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.
Quotes to Explore
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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 think faith helps me a lot. God wants you to be where He wants you to be, and that's where I want to be. If I do not get a part, I understand that maybe I needed to be home at that time, maybe in school; there's always a reason. My faith is also where my core friends are, at my church, a faith-based friendship.
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It's all false pressure; you put the heat on yourself, you get it from the networks and record companies and movie studios. You put more pressure on yourself to make everything that much harder.
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That is the best instruction you could ever give a poet: whether you're examining a bad line in a poem or a bad motive for action, keep well your repining - meaning, don't ignore the honest muttering in your head.
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Touring is just not normal for me. My personality is to never ever talk to people if I can help it.
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People behave agentically, but they produce theories that afford people very little agency.
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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.
