Dorothy Dandridge Quotes

If one person in a thousand criticized me while all the others cheered, I didn't hear the cheers.

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All of us are mad. If it weren't for the fact every one of us is slightly abnormal, there wouldn't be any point in giving each person a separate name.
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In our culture, the shame about accidental pregnancy is inextricable from the shame about having had sex. That disapproval of sex is one reason our record with contraception is so poor. If you're not supposed to be sexual, you don't plan for sex. You cross your fingers and hope for the best.
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Buddhist practices offer a way of saying, 'Hey, come back over here, reconnect.' The only way that you'll actually wake up and have some freedom is if you have the capacity and courage to stay with the vulnerability and the discomfort.
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I love my wife, I love my kids.
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I was looking at my Instagram, and someone said to me, 'Who manages your Instagram?' I would never let anyone manage my Instagram! I enjoy it.
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I feel fortunate that I'm able to play diverse roles. I don't think everybody in Hollywood gets the opportunity to do that.
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People make the mistake of thinking they've got to perform just because someone has said something about their potential.
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I believe in aging gracefully.
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It's funny how it usually works out that I end up dying. It sort of works out, because by the time I die, I'm usually tired of working on that particular movie, so I look forward to it.
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The problem with relegating black history to one really short month, the shortest month, is not only are we telling the same stories over and over again - which are amazing, George Washington Carver is incredible, there's nobody like Frederick Douglass - but there are so many.
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If you deal with information, you need the Internet. If you deal with money, you need to deal with blockchains.
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The best way to catch my attention is to throw a Twinkie near my face.
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Explosions are not comfortable.
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I think everybody goes through things in their life where they're like, 'This does not make any sense,' or 'I don't understand why this is happening,' but that's part of the journey of faith.
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I'm terrible at horror movies, by the way. I get scared so easily.
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I love reading books that can break my heart.
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My witness is the empty sky.
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It's a constant challenge trying to find balance between styling, designing and being a mom.
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In all honesty, because my name is Cinco and I grew up in Phoenix, I had a lot of exposure to Latin culture and those sorts of things, and that inspired the idea of this villain, El Macho. The name came first and everything else came after that. We loved the idea of this villain. Ken actually has a lot of Latino roots in his family, too.
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People in Tulsa are totally friendly; the crowds are very nice.
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I'm not an overly happy person. There are times when I'm happy, and that's usually in my private life.
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There is a part of me that has to depend on fantasy, because if you can't be somewhat of a fantasy person, then you can't write.
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I fought the best; I've never been afraid of anyone.
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If one person in a thousand criticized me while all the others cheered, I didn't hear the cheers.