Nikki Grimes Quotes
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I'm uncomfortable with the focus on the poet and not on the poem.
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This is what we get paid to do, is to bring it every week, and I hope the guys would say I bring it every week. I mean, I love this game, and I bring energy.
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I'm focused on energy only. And I know what I'm talking about. And I don't want to be distracted on other things.
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Just try to focus one game at a time, not worry about points or anything like that. Worry about playing the right way and see what comes of it.
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Owing to some peculiarity in my nervous system, I have perception of some things, which no one else has; or at least very few, if any... I can throw rays from every quarter of the universe into one vast focus.
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Chemo days make me tired, though it's hard to say that's because of the chemo when you have kids who have inherited their dad's usual energy level.
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Energy companies, such as Chevron and Shell, and oil producing countries, such as Kuwait and Venezuela, pump crude oil from their vast land holdings and sell it on the world market.
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The Holocaust changed our perception of morality not only because we discovered that morality is the only thing that can stand up to the ultimate evil, but also because it shifted the focus from society to the individual.
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To let the people know there was life beyond Shirley Dean, we decided to focus on voter registration; each day I set up my card table somewhere in the district, signed people up, and passed out noses.
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If I write something, and I'm going to put in all that love and energy, I want to direct it.
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There is something enormously compelling about Fran Cutler. She is a thrilling bundle of energy and enthusiasm.
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If you would make the most of yourself, cut away all of your vitality sappers; get rid of everything which hampers you and holds you back, everything which wastes your energy, cuts down your working capital. Get freedom at any cost.
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It's very tough for me to focus. I'm like: 'Look, something shiny! No, focus. Oh, there goes a butterfly!'
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It takes a lot of energy to teach.
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There's something about being in a house with an audience, and having that immediate feedback. I started acting because of that energy; it's what feeds me on stage and informs my choices.
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'E.T.' was the movie that made me want to make movies in the first place, and it was the first movie that made me focus on writing instead of what happens in the movie.
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As long as there's political uncertainty around the energy space, stock prices will come down.
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I want to challenge myself to see where my limit is and experiment with a lot of different films. A lot of artists from Asia focus too much on their Asian background. I don't want to let go of my background, but to be a success in the U.S., which is my goal, I realize I need to surround myself with American filmmakers and producers.
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I remember so well my father's complete concentration when he went to the studio. Everything he did, every movement he made, he did with complete concentration. Then, after he had finished work, he would go to the beach or whatever, and then he would enjoy play and forget about his work.
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It isn't just what you know, and it isn't just who you know. It's actually who you know, who knows you, and what you do for a living.
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People want to act like they know celebrities. They want to see pictures. They want to know where you're going. They want to hear you talk about your family.
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I know it may seem surprising to people, but learning dialog that has a conversational flow to it is not that difficult.
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Jealousy is a waste of energy...focus on what I have, not what I don't.
