Viola Davis Quotes
I think at the end of the day she [Rose from "Fences"] is a strong woman in the truest sense of the word. I think all of that is in the narrative; it's already there. The hope is there; the playfulness is there; it's there. I wish I could take credit for it, but it's there.
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The scramble to get into college is going to be so terrible in the next few years that students are going to put up with almost anything, even an education.
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Teaching is a very noble profession that shapes the character, caliber, and future of an individual. If the people remember me as a good teacher, that will be the biggest honour for me.
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For the most part, I don't have a Facebook page; I don't Twitter.
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All peoples have contributed to the overall progress and enhancement of human life.
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I don't think a lot of actors talk about it, but there's usually a process where you essentially purge yourself of the character that you played prior to the movie.
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I don't think there's a perfect time to have kids. I think first you have to find the perfect person.
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I'm very conscious of Miguel Cotto's career... I need to do my part on that night to have victory and create my own legacy in this sport of boxing.
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Kai-Fu's Innovation Works is the top very-early-stage fund in China. We are proud to be an investor, and hope that IW will help to produce in China companies on the scale of Facebook, Zynga, or Groupon.
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I definitely associate music with color. For example, my first record has a red cover but it is totally green and blue to me.
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'LazyTown' is basically about motivation. So what do I call motivation? I call it 'go.' The show is going to inspire kids to go. Go fishing. Go dancing. Go live.
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I won't be in gay parades - I don't think they need them. I believe in class - I believe that people should have a bit of class about them.
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Make yourself comfortable in everything you do.
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I could probably name thousands of albums that I want.
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Ask Mother for advice on breaking into show business.
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I had self-esteem issues into my early 20s.
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A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.
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You've got to realize. In the western world, regardless of what color you are, what title the music is, it's all played by the same notes.
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I'm not terribly confrontational, but I've gotten better at holding my ground.
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When I had a child, everyone was telling me that I was going to see the world through her eyes, and everything was going to get this nice gloss to it. I kept waiting for that to happen, and thought there was a real problem with me that it wasn't.
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It was one of those parties where you cough twice before you speak and then decide not to say it after all.
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Those who wish to attain God and progress in religious devotion, should particularly guard themselves against the snares of lust and wealth. Otherwise they can never attain perfection.
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The single most important thing we can do today to ensure a strong, successful future for Wisconsin is invest in our kids early - because what we do now will determine what kind of state Wisconsin will be 10, 20, even 50 years from now.
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I think at the end of the day she [Rose from "Fences"] is a strong woman in the truest sense of the word. I think all of that is in the narrative; it's already there. The hope is there; the playfulness is there; it's there. I wish I could take credit for it, but it's there.
