Sanaa Lathan (Sanaa McCoy Lathan) Quotes
You can never be happy when you're constantly comparing yourself to others. Keep your eyes ahead.
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We need to have Turkey respect democracy, human rights, and fundamental freedoms.
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Containment, as everyone will recall, was a rough plan for stopping the Communists any time they crossed a certain line dividing our half of the world from theirs.
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Children are apt to live up to what you believe of them.
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Me and my brothers started a musical group early on, and we were playing in places where we really weren't supposed to be.
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I keep setting the bar higher for myself in terms of what I'm trying to accomplish.
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I love New York. Love it.
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The hard work definitely paid off and hard work always does.
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We cannot afford idleness, waste or inefficiency.
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Hungry people almost never have to be pushed by a manager to work harder, because they are self-motivated and diligent. They are constantly thinking about the next step and the next opportunity. And they loathe the idea that they might be perceived as slackers.
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The opportunities I've had to play really complex characters - which haven't been a lot, but some - you never get over them.
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I remember once giving my dad some drawings and writings and said, 'If you could just give these to the publisher, that would be great.' And I was about five!
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I've been lucky to have a lot of opportunities to help people.
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I'm a wandering gypsy.
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Television is a thing that people get very familiar with. They want to hear your voice in their head.
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I am not a fan of historical fiction that is sloppy in its research or is dishonest about the real history.
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Men are allowed to have passion and commitment for their work... a woman is allowed that feeling for a man, but not her work.
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I don't consider myself to be a quote-unquote 'good girl'. I'm not prim and proper and polite. I'm very honest, and I love talking about sex, or people's deviances. I love psychology. I like listening to or talking about any personality traits that are unusual. That's what I like about acting.
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You mean nothing to no one but that's nobody's fault.
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Just about this time, when in imagination I was so great a warrior, I had good use in real life for more strength, as I was no longer taken to school by the nurse, but instead had myself to protect my brother, two years my junior.
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Today, Jewish defense is an accepted thing.
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I think to have done 'Titanic' would have been a tortuous experience altogether. I feel good about where my life is, now. I feel free and joyous and happy and more liberated than I have ever been.
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To keep the edge, you just keep doing something new. I'm not gonna say that working is easy, but while I'm doing it, I'm just a happy little moron - that's how my girlfriend describes me. The fact that nothing might happen with those things is not the point. The point is, I'm doing new things, and I have a good feeling in my soul.
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You can never be happy when you're constantly comparing yourself to others. Keep your eyes ahead.
