Andrea Davis Pinkney Quotes
I wanted to show young people that taking a stand can be done by simply standing firm in your convictions.
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We were five kids at home, and my mother and grandmother ensured that we all had a very grounded upbringing in Madras. Even in school, I never used to tell anyone that my dad was an actor.
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People really feel that, when they go to the gas pump now, that the oil cartel is holding them by the legs and tipping them upside down and shaking money out of their pockets.
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This process is alchemy: its founder is the smith Vulcan.
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Nothing could be more inappropriate to American literature than its English source since the Americans are not British in sensibility.
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In the future I think the labels on most pop music are going to go. Everyone keeps jumping into everyone else's space.
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There is evidence that some of al Qaeda's nuclear efforts over the years met with swindles and false leads.
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I always say spend more on classics, like a good pair of leather trousers, an amazing tailored jacket, or a classic handbag. Then you can just mix your everyday tops from the high street.
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I moved into this neighborhood, and I was walking on this beach with my kids, and we came across a sign that said, 'Water's polluted, no swimming.' And I didn't have any answers.
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I loved politics and, I confess, I enjoyed politicians immensely.
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If I could drink only one wine, it would be Champagne.
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I don't drink coffee.
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A man with a million dollars can be as happy nowadays as though he were rich.
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I certainly support civil unions.
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Just because a majority of the Supreme Court declares something to be 'constitutional' does not make it so.
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There are forms of art that I might not like to do myself, but I still have respect for the artists who create it.
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Love is easy! Kindness is easy. So I try on my Twitter page to acknowledge everyone that reaches out to me. I try to make my page - I can't control the rest of Twitter - but I try to make my page a safe place for people.
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I knew if I had gone to school - if I had gone to Juilliard and danced for four years - I would have spent every day wondering what would have happened if I had gone to Los Angeles instead.
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Physics has found no straight lines. Instead, the physical universe consists of only waves undulating back and forth allowing for corrections and balance.
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We make destiny with every turn, every choice.
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The loss of young first love is so painful that it borders on the ludicrous.
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I can never be the hero now. You have to be young and all that stuff. I used to be the hero.
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There was a president imposed by Syria. Our battle... is to have a Lebanese president that we elect.
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I wanted to show young people that taking a stand can be done by simply standing firm in your convictions.
