Marlene Dumas Quotes
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I think a lot of young girls see actresses, and they think of red carpets, and they think of 'Us Weekly,' and they don't really think about the breaking down of a script and what that requires and what you would need to pull it off.
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Not a lot of people get to go to the Olympics - especially with the chance I've got.
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The art of storytelling is reaching its end because the epic side of truth, wisdom, is dying out.
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It's really hard for me, every day, to confront my writing. It never gets easier over time.
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When I got back to Madison Avenue, I realized that copywriters made more than artists, so I switched.
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It's important for any artist - particularly female artists - to feel completely comfortable and to know what they're trying to do.
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In captivity, one loses every way of acting over little details which satisfy the essentials of life. Everything has to be asked for: permission to go to the toilet, permission to ask a guard something, permission to talk to another hostage - to brush your teeth, use toilet paper, everything is a negotiation.
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Me and my dad are kind of distant since my mom and him separated.
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For many people, managing pain involves using prescription medicine in combination with complementary techniques like physical therapy, acupuncture, yoga and massage. I appreciate this because I truly believe medical care should address the person as a whole - their mind, body, and spirit.
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If you employ an army, have money, bombard cyberspace with misinformation, innocent people tend to buy it.
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Once there was a boy so meek and modest, he was awarded a Most Humble badge. The next day, it was taken away because he wore it. Here endeth the lesson.
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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.
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Eazy-E is going to remain Eazy-E. But I will not portray Compton as a bad city.
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Musical theater is one of my passions.
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I am never without my lyric book. If anything inspirational happens, I have it there so nothing's forgotten.
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I am not going to talk about my personal life anymore. You have to learn that lesson sometime.
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Lastly, his tomb shall list and founder in the troughs of grass. And none shall speak his name.
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Athletes these days are too robotic. People like to see performances filled with emotion. In my career I tried to be amusing, to differentiate myself from the other champions.
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I find it to be easier to write from a man's point of view.
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As I see it, tech in Africa 1.0 was the mobile-phone boom, and version 2.0 was about new apps developed in response to local needs. Tech in Africa 3.0 should be about those who are successful in transforming the chatter into real opportunities.
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The spirit in motion heals, expands, circles in and out of the body, moving through the layers of consciousness from inertia to ecstasy. Open to the spirit, and you will be transformed.
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The obvious is that which is never seen until someone expresses it simply.
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There's nothing more marvelously wintery than orange root veg mash; some butter is all it needs.
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I moved to Holland because I wanted to see American art.
