Demetrius Shipp, Jr. Quotes
I definitely want to keep acting now. I've got all kinds of projects I want to do.
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Anyone familiar with my work knows that I am extremely critical of all religious faiths.
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Moderation is actually the flip side of dieting, that is, imposed deprivation.
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I'm going for something very raw and organic.
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I've always wanted to go to Australia. I hear it's a great place. I mean, kangaroos are pretty awesome. That's an up factor.
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I think that that's so true for a lot of first responder families and military families. If you ask them, 'Is there anything I can do for you?', they almost always will not ask for that help.
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With a film, you can get into it and love it. With music, you can listen to over and over again, but with music videos, they're like this short little stab.
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As important as the presidency is, that's not the only thing to take a look at in determining the racial health of the United States.
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There weren't really any visible men in my family when I was growing up, but of course there have been men in my life, wonderful men.
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The more I grow, and the older I get, the more I am enjoying my life and know how precious it really is.
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I'm really interested in the difference between selfishness and generosity. It confuses me to no end because sometimes it all just feels like pure indulgence on my part.
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As great scientists have said and as all children know, it is above all by the imagination that we achieve perception, and compassion, and hope.
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Hillbillies learn from an early age to deal with uncomfortable truths by avoiding them or by pretending better truths exist. This tendency might make for psychological resilience, but it also makes it hard for Appalachians to look at themselves honestly.
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Ah, but it's nice to be in the opposition, nice to be a bone in somebody's throat.
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I did not realise that I was so loved. It can't just be for the films. I must have done something else, but I can't remember what.
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To marry the Irish is to look for poverty.
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I don't want to be a didactic voice. I like to ask more questions than I answer, just to get people thinking and to make it safe to access art.
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Every day I spend in Hollywood, I start to realize how many films are made with no heart and no love. They just do it for the paycheck, and I cannot imagine making a film that way.
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In many ways, 'What Teachers Make: In Praise of the Greatest Job in the World' is just one big thank-you note to my teachers. The book is dedicated to my fifth and sixth grade English teacher, Dr. Joseph D'Angelo, a massive force of erudition, martial artistry, culture, and love.
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That's why I write fiction, because I want to write these stories that people will read and find universal.
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Generally speaking, rhyme is the marker for the end of a line. The first rhyme-word is like a challenge thrown down, which the poem itself has to respond to.
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We believed that growth through Local Government, and perhaps through some special machinery for bringing the wishes and influence of women of all classes to bear on Parliament, other than the Parliamentary vote, was the real line of progress.
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The word feminism needs to be taken back. It needs to be reclaimed in a way that is inclusive of men.
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You always want to get better, and I think that will remain true for the rest of my career.
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I definitely want to keep acting now. I've got all kinds of projects I want to do.
