Jesmyn Ward Quotes
I think that often in the United States we're very blind to the ways that history lives in the present.
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I've stopped reading about the death of books because it's wasteful and morbid and insulting to the authors, agents, publishers, booksellers, critics, and readers that keep the world community of fiction interesting.
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I liked 'Scream of the Banshee' because it was a real challenge. I thought, 'How am I going to pull off this character?' But, I also thought, 'Oh, man, I'm going to go for it.' He's got all the defects of character that an actor loves to play. So, I had a really great time.
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I simply adore getting dressed up for a special occasion. I feel incredible stepping out in luxurious fabrics and a bit of bling. That's also how I feel about special-occasion dining rooms. Because these aren't everyday spaces, they contain all sorts of drama for that once-in-a-while 'wow' event.
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We are not going to turn our backs on people who have been persecuted, turn our backs on people who have been threatened by terror.
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I like my house to be unique to me. Sure, I've bought plenty of things out of a catalog, but the way I put them together in my home is special. You might have bought your sofa at a major home decorating store, but the rug you found at the flea market is so unique, it takes your room from 'carbon copy' to 'simply yours' in no time.
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I gave up years ago on the concept that you could actually have balance in your life, I think it's a phantom chase.
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It will be disastrous when a leader or manager shows up with one attitude one day and treats people with a different attitude the next day.
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I've done some really off-the-wall stuff and stuff that people might not expect. That's one way to work through people's expectations of you.
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I don't think good and evil are polarized.
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No one knows the cost of a defective product – don't tell me you do. You know the cost of replacing it, but not the cost of a dissatisfied customer.
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But one of the things I learned is that when you fight for something you believe in and you tell the truth and you do your best, you can always hold your head up high and no one can take that away from you.
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War will never cease until babies begin to come into the world with larger cerebrums and smaller adrenal glands.
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I was very aware of Jeff Buckley. My brother actually bought me The Mamas And The Papas and Jeff Buckley for my birthday when I was in my early teens.
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To find a man's true character, play golf with him.
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If members of the security apparatus could, with impunity, keep from those elected by the people that which they're entitled to know - or worse, feed false information - those who could control the classified data could be the real decision makers.
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Let me live in a house by the side of the road and be a friend to man.
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I don't remake any movie, whether old or of other language.
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Everyone's a millionaire where promises are concerned.
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What in heaven's name is strange about a grandmother dancing nude? I'll bet lots of grandmothers do it.
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I have a strong art-history background.
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The only sure rule is to remember that the Bible is indeed God's gift to the church, to equip that church for its work in the world, and that serious study of it can and should become one of the places where, and the means by which, heaven and earth interlock and God's future purposes arrive in the present.
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If cryonics were a scam it would have far better marketing and be far more popular.
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It's so much nicer to be able to do your job with someone who's helping you, and you're helping them. Then, it becomes a tennis match where you're hitting the ball back and forth, and you're a team.
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I think that often in the United States we're very blind to the ways that history lives in the present.
