"But while so many white Americans are unaware of conditions inside the ghetto, there are very few ghetto dwellers who are unaware of the life outside. The television sets bombard them day by day with the opulence of the larger society."

-- Martin Luther King, Jr.

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“I don't know if I'd go with an alien to space. I would have to feel the alien's vibe. I'm a vibe person.”
“I come from the theater and I plan to always do theater. So I don't really see myself not being able to act even if people don't think I am sexy enough for film at 40, I'll still be acting.”
“When you're walking into the stadium, you just say to yourself, 'the 100m is the same anywhere, the shot put is the same weight anywhere.'”
“It's never been integral to the story that I take my clothes off. I've always had clauses in my contracts saying no nudity and no body doubles... I admire actresses who can do it without feeling exploited. As long as it's their own free will, I think it's great. It's not a moral judgement, I've just never felt comfortable doing it - I'm too modest.”
“Elimination of nuclear weapons, so naive, so simplistic, and so idealistic as to be quixotic? Some may think so. But as human beings, citizens of nations with power to influence events in the world, can we be at peace with ourselves if we strive for less? I think not.”
“Self-transformation is not just about changing yourself. It means shifting yourself to a completely new dimension of experience and perception.”
“Writing is not an exercise in excision, it's a journey into sound.”
“People that keep stiff upper lips find that it's hard to smile.”

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