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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You really get the most out of sweet corn if you pick the corn off the stalk and rush it to a pot of boiling water. The longer you wait, the more sugar you lose. But if you get it in the first half hour, that is the sweetest corn ever.
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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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Reggie Jackson hit one off me that's still burrowing its way to Los Angeles.
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I would rather listen to plays in the car than read them.
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None of us had any idea of how successful Downton was going to be. I thought I was signing up for another period drama that had a slightly modern feel. It had a freedom about it because it was coming out of the head of Julian Fellowes. Anything could happen and generally did.
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This is the way I see it: if you get to know yourself really well, you might discover that deep down inside you’re just a dirty, disgusting, and selfish piece of shit. What if my heart is all rotted out and corrupted? What about that? What am I suppose to do with that information? Just tell me that.
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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.
