Jesmyn Ward Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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Human technology has made it to Mars. We are transmitting gorgeous pictures from it. Yet we have not explored our own planet. Two-thirds of it is covered with oceans that are still mysterious places.
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Raquel Welch is someone I can also live without. We've got some love scenes together and I am dreading them!
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My daddy used to say that I was too big to ride and too little to hitch a wagon - no good for a damn thing.
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I believe women are the glue of everything.
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Just because you have a learning difficulty or difference doesn't mean you aren't smart.
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All kids are selfish. I wanted to do homework and do my thing and call my agent. My mother's needs weren't in my mind at that moment.
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I'm not a proper traveler. I don't like to be challenged or have too much of a change and prefer a week away just to relax.
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It would be great to do another television show that was a multi-camera because the hours are so wonderful and you can be a good mom at the same time. The problem is, there aren't a lot of multi-camera shows that I personally like. My aesthetic is more geared toward single-camera shows.
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I am not a method actor, though I studied for a year with Lee Strasburg.
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Every man is a consumer, and ought to be a producer. He is by constitution expensive, and needs to be rich.
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I felt like the country lays out like a pretty beautiful story itself, heading from the East Coast to West.
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I am convinced that the modular structure of the Mir will be the main trend in manned orbital stations development in the next century.
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It's nice to be number one on the call sheet.
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People must insist on the right to say no, to be alone, to stand out from the herd. Creative artists can say all this in their own way and in their own field, by hard, rigorous work.
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All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusion is called a philosopher.
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Der Staat muss fördern und darf nicht einschränken. In diesem Sinne muss er Gärtner sein und nicht Zaun. Wir sollten den Menschen zutrauen, dass sie sich engagieren und Verantwortung übernehmen wollen.
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The difference with doing a play is that you are in control. In film you are in the hands of the director and the editor and the producer.
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Whoever relies on the Tao in governing men doesn't try to force issues or defeat enemies by force of arms. For every force there is a counterforce. Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself. The Master does his job and then stops. He understands that the universe is forever out of control, and that trying to dominate events goes against the current of the Tao. Because he believes in himself, he doesn't try to convince others. Because he is content with himself, he doesn't need others' approval. Because he accepts himself, the whole world accepts him.
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Even in the common affairs of life, in love, friendship, and marriage, how little security have we when we trust our happiness in the hands of others!
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While I am alive, I intend to live.
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Whenever you hear news about jobless claims or the unemployment rate, you should translate that in your mind to one simple phrase: Stay in school.
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Autoimmunity is probably the next frontier. The majority of cases of autoimmune disease result from a complex genetic problem that has environmental influences. It is a colossal task for the immune system to maintain tolerance to self and yet be ready to react to everything in the world around us.
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I'm always curious about other writers' routines.
