still is an insurance agent in our home town. He couldn't go anywhere without somebody recognizing him or needing something from him.

Josh Turner

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I just do my job; I'm out there to make plays and play football.

Jason Pierre-Paul

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When you're hot, you stride confidently down the street, extending your form to hail a taxi to take you from place to place. My body is designed for squeezing into packed subway cars and apologizing to those whose feet I clumsily step on.

Josh Gondelman

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My dream collaboration would probably be Sam Smith.

Daya

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The devil ain't got no power over me. The devil come, and me shake hands with the devil. Devil have his part to play. Devil's a good friend, too... because when you don't know him, that's the time he can mosh you down.

Bob Marley

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It's also a more personal medium. It seems to go directly to one's brain. There are no pictures to distract.

Bob Edwards

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