"I don't feel guilty about expressing myself in French; nor do I feel that I am continuing the work of the colonizers."

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"I've done my best to work from a place of humility - always looking over your shoulder saying, "Does this suck?" and I think that's a good way to work. The other way to work is where you start to think, "I'm on fire, I'm amazing!" and I don't think that's the way to work."

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"When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt."

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"If you can find your perfect job, create one."

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"I'm tired of hearing it said that democracy doesn't work. Of course it doesn't work. We are supposed to work it."

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"Anytime we can take narcotics off the street it is significant because it takes them out of the hands of children. It certainly is not going to stop the drug problem, we have to work very, very hard."

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"Intellectuals try to keep going. But their situation is very difficult. Those who have had the courage to voice their opposition have often paid a very high price."

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