Mara Brock Akil Quotes
I love writing about black women, but if you go beyond that, we're human beings - and because we're human beings, it's universal for everybody.
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You have got to pay attention, you have got to study and you have to do your homework. You have to score higher than everybody else. Otherwise, there is always somebody there waiting to take your place.
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There is no such thing as a little freedom. Either you are all free, or you are not free.
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When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control our emotions.
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The last thing I wanted was to be with someone who's the same age as me and wanted the limelight, wanted the attention. There's lots of girls out there who do.
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I love and adore being a mother. It's the greatest gift I've ever been given.
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There can be no defence like elaborate courtesy.
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Reverence is fatal to literature.
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Corruption is in society and in every strata of society.
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I almost laughed about the Machiavellian plans of the presidents of the United States.
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I want to be the defensive player to break the MVP barrier. I want to break barriers. I want to do things when people tell me I can't.
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I don't believe love goes away just because you're buried in a casket.
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I learned that when you stand up for what you believe in, you'll get a lot of support. But there are always going to be negative things said about you.
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That means following a very restrictive fiscal and monetary policy which will squeeze the monopolies and cut their subsidies. On the micro level we will allow other economic agents, both domestic and foreign, to compete with them.
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When I chose Mississippi State, of course I dreamed about being a big-time college football player. But I'm so grateful that actually became a reality - and it became a reality in a small town.
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I think that cancer is a life form that exists out there, and it exists in us. I think even the concept of healing is a spiritual principle that we have to really look at. I think the word itself is something we ought to get rid of, because it implies that there is illness - that there is something wrong.
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I'm an all-or-nothing person.
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I was once an extra in a Bruce Springsteen video where they did a live performance video at Tramps. I forget the name of the song.
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I work on words, mostly, toward them being poetry or short stories, and then some of those become songs. They all find their place in the world, but they all start off in the same place. I'm always painting and drawing as well, and it's an ongoing creative assignment.
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Anything will worry me. I may not get a check for the light bill off in time and I just get to worrying. I'm a worrywart.
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The people running Silicon Valley are not making the show because they want to do a satire of Silicon Valley. They are just comedy writers, and they want to make a funny show.
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It takes more than just walking across the border to become an American citizen. It's what's in our souls.
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I think that there is a changing wind. There are black conservatives out there, and their voices need to be heard.
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I do think grand gestures are a hit and miss, especially for girls.
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I love writing about black women, but if you go beyond that, we're human beings - and because we're human beings, it's universal for everybody.
