Marley Dias Quotes
I come from a community that has a lot of white kids, and I notice how, a lot of times, they don't understand our differences and how I come from a different culture and my ancestors are different and my history is different.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm constantly trying to find something that's different from me, whereas some actors do the same thing, again and again. That's not for me.
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It is well known that my husband and Lady Thatcher enjoyed a very special relationship as leaders of their respective countries during one of the most difficult and pivotal periods in modern history. Ronnie and Margaret were political soul mates, committed to freedom and resolved to end Communism.
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The biggest thing politically within fashion is that the clothing should be displayed on different body shapes.
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The Israeli government has already established a fund to encourage young Arab women, specifically from the Bedouin community, to study engineering. We are funding their university studies and providing them with mentors who assist them with their studies and the job placement process.
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I think one's history and past is important at a certain time in your life, especially as an artist, just to try to hone in on that.
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The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew.
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I love the romance of 'let's get married,' but then, when you have it so perfect... I mean, I'm more married than anybody can be - we have two kids. Maybe one day, but it's something I can really do without.
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The same way one tells a recipe, one tells a family history. Each one of us has our past locked inside.
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One of the most untruthful things possible, you know, is a collection of facts, because they can be made to appear so many different ways.
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My first calendar was a combination of photos taken from different shoots including golf and casual.
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Raising kids is part joy and part guerrilla warfare.
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My kids have a competitive drive I never had growing up.
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What made 'American Idol' different from 'The Voice' and all these other singing competitions... 'American Idol' just gave regular old normal people like me and like Trent a chance.
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In my wildest imagination, I never thought that the fifth of six children born to Helen and Buddy Watts - in a poor black neighborhood, in the poor rural community of Eufaula, Oklahoma - would someday be called Congressman.
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I love challenging myself, doing different things, and exploring different areas that I haven't been to or gone to before.
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Our lives and our culture have been significantly changed and improved by hardware, software, and services developed by immigrants.
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I do have a priority in my house, and that is I want my kids to be healthy, and if I give them the right food, I am headed consistently toward that goal.
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Prior to getting into music, I interacted with, on a daily basis, about 5-10 percent of the people that I've interacted with since then. I've been meeting people from different backgrounds and different cultures. That did allow for a lot of change. I've changed as a product of that, but it's been positive.
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My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.
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I can drive. Let's just say you don't want to be in the passenger seat.
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I'm a total loner. I can't even answer texts or take my phone with me when I'm working!
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There's always something more to be accomplished with a character. Theater is a human experience. There's nothing shellacked or finished off about it. I guess that's why it always draws me back.
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You have a choice about how you react when someone pushes your fear button. No one else controls how you think. No one else controls how you react. You alone do that.
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I come from a community that has a lot of white kids, and I notice how, a lot of times, they don't understand our differences and how I come from a different culture and my ancestors are different and my history is different.
