"I knew that if I wanted to be all I could be, I would have to go to the U.S. It took three years to get the accent right."

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Source : "The Midas touch". Interview with Stuart Jeffries, www.theguardian.com. May 4, 2009.

Idris Elba

#Years Quotes #Three Quotes #Accents Quotes

“You cannot clap with one hand alone.”

Source : John Taylor Wood (2010). “Quotes to Nirvana”, p.44, iUniverse
“To live in the world without becoming aware of the meaning of the world is like wandering about in a great library without touching the books. It has always seemed to me that symbolism should be restored to the structure of world education. The young are no longer invited to seek the hidden truths, dynamic and eternal, locked within the shapes and behavior of living beings.”

Source : "The Secret Teachings of All Ages". Book by Manly P. Hall, 1928.
“I found my interest lapse in both acting and racing.”
“I'm a child of the 70's. R&B to me is Curtis Mayfield. Then a transition came in and I was part of the Hip Hop era when Sugar and Kane came out. That was a good transition for me. Then now R&B is Hip Hop and Hip Hop is R&B.”

Source : Source: youknowigotsoul.com
“Sweetness of life depends to its bitterness.”

Source : Humor & Caricature magazine, September 1995.
“You aren't going to win championships unless you make layups and free throws.”
“A seed is like a little girl: it can look small and worthless, but if you treat it well then it will grow beautiful.”

Source : Somaly Mam (2008). “The Road of Lost Innocence: As a girl she was sold into sexual slavery, but now she rescues others. The story of a Cambodian heroine.”, p.147, Spiegel & Grau
“My biggest concern during a race is getting bored. The biggest thing I have to combat is falling asleep while going around and around.”

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