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JONATHAN WINTERS When you look at myself, I'm a coach, and that's what it's all about. When you're a ... JASON KIDD Success is a terrible thing and a wonderful thing. If you can enjoy it, it's wonderful. If it st... GENE WILDER When no one knows you, and you're just trying to break into stuff, it's so good because you ... CHRIS LILLEY Love hurts the most when you really love. Sometimes you think you're in love, and then you find ... BABYFACE No matter what you do in the offseason, you can't simulate putting spikes on and standing in the... JON LESTER But I've really learned you don't have to fit in. No matter where you go, you're always ... JENA MALONE You gotta have fun. Regardless of how you look at it, we're playing a game. It's a business,... DEREK JETER If you look at 'Gnomeo & Juliet,' the movie's message essentially says it doesn'... DAVID FURNISH No matter how many awards you've won or how many sales you've got, come the next book it'... 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Names are valuable; they can be your first source of insight into a ... SPIKE LEE Our greatness, our talent has never been the question. It's been a matter of grappling for control o... SPIKE LEE [To be fair, he did convert to Islam in prison and allegedly read the great works of Western literat... SPIKE LEE I am very fortunate I can send my kids to private school, but everybody does not have the money. If ... SPIKE LEE I'm blessed, I can afford to send my children to private school. SPIKE LEE It comes down to this: black people were stripped of our identities when we were brought here, and i... SPIKE LEE We don't need to get all sideways on this incorporation deal -- we don't need to rush into anything. SPIKE DYKES I shook hands with a friendly Arab. I still have my right arm to prove it. SPIKE MILLIGAN Don't think that because you haven't heard from me for a while that I went to sleep. I am st... SPIKE LEE My father was a soldier, which meant that he was a warrior, which meant that he was important. My mo... SPIKE MILLIGAN People sometimes forget all the films that we've done. They remember the likes of 'Malcolm X... SPIKE LEE I'm very careful about how I portray violence in my films. I do believe that violence, especiall... SPIKE LEE I have resigned from the human race. Look at the way we treat animals. SPIKE MILLIGAN I think the best actors in the world are here in New York City. And this city is just so vibrant the... SPIKE LEE I didn't dream about being a director. I didn't know I wanted to do something with film unti... SPIKE LEE Is there anything worn under the kilt? No, it's all in perfect working order. SPIKE MILLIGAN I don't get tripped up in technology. I use technology as a tool. 'Oldboy' we shot Two P... SPIKE LEE I tend to favour films that have multiple plot and story lines, multiple characters and ensemble pie... 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