Jamila Woods Quotes
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Never have we stolen the intelligences of other peoples. On the contrary, in Cuba we have trained tens of thousands of doctors and other top-level professionals, for free, in order to send them back to their own countries.
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The bottom line of Hollywood is money.
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If you can live in Vegas, or visit Vegas, and leave in one piece, still loving it and somehow laughing about it, you should spend at least part of your last night in town doing something that will serve you well no matter where you go next: thank your lucky stars.
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I want to be the coolest aunt in the entire world.
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The thing about being an actor is that every new job is a new challenge. Sometimes you'll have a shot, and it doesn't work. Sometimes it'll work better than you expected.
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A first kiss is hard to fake on screen. It's tempting to practice before you shoot, but why blow that natural awkwardness on a rehearsal? There's something so beautiful about it that can't be faked.
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The problem with most Hollywood movies is they don't give the director enough control.
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Shakespeare lets us see real people undergoing real processes, with real feelings.
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I think, certainly in the more civilized societies, women's roles are growing in power all of the time.
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The fact of the matter is that the government is there to protect the people.
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I always believe that every one of us is working hard not only for our own performance but also to give something significant back to the societies we live in.
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I think it's because most of us talk one way and live another. There are a few people who truly, truly walk the talk.
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I wouldn't bother to describe me. I'm Eartha Kitt.
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I don't get out to parties often.
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To be feminist doesn't mean you can't be submissive.
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When I act, a part of me goes into the character I am playing.
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As a man, it is true that I will never know what it is like to be a woman. As an organizational psychologist, though, I feel a responsibility to bring evidence to bear on dynamics of work life that affect all of us, not only half of us.
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I always feel I have to take a stand,And there's always someone on handTo hate me for standing there.I always feel I have to open my mouth,And every time I do, I offend someone, somewhere.
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After we have calmly stood by and allowed monopolies to grow fat, we should not be asked to make them bloated.
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And Im happy that Im not super skinny.
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I call Algonquin Books 'the gods and goddesses of publishing.' Not only did they give me a career, they care deeply about every writer in their flock.
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Some pianists seem to really remember the keys and not so much the notes they play. They want to learn until it's a physical habit that can be replicated. For pianists, this is much more of a problem than for other instruments, like the violin, where you actually have to think of the pitch.
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My high-school dream was to be in a band, pay my rent and eat - and I've been able to do that for 20 years. So I'm completely content.
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When you're in a choir, it's about blending into how everyone else sounds.
