Laura Dern Quotes
We like our archetypes and heroes to be what they are at face value. And life doesn't work out like that.
Quotes to Explore
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Awards for arts, where you make comparisons, don't make much sense.
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One ever feels his twoness - an American, a Negro; two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings; two warring ideals in one dark body, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder.
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What is politics? Political system is equal to development politics plus political politics.
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I think good companies can navigate being public and doing the right things for their customers.
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If I just did music, I might go insane. I need words; I need stories. And it's the same the other way around.
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I tell my daughter Nyssa, 'You should respect my work, and I will also respect yours when you grow up.' 'Work is worship' is what I have told her.
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The more I talk about things, the more I understand myself.
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I motivate others by making sure that they understand to go after their dreams and don't let anyone tell you you can't. If you are motivated enough and put the work in that you can achieve anything in life that you set your mind to.
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We like our archetypes and heroes to be what they are at face value. And life doesn't work out like that.
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Of all the haunting moments of motherhood, few rank with hearing your own words come out of your daughter's mouth.
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In South Africa, being Chinese meant I wasn't white and I wasn't black. I trained in Baragwanath Hospital, the largest black hospital in South Africa. That was around 1976, the time of the Soweto Uprising, when police fired on children and students who were protesting. I was part of the group of interns who volunteered to treat them.
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I'm here because I stand on many, many shoulders, and that's true of every black person I know who has achieved.
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Pasta with melted cheese is the one thing I could eat over and over again.
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Doing stunt work is risky, but it's something I enjoy.
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The bonds we create in the household are the most important and lasting. Savor them; they're sacred.
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I love Chicago. It's one of my favorite cities, hands down.
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I'm the sort of person that doesn't really have specific 'inspiration.' It probably comes more from my doubts and my desires.
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I love my parents. Coming out to them was sort of coming out to myself. I educated them, and I wanted our relationship to keep growing. I wanted them to be a part of my life still. I wanted to be able to share with them what I was going through.
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'Urban Renewal' was sweet because I've been - unfairly, I would say - plonked in the middle of the road because of a handful of songs. It came at a good time for me, because you do take a bit of a browbeating and, as you get older, you become better at accepting it and realizing why it happens.
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If you knew my life and understood where I came from, you would agree that Auntie Anne's, Inc. is a modern day business miracle.
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Daily life is more instructive than the most effective book.
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I've met some great people that deal with me in the press. I've also met some people that were very dishonorable, frankly.
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Your home should be about enriching the daily experience.
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We like our archetypes and heroes to be what they are at face value. And life doesn't work out like that.
