Matthew Desmond Quotes
If we take a hard look at what poverty is, its nature, it's not pretty - it's full of trauma. And we're able to accept trauma with certain groups, like with soldiers, for instance - we understand that they face trauma and that trauma can be connected to things like depression or acts of violence later on in life.
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But ours was intended to be a citizen government. It is what of, by and for the people means. And when our most important issue in California is the creation of jobs, I think it's quite helpful to have someone in the U.S. Senate or in the governor's seat who actually knows where jobs come from.
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Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to make films. That's really all I ever wanted to do.
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I always loved being fat, obviously. I'm Fat Joe.
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The thing that I have to stay away from is sweets. I have a horrible sweet tooth. It's just the worst.
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The more I talk about things, the more I understand myself.
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I know how to make the difference. When I make the difference, I often do it at the end of the match, and that shows that I am fresh.
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I've seen the greatest actors in the world, transcendent talents, who can't find a home.
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Being black, Latino, or Asian is not a genre. Romantic comedies, thrillers, action - those are genres. I think there's a lot of people who want to have the conversation. I don't think people are afraid of it, I just think it's the time to have that conversation. Race is not a genre.
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I am always looking for ways to move technology away from being over-featured. Moving to Silicon Valley in the mid-1990s meant I grew up as a designer in an environment where technology is a tool and not a means to an end. I believe that design should be driven by ideas, not style.
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I am my own sanctuary and I can be reborn as many times as I choose throughout my life.
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Women who give up their children for adoption are years and years later talking about how painful it was, much more than women who have abortions.
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What higher art does is to invite us in and allow us to make decisions.
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What I wanted to do was use literature and different kinds of stories and poems as a springboard, tapping into the creativity of our teens - I wanted teenagers to come up with their own creative responses to literature - using books themselves as a starting point.
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Shinsuke Nakamura is probably one of the best wrestlers I've ever been in the ring with. He's very unorthodox. Everything he does is with knockout power. He's a guy who is very flamboyant, so don't let his Michael Jackson antics fool you. This guy is deadly.
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In my opinion, Christian Dior was never, ever theatre.
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It is impossible to speak in such a way that you cannot be misunderstood.
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I know as I'm taking my dying breath, the ambulance guy will ask me why they cancelled Action.
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While my mother wanted me to be a musician, I wanted to become an electronic engineer.
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This ain't fun. But you watch me, I'll get it done.
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Who can forget the awesome scene in 'Independence Day' when the White House gets blown up by aliens? Sure, it looks cheesy now, but back in 1994, it was incredible.
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Winners make a habit of manufacturing their own positive expectations in advance of the event.
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I used to think that I wanted to be a hat maker, but I don't think that would have worked out.
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The computer is the new fireplace, everyone in the family gathers around the digital hearth for warmth.
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If we take a hard look at what poverty is, its nature, it's not pretty - it's full of trauma. And we're able to accept trauma with certain groups, like with soldiers, for instance - we understand that they face trauma and that trauma can be connected to things like depression or acts of violence later on in life.
