Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Quotes

In a typical history book, black Americans are mentioned in the context of slavery or civil rights. There's so much more to the story.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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I've always been good at refocusing my attention away from something that was bringing me down.

Jim Kelly

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It's easy to sort of put a sheen across humanity if you're making a film for people who want to escape their own problems. But sometimes a movie can, in the most cathartic ways, expose those problems.

Jessie Buckley

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I didn't know if I could have a career in fashion; I didn't fit in an obvious box.

Andreja Pejic

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One of the things I realized... is how few success stories there are in websites or products or businesses that exist primarily for an altruistic purpose.

Andrew Mason

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I acted in a couple friends's short films and thought I was gonna be really good and mysterious and sexy. And I was just terrible and self-aware.

Max Winkler

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I love graphic novels - I love reading them, I enjoyed writing them, I would love to go back and do them again. I hope I'm savvy enough to do them in the right way.

John Ridley

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The speed and timing go with age.

Tony Bellew

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Foreign policy can mean several things, not only foreign policy in the narrow sense. It can cover foreign policy, relations with the developing world, and enlargement as well.

Romano Prodi

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American society to me and my brother was thrilling because, first of all, the food made noise. We were so excited about Rice Krispies and Coca-Cola. We had only silent food in our country, and we loved listening to our lunch and breakfast.

Mike Nichols

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Accept the terrible responsibility of life with eyes wide open.

Jordan Peterson

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My healthcare plan puts more money into average families' pockets than the Bush tax cuts... He's got a lousy tax cut. It's only good for the super wealthy. I've got a tax cut that will help ordinary people.

Dick Gephardt

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I am truly bored with 99 per cent of conventional novels. I do think it's a somewhat desiccated form.

David Shields

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