Danai Gurira Quotes
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I worked on 'Lonesome Dove' three weeks all together. When I heard they were doing it, I wanted to be involved since I'd read the book.
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My parents separated when I was very small. I grew up with my mother, and I was a single child then. She was very independent, doing her things and having fun alone and working.
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Being on your own would be sad, sick and weird. I don't trust myself. I need that balance.
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My parents never understood why I didn't want to be a doctor or lawyer. They're Cuban immigrants who wanted to give their children the American dream, and, to them, that was more of what 'the dream' entailed.
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I've always had an affinity for the fashion industry - I've always been drawn to it. But I grew up in Calgary in Canada, which, being a fairly isolated city, is not particularly known for having anything to do with fashion.
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It is much more difficult to measure nonperformance than performance.
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I'm a computer scientist by training. I'm also the author of three books, all of which endorse the use of biotechnology to improve the human condition. In the most recent of these, 'The Infinite Resource,' I talk about the power of innovation to save the world.
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'Sixth Street' is probably a new chapter for me. All of the songs were written in my apartment where I'm most comfortable, and at that point, I understood who I was and knew what I was feeling about life.
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We confuse activity with progress, and that's always dangerous, especially in war.
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Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike.
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Nuclear power is not a miracle key for the future.
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I've never looked at my Facebook page or my website, because I'm fundamentally an amateur.
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I've always been fond of acoustic music.
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I love adventure sports. And, I love cooking.
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I hope that the opening of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial will be a life-altering experience that inspires every American to rededicate themselves to the fulfillment of Dr. King's dream.
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I love improvising.
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Second-generation Muslims who have lived all their lives in Europe are turning up among the suicide bombers and terrorists.
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Man, y'know, I'm a music guy. I like a lot of different things. It depends on the time of the day and the situation.
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Women were going back to work, they were assuming their own power. They didn't have time to sit under the dryer.
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My intent is never to leave Latin music. I definitely still want to release bachata albums.
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Clearly, if it is sensible to hold a referendum on independence, it is crucial that we have one on marriage. It is the only way the country can move forward on this issue. Let all those who have a view on this subject place their trust in the Scottish people and let Scotland decide.
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I have always been an avid reader of chemical literature, eager for what is new.
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I've always been attracted to action stuff.
