Michael Eric Dyson Quotes
When I was 12 years old, my pastor came to the church: Dr. Fredrick Samson. And that was revolutionary because he mentored me and I got a chance to see up close the impact of a rhetorical genius.
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I believe that of all the things I have done, exciting though many of them have been, there's no doubt in my mind that the most worthwhile have been the establishing of schools and hospitals, and the rebuilding of monasteries in the mountains.
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Every one of us, no matter how damaged or abnormal or shut down, we're all looking for love. Every person needs love in this world, but our views on what love is vary enormously.
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Poetry is an art, the easiest to dabble in, but the hardest to reach true excellence.
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Analysis I take to be a scientific procedure. What I do is creative. It doesn't spring from the same part of the mind.
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Energy is a concept that has been coined by physicists. There is no observable thing known as energy anywhere.
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I'm not on the radio all day long. I'm not on TV.
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I am doing characters that have so many layers. And I am very lucky that I show a lot of variety.
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My grandfather worked in a shoe factory - he was an Italian immigrant. My father was the first to go to college in the family.
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Painting is something that requires a lot of time - it's not just one good idea out of art school.
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Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.
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I have been an unabashed fan of NPR for many years, and have stolen untold excellent ideas from its programming.
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Just as physical exercise is a well-known and well-accepted means to improve health for anyone, regardless of age or background, so can the brain be put 'into shape' for optimal learning.
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Boredom, after all, is a form of criticism.
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So there is a personal sense of style for a given work - I don't like a general style, but every work has its own style, and I want to create a style for every work.
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I feel like comedy had a boys'-club label when we were starting.
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When I'm working, even though it's sometimes challenging and difficult, there's still no place I would rather be.
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I consider myself absolutely a character actor, and that's what I want as a career. I don't need to be the lead star or any of that, as long as I'm doing stuff that I'm proud of, really.
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Seriously I suspected I was a good actor, though I didn't know it during 'Monsoon Wedding.' Now I realize the more I learn, the less I know about acting... and life.
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The path from dreams to success does exist. May you have the vision to find it, the courage to get on to it, and the perseverance to follow it.
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One thing that's important for a performer to understand is the difference between art and entertainment.
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I do think there is some chance we will see increased private sector savings in the next year or two if housing prices were to moderate.
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I am putting together a secular bible. My Genesis is when the apple falls on Newton's head.
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When I was 12 years old, my pastor came to the church: Dr. Fredrick Samson. And that was revolutionary because he mentored me and I got a chance to see up close the impact of a rhetorical genius.
