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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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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I hate negative ads in general.
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I pondered what I should do and wasn't sure. Then it just finally became clear.
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When I'm home, I go back to the same routine that I've had since I was a kid.
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I personally believe that any country that has a nuclear program should conform to international regulations and should have international regulatory bodies that check to make sure that any nuclear program moves in the right direction.
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At that time, the academic orientation was rather technical contrary to that of the university, where art theory is very important. The teachers were renowned artists and among the best of that time.
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The whole thrust of yogic philosophical and scientific inquiry has therefore been to examine the nature of being, with a view to learning to respond to the stresses of life without so many tremors and troubles.
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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.
