Kerry Washington Quotes
People don't think about the fact that when Barack Obama's parents had him - it was illegal for them to be married in several states in this country. So if we start making it okay that certain people can marry and other people can't, it's a slippery slope of civil rights. Who knows who is going to be allowed to marry or not marry next.
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We should read music in the same way that an educated adult will read a book: in silence, but imagining the sound.
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If Boston charters can be stymied despite their extraordinary success, charters anywhere can be stopped.
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As far as Israel, I am not worried about the relations between Israel and the United States.
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When I was prepping for my Broadway debut as Romeo, it really hit me that I had never done that. I had trained at drama school for three years in my late teens to early 20s, and I'd studied Shakespeare, of course, but I hadn't actually performed it. So to do something like Romeo for my first Broadway role was a challenge.
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Modesty means admitting the possibility of error, subsuming the self for the good of the whole, remaining open to surprise and the gifts that only failure can bring. There are many ways to practice it. Try taking up golf. Or making your own bagels. Or raising a teenager.
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My health is fine.
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I love work where I can find out more about the world and its history.
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Free speech is not a bogus issue. It is an issue.
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If I only had a little humility, I'd be perfect.
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Personally, I love theater; that's where I started.
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If you want to wear long hair or wear that dress, as long as you're not hurting yourself or anybody else, I say do it. If you want to go out and have a romantic, sexy affair, do it.
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Actors, after all, dream.
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I had a peace all day. I knew it was a tough golf course. I probably prayed more the last three holes than I ever did in my life.
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I don't talk about political matters. That's not my department.
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I don't stop at my past; I like new work. I like what I'm doing tomorrow.
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I took on cancer like I take on everything - like a mission and a job to accomplish.
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All human beings are also dream beings. Dreaming ties all mankind together.
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Healing yourself is connected with healing others.
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I think the job of writing and literature is to encourage each one of us to believe that we're living in a story.
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Young black men in this country have to understand that they have a responsibility. They cannot be the enemy in their own neighborhoods and usurp the effort of good people that are trying to make things work.
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I write short, my words tight to the thread of the narrative.
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I'd sell one of my songs for any car commercial in the world that paid enough money. But to stay in the Top Ten for weeks on end when I'm in my forties by letting Glen Ballard write songs for me? F**k that.
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People don't think about the fact that when Barack Obama's parents had him - it was illegal for them to be married in several states in this country. So if we start making it okay that certain people can marry and other people can't, it's a slippery slope of civil rights. Who knows who is going to be allowed to marry or not marry next.
