Steven Strait Quotes
That's such a great thing about New York, after growing up in a place and being there for twenty plus years, there's still a whole island to discover.
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When the slaves left Africa, they left us this music. They left us blues.
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Since 2000, I've been based in Paris at the Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville, curating the programme there. Internationally, it's a very open situation that goes beyond national boundaries; directors and curators move from one country to another, which has opened up the museum landscape.
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Every Christmas Eve, the elves will come and give us a new pair of pajamas.
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As human beings, we are the only organisms that create for the sheer stupid pleasure of doing so. Whether it's laying out a garden, composing a new tune on the piano, writing a bit of poetry, manipulating a digital photo, redecorating a room, or inventing a new chili recipe - we are happiest when we are creating.
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Until now, I was insecure and I believed what the people around me said in regarding what I should sing.
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There are books on our shelves we haven't read and doubtless never will, that each of us has probably put to one side in the belief that we will read them later on, perhaps even in another life.
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Parents, teachers, and other school staff need the tools to help these young people early in their lives. And the earlier, the better. It is proven that early action prevents problems later in life.
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Honesty is something you can't wear out.
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I had written my master's thesis on Ezra Pound on 'The Cantos.' And don't ask me about it. I don't remember anything about it.
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Each morning I do my ballet class for one hour; after that, it means one hour less to get ready.
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I'm going to go to school. It doesn't matter what the outcome is as long as I did it. I can say I did it.
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Oh my God, I'm a walking advertisement for discounted shopping.
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I do know that I've read somewhere that it's been statistically proven that in times of war, horror films are much more popular. I don't know why that is. You'd think it'd be the opposite. You'd think people would want to escape from it.
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And luckily, therefore the good old days return. The traditional art of driving counts again, and it is all about good tactics, skills and reflexes instead of simple power.
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Let's face it, us '60s folks had pretty high expectations.
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There are so many people I wish I could have met:
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I do have friends in Australia who now refer to me as 'Hollywood Jack.'
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I knew what type of player I was: a free agent, a small kid who came from a small school.
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There's always ways of motivating yourself to higher levels. Write about it, dream about it. But after that, turn it into action. Don't just dream.
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The reason most preaching is ignored today is that it deserves to be.
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Obamacare does much more than provide coverage to the previously uninsured - it improves the quality of coverage for all of us. Critical cancer and other health screenings are free. Women and people with disabilities or chronic conditions are no longer charged more - or priced out of the market altogether.
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Beat it to death if it succeeds.
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I grew up in New York till I was 5, and I remember going to see 'Annie' and some musicals as a kid, and I remember my parents being somewhat okay with us watching 'Rocky Horror Picture Show,' which, it boggles my mind that they allowed me to watch it.
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That's such a great thing about New York, after growing up in a place and being there for twenty plus years, there's still a whole island to discover.
