Mario Van Peebles Quotes

My father, Melvin van Peebles, and my mother were both very active politically when I was a kid. The first time I was allowed to stay up late was to attend a demonstration.

Mario Van Peebles

Quotes to Explore

It was never the goal to be a solo performer. It was just something that made the most sense at the time.

Dan Deacon
- Time
- Never
- Goal
After I won the Newbery Medal for 'From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler,' children all over the world let me know that they liked books that take them to unusual places where they meet unusual people.

E. L. Konigsburg
- People
- Up
- World
Growing up in a small town gives you two things: a sense of place and a feeling of self-consciousness - self-consciousness about one's education and exposure, both of which tend to be limited. On the other hand, limited possibilities also mean creating your own options.

E. L. Konigsburg
- Up
- Feeling
- Small
My father was always playing the piano. He played all kinds of music - Gershwin, all kinds of stuff.

Kate Bush
- Music
- Father
- Piano
Growth should take care of the fear of job losses. People will be challenged to do different things. For people who are not up to it, purely based on objective assessment, that's a different issue, which, you do it anyway.

Uday Kotak
- People
- Up
- Different
What Alexander Graham Bell thought up occupied less space than a flower vase. Now it's so small that I have to search all my pockets to discover I've received a spam text.

P. J. O'Rourke
- Up
- Small
- Space