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" I've read a number of relationship books out there. A lot are written towards women. "
Hill Harper
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" Money is important. It is an important resource to have to help us build the life we want, but we overvalue it. "
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" People always want to think that because you're not from a certain circumstance, you can't relate. That's ridiculous. "
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" The thing about our country, Americans, and New Yorkers in particular, we all want to help. There's real folks who want to help. The problem is, they don't know how. They don't know how to get involved. "
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" We are human beings. We operate from wanting to be rewarded. "
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" My first two books, 'Letters to a Young Brother' and 'Letters to a Young Sister,' were... distributed pretty widely. Judges in juvenile justice facilities started citing the book as required reading. "
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" The media is convincing people that if you have that 'next thing,' that diamond, the right car, then you'd be happier. "
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" I studied theater in college, and I absolutely knew that I loved acting, and I knew that I loved theater. "
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" The most impactful place that I've been to where I was just completely awestruck, happy, moved is Victoria Falls between Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is probably the most beautiful and romantic place in the world. "
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" I love being athletic and doing things that are active, even when I'm traveling. "
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" Part of getting other people to focus on the future rather than being myopically focused on the present is about living that way yourself and showing that you can make choices today that are about future outcomes and still be having a great time into the present and enjoying your life. "
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" The real important things are kindness and a sense of humor. I've been fortunate to have dated and could have easily married women who have those qualities, and time and circumstances didn't work out. Timing plays a big part. "
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" I don't want the George Clooney lifelong bachelorhood. If I found the right person, I would commit in a minute. "
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" If you can't get excited about living life, then what are you doing? "
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" I'm not excusing crime or those who bring poison into the community, but I do want brothers and sisters in prison to know someone cares. "
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" I'm really proud of the characters I've been able to play. Certainly, playing the character on 'CSI' as Dr. Sherman Hawkes is a wonderful stereotype-busting role. "
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" I say 'date potential.' The reason why is no matter who you date, anyway, five years from now, you're going to be different, and he's going to be different. The key is to really find somebody that you can grow with that you can change with, evolve with and that you can be partners with. "
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You
Change
" Obviously, this whole 'no child left behind' idea is more rhetoric than actual practice. "
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" My father passed from cancer in 2000; his brother died of cancer before that. My grandfather died of cancer. "
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" You never know what's going on in someone's life. You never know what's really going on behind what they present. "
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" On the male side of my family, cancer has been very insidious, and so I'm just attempting to live a lifestyle that doesn't follow in their footsteps. "
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" My father, obviously, and my mother were inspirations. My uncle, Frank Harper, he was an absolute mentor for me. "
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" Whatever your calling is as a service, follow it - that's beautiful. "
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" We all have choices we have to make, and with those choices come certain sacrifices. "
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" People are afraid of an unorganized, wasteful government. "
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" I'm not the biggest star in the world, but I do have a platform, and if I can use that platform to help somebody else, why wouldn't I? "
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" I think, without question, the way someone plays sports shows something about inherently who they are, you know? "
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" Credit card interest payments are the dumbest money of all. "
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" People always think about what prison is. What prison really is - it's not a physical challenge, it's mental. "
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" If you have a debt issue or credit card issue, start dealing with it. If you have a tax issue, don't just say, 'I'm not going to file.' There are ways to deal with these things, but you must communicate with your creditors, whether it's a credit card company or tax department. "
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