Yaya DaCosta Quotes
I try to make my mood uplifting and peaceful, then watch the world around me reflect that mood.
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If you're in a dark place, you're there for a reason. And the only way to get through to those kids or to other people going through the same thing is really to meet them in that dark place and then slowly bring them to the light.
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The networks are not some chicken-coop manufacturing lobby whose calls nobody returns.
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We as women have a voice and we are decision makers in what film to see. We always support our boyfriends and husbands by going to see the male dominated films, but we don't compel them to see films with female casts.
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I hate a man who always says 'yes' to me. When I say 'no' I like a man who also says 'no.'
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The Department of Justice will continue to pursue those that travel to fight against the United States and our allies, as well as those individuals that recruit others on behalf of ISIL in the homeland.
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The last thing you want to do when you are about to film a scene is think, 'Oh my God, so many people are going to watch this.'
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No ideas and the ability to express them - that's a journalist.
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Though politics is by nature divisive, surely we all can agree that foster children need stability, safety, education, opportunity - and love.
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The Bay of Bengal is hit frequently by cyclones. The months of November and May, in particular, are dangerous in this regard.
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A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.
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I love sweets. Like, every week of my life, I've had a cheat day.
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Put me in a costume, and I'm your man. I must have one of those faces which seems to suit period drama more than modern films and TV programmes. But I'm not complaining, I love going back in time. I feel quite lucky because nobody knows who I am. I can walk about and have ordinary conversations with people.
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It's pretty neat to be able to help the team in different ways.
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Relationships are people's No. 1 priorities. They want to have good relationships, and a lot of times they don't.
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Music is art, art is life, and we are who we are, and all of these aforementioned women, unless they should choose not to, will be performing well into the next many decades because they are great artists.
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I'm obsessed with radio. It's a good start to Sunday morning.
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I'll admit that I do quite like drinks that come in coconut shells. So there's always that.
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A kiss can be like the world turning over. It can be like the tide of a dragon's dream washing through the unseen world that is hidden to mortal eyes but that nevertheless permeates our being. It can be hot and cold together, as vast as the heavens and yet specific to the pressure of hands and the parting of lips. It raised more intense feelings than I had expected, like being engulfed in a storm of lightning.
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All of my friends, I consider childhood friends because we met when I was probably 13, and I'm still friends with them today. It's really nice that I have that core group.
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They become the keepers of the mystery. They place themselves between the communicants of the religion, and the immediate experience. And then they dictate the terms on which you can have contact with this wonderful mystery. We don't dictate those terms.
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Acting was just outside of the realm of possibility for me. I grew up in L.A. and around Hollywood but I literally never, honestly, considered it.
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I try to make my mood uplifting and peaceful, then watch the world around me reflect that mood.
