Ntozake Shange Quotes
I'm a firm believer that language and how we use language determines how we act, and how we act then determines our lives and other people's lives.
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We may stumble and fall but shall rise again; it should be enough if we did not run away from the battle.
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I wanted to study to be a dental hygienist, marry a rich dentist, and hang it up.
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I don't think I'm that intelligent. I think I'm semi-intelligent.
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Every decision to use military force is an excruciatingly difficult one.
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I don't meet many people who are talking about shows on Showtime.
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Let me tell you, my career went from zero to 900. Its hard keeping up with that pace, but I wouldn't trade it for anything else in the world.
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I've always been a very prolific writer.
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We live in a globalising world. That means that all of us, consciously or not, depend on each other. Whatever we do or refrain from doing affects the lives of people who live in places we'll never visit.
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I never had little brothers, so I was totally not used to hearing a lot of cussing at a young age! I learned what 'pull my finger' meant the hard way.
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As long as I have ambition, maybe I can achieve something for my country.
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I liked the people at Brown, while I really disliked most of the fellow students I had met at Northwestern.
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I exercise five days a week at home.
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We think that there really is racial bias in determining who people want to date.
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I can make up stories with the best of them. I've been telling stories since I was a little kid.
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For each project I do, I try to surprise myself, do the unexpected, and change my own status quo. From the One Laptop Per Child, the Herman Miller Sayl, or the latest Movado watch collection, there is always an insecurity about being able to do something important. I think each of those projects makes me feel like we have progressed.
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All cultures have had a belief in ghosts and a fear of ghosts. People have always told stories, and everybody likes being frightened, especially when you feel safe. Personally, I find them scarier than vampires or zombies.
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In my eyes, a patriot is little more than an international blackleg.
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You fight, you try your best, but if you lose, you don't have to break five racquets and smash up the locker room. You can do those things, but when you've finished, nothing's changed. You've still lost. If something positive came from that, I probably would do it. But I see only negativity.
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Dartmouth is such a special college with its rich history, dedicated student body, and, as I've been learning more recently, colorful customs.
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They that reverence to much old times are but a scorn to the new.
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The strangest thing about life is not its frightful cruelty, but that it can be gentle.
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I reside in a new colony for the Chinese-singing banjo player, with a population of one. At least I have something I have to do with my life.
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The wonderful thing about writing for theatre is you can go anywhere you want with the language. There are no limits. With film, they frown on language - it's always 'Too many words.'
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I'm a firm believer that language and how we use language determines how we act, and how we act then determines our lives and other people's lives.
