Forest Whitaker Quotes

My wife, Keisha, came home once, and I had these violinists playing for her, and I'd prepared dinner for her, and I write poems. She's pretty amazing, so I like to celebrate that. She's really taught me how to celebrate life; that's something I've learned.

Forest Whitaker

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 15, 1961

Topics

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It's like doctors can't save all their patients, but, on balance, Bain under Gov. Romney created well over 100,000 jobs, which is certainly more than has been created in the Obama administration because we're down over 500,000 over the last three-and-a-half years.

Jim Talent

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There is a lot of talk in publishing these days that we need to become more like the Internet: We need to make books for short attention spans with bells and whistles - books, in short, that are as much like 'Angry Birds' as possible. But I think that's a terrible idea.

John Green

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I had all this other life happening, and 'Lost' was this sort of seasoning - but it was never the main course. It was just this thing that I would nip off and do, so to be recognized for 'Lost' all the time is amazing.

Sonya Walger

LifeTimeAmazingLostNeverOff

You draw on whatever's relevant to the part you're playing; it makes it more personal.

Robert De Niro

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I don't tend to have a favorite album; I tend to have favorite tracks. There are flaws in every album that spoil it for me.

Robin Trower

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Starting reforms in the Soviet Union was only possible from above, only from above. Any attempt to go from below was suppressed, suppressed in a most resolute way.

Mikhail Gorbachev

GoWayPossibleStartingAboveOnly

I call them associates; I don't like the word 'employee.'

Mickey Drexler

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I desperately miss my girls when I am working, and I often feel guilty, but also feel the journey I am on is for them too. When I am on my 16th hour of a day and can barely keep my eyes open, they drive me forward.

Mika Brzezinski

JourneyEyesDayI AmMeDrive

I'm the lead singer of the Beach Boys and an ambassador of this amazing music that touched a generation.

Mike Love

MusicBeachAmazingGenerationLead

We value doing things grassroots, even at this level. That means no real high ticket prices or meet-and-greets and all that kind of stuff.

Mike McCready

ValueDoingKindRealHighLevel

A young person coming up and saying, 'I absolutely love your music,' is very encouraging.

Donovan

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With me, it was just a job. I never had stars in my eyes about the theatre.

Doris Eaton Travis

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