"You didn't see me on television, you didn't see news stories about me. The kind of role that I tried to play was to pick up pieces or put together pieces out of which I hoped organization might come. My theory is, strong people don't need strong leaders."

-- Ella Baker

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“Although the many virtues that courtesans possessed were employed to defy circumstances, the role they played depended on the same circumstances over which they triumphed- conditions which to, fortunately for modern women, no longer exist.”
“Ten years ago U.S. defence investment represented almost half of all defence expenditure in the whole alliance. Today it is 75%. This increasing economic gap may also lead to an increasing technology gap which will almost hamper the inter-operability between our forces.”
“Not to belittle what we do as actors, but my wife Helen is a teacher, and she makes a real difference to kids. So it's unusual to see people thinking of us as something special.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Life is not about how many times you fall down. It's about how many times you get back up.”
“I'm very much about letting other people shine, because it makes us all shine brighter.”

Source : "Chelsea Handler Puts it All Out There". Interview with Marisa Fox, www.redbookmag.com. February 10, 2012.
“There is something about dance that is actually a great tension. There is something that is incredibly freeing about dancing for dancers who do it. They tend to be really arty and interesting people in real life.”

Source : "Writer-Director George Nolfi Exclusive Interview THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU". Interview with Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub, collider.com. February 26, 2011.
“Its just tryna impress the world and then realizing that, that doesn't even matter really, you gotta impress yourself.”
“I like to go in the corner, in the quiet, 'cause I got to hear my thoughts. If I hear the beat for, like, five seconds, I basically got the tempo, and I don't need to hear it no more. I just focus and write.”

Source : Source: www.mtv.com

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