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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I wanted to study to be a dental hygienist, marry a rich dentist, and hang it up.
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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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I write songs about things that I'm simultaneously trying to not think about.
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Before marriage, many couples are very much like people rushing to catch an airplane; once aboard, they turn into passengers. They just sit there.
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Truth and facts have to trump partisanship. There has to be something that's true regardless of what your angle is on it.
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Movies can and do have tremendous influence in shaping young lives.
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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.
