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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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 have a friendship with Hezbollah, and I also have contacts outside of Lebanon, but it doesn't mean I follow anyone's agenda.
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Making noise is easy; making stuff people understand is an easy thing to do.
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I was a shy kid, wasn't necessarily an extrovert, but I couldn't help doing voices.
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War reporters are often seen as a wild bunch of thrill-seekers who wade into danger zones simply for the sake of the adrenalin high the settings inevitably provide. But this one-dimensional explanation leaves out the core of the story, which is that reporters go to these places because they feel the tug of responsibility.
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In today's world, learning has become the key to economic prosperity, social cohesion and personal fulfillment. We can no longer afford to educate the few to think, and the many to do.
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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.
