Marley Dias Quotes
I'm working to create a space where it feels easy to include and imagine black girls and make black girls like me the main characters of our lives.
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As a novelist, I ask of myself only that I tell the truth and that I tell it beautifully.
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I put my friends and family first. I'm really just a normal thirteen-year-old girl who has a different hobby than most girls my age. Acting is kind of an extracurricular activity.
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For someone who writes fiction, in order to activate the imagination and the unconscious, it's essential to be free.
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I don't think people really understood what I did. And you know, in my book, 'A Helluva High Note' deals with my back story, that I was a songwriter, that I spent years trying to hone my craft and being rejected and then finally becoming a successful songwriter, record executive and publisher.
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That's always the trick with the sequels, is how much do you repeat from the first one. Because we all get bummed out when you go see a sequel and it's beat for beat.
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I had one girl tell me last night that I'm the greatest thing ever, that she wants to aspire to be me. Just stuff like, 'You're my idol. I love you.' It's awesome. It's what it's all about.
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Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.
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And for the first time in a long time, I'm playing along somebody that has that same energy and fire and plays pretty much the same way I do. So, that was just nice to say.
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The advice I would give to someone is to not take anyone's advice.
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What role should religion play in the American public school classroom? My own knee-jerk response would be, 'none whatsoever,' but the Constitution isn't quite so direct on the subject.
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The way deals are done, every idea is looked at 50 different ways. Now, the market continues to change all the time. And we are always looking at everything in evaluating how it fits with our strategy.
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Now, I am completely independent - I earn my living by speaking and writing.
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It's so important your customer can rely on you for your classics.
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The man who practises unselfishness, who is genuinely interested in the welfare of others, who feels it a privilege to have the power to do a fellow-creature a kindness - even though polished manners and a gracious presence may be absent - will be an elevating influence wherever he goes.
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I am sick and tired of being sick and tired.
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I do a medley of hymns in all of my sets, whether I'm in an arena, in a theater, in an amusement park.
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Before I do a stunt, I have to make sure it is safe.
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The things I enjoy most as I watch the movie are the things that came through without even thinking.
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Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.
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I just really dig feeling subservient to nature. It brings me a peace and calm. Kind of like a Faustian thing, I think.
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If you're going to define a shortcut, then make it the base [sic] darn shortcut you can.
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I was lucky enough to grow up in a home where I woke up Christmas morning and had toys. I know that's not the case with all people and I don't think kids should go without experiencing that sort of joy.
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I'm not a salsa singer who wants to sing in English, and I'm not this American kid who wants to sing Spanish.
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I'm working to create a space where it feels easy to include and imagine black girls and make black girls like me the main characters of our lives.
