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David Alan Grier quote: "I wanted to be a leading man - the black lawyer, the black..."

I wanted to be a leading man - the black lawyer, the black doctor, the black policeman.

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That’s what the human brain is there for—to turn the chaos of given experience into a set of manageable symbols. Sometimes the symbols correspond fairly closely to some of the aspects of the external reality behind our experience; then you have science and common sense. Sometimes, on the contrary, the symbols have almost no connection with external reality; then you have paranoia and delirium. More often there’s a mixture, part realistic and part fantastic; that’s religion. Aldous Huxley
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I know I did the right thing by taking time off to raise my son. But it also came at a price. I turned down many opportunities over the years because I didn't want to leave him for long periods of time. And in Hollywood, as in any business, the calls stop coming when you don't answer. Arsenio Hall
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Everybody is under pressure to shut up and sing. Phil Donahue
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There are no random acts...We are all connected...You can no more separate one life from another than you can separate a breeze from the wind... Mitch Albom