Natasha Trethewey Quotes
I've been most happy to be an advocate for the kinds of grassroots things that people are doing who care about poetry.

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I'm ready to stretch my legs. I'm ready to jump in the ring.
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I want to go into science class and awaken that spark that makes learning possible.
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In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is.
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Animals keep you company when you're really lonely. It helps because when you have a friend around who always likes you no matter what - it's harder to feel bad or down.
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I'm not interested in what other people are doing. That's their business.
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I am cursed with computers; something always goes wrong.
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In Los Angeles, I'm always in Fred Segal. It's become a ritual. I have lunch and then buy lots of things I don't need. Usually tons of clothes for the kids that they grow out of in 10 seconds.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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When I was doing all this acting stuff, all these kids, like, assumed, 'Oh, my God, you're on TV, and you probably have a lot of money.' And I was living in a garage.
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I want to keep a thread between the studio and the stage, and I want to flow more easily from one to the other.
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Community colleges are one of America's great social inventions a gateway to the future for first time students looking for an affordable college education, and for mid-career students looking to get ahead in the workplace.
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I've always been excited by rotoscoping, the technique used in films like 'Waking Life,' which fuses animation with real-life emotion. It seemed like it was a process ripe for innovation.
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I just always wanted to be left alone to go into a creative space.
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The crown must constantly earn citizens' appreciation, respect and trust.
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It's very little trouble for me to accommodate my fans, unless I'm actually taking a pee at the time.
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I wrote my first piano piece when I was in 4th grade.
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If I had a spreadsheet on my computer, it looked like I was busy.
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I wanted to look at the mentality that can breed that sort of intensity, that kind of cutthroat, pressure-cooker feeling, especially a form of music like jazz, that should be - or you'd think should be - all about liberation and improvisation and everything.
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I love when people are coming up and they're working hard and you can see that they're really focused on the process to their music. I really dig that. As a musician, it's nice to see people who really care about the process.
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When people walk away from you, let them go. Your destiny is never tied to anyone who leaves you, and it doesn't mean they are bad people. It just means that their part in your story is over.
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Playing a show before thousands of people is a highly unnatural state and when I get on the mat to do an hour of yoga before the show, I come out physically relaxed.
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Aerodynamics are for people who can't build engines.
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Because in America people don't worship government. They worship God.
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I've been most happy to be an advocate for the kinds of grassroots things that people are doing who care about poetry.