#tan

I'm here because I stand on many, many shoulders, and that's true of every black person I know who has achieved. ↗

— Vernon Jordan

#because #black #every #here #i

I started doing stand-up in college. ↗

— Carlos Alazraqui

#doing #i #stand-up #started

I think it's important to know your limitations too. ↗

— Kip Winger

#i think #important #know #limitations #think

I stand up for the things I believe in. ↗

— Todd Akin

#i #i believe #i believe in #stand #stand up

The most important thing is God's blessing and if you believe in God and you believe in yourself, you have nothing to worry about. ↗

— Mohamed Al-Fayed

#believe #believe in yourself #blessing #god #important

Circumstances do not make the man, they reveal him. ↗

— James Allen

#him #make #man #reveal

I think Chappelle set the bar when he came out with his show. To be as great as him or greater you have to push it a little further - as long as there's substance in terms of the material. ↗

— Aries Spears

#came #further #great #greater #him

In horror movies today it's lots of fast cut shot and lots of loud noises on the soundtrack. I tried to do the opposite. Playing with silence for instance. ↗

— Alejandro Amenabar

#fast #horror #horror movies #i #i tried

We can't stay in Afghanistan forever. ↗

— James F. Amos

#forever #stay

But then something was happening to Justin that, to his excitement and alarm, he was unable to control. He had been drawn completely by accident into a beautiful play, and was captivated by it. He was in a different element, acting a part, and the part was the one he had often wanted to play in life, but never till now quite brought it off. ↗

— John le Carre

#beauty