Viola Davis Quotes

All you really need to do is shift people just a tiny bit for change to happen. It doesn't have to be huge and humongous.

Viola Davis

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• The two most frightening words in Washington are 'bipartisan consensus.' Bipartisan consensus is when my doctor and my lawyer agree with my wife that I need help.

  

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• Even the worst Bond movies, there's something to love about them.

  

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• All you really need to do is shift people just a tiny bit for change to happen. It doesn't have to be huge and humongous.

  

  Viola Davis
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  • Needs
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