Brooklyn Sudano Quotes
I always considered myself bi-racial, because I didn't want to disconnect from either side, and I felt very strongly about that. Now, I understand that the world sees me as a black woman, a person of color, and I'm okay with that.
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Every dogma, every philosophic or theological creed, was at its inception a statement in terms of the intellect of a certain inner experience.
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I always enjoyed movies and in hindsight I realise how captivating they were to me.
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I just sing the songs that people don't expect you to sing, because I just love having fun at karaoke and I'm always a bit nervous to sing something serious.
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I'm an honest, open father.
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The poor and minorities are disproportionately both crime's perpetrators and its victims. People are saddened when this happens but not surprised.
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I should confess that I'm woefully under-read in South African fiction.
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In 2001, I moved from Philly to Atlanta, where I lived for six years. I had never lived anywhere but Philly, and you can imagine the culture shock; the Civil War seeps into daily life and conversation down South in a way it never does up North.
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An artist is attracted to certain kinds of form without knowing why. You adopt a position intuitively; only later do you attempt to rationalize or even justify it.
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I think a lot of us feel the need to always be connected, and finding time to relax and sometimes play is something that I think we all need to make more time for, especially me.
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Mama is my chance to be a stand-up comedian. In my mind, it's my chance to be Chris Rock.
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The main characters for 'The Seer and the Sword' made an appearance one night and then haunted me for over five years before I began to write them down. Does that count as inspiration? For me, characters tend to show up, stay on to help with the work of writing their stories, and then occasionally deign to visit after a book is finished.
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Life is fleeting, and permanence in this world is something we all strive for. The best way to achieve permanence is through philanthropy.
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Being married to a footballer is some girls' dream, but it isn't always like that. I work.
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When you work with a great director, you realise you are far from being a director.
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The greatest gift God has given me is the capacity of love for people. I have so many faults, but caring about people is not one of them.
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People in misery is what most important in art.
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I've worked on shows where the lead actor doesn't know their lines, doesn't care, and it affects everybody - the crew, the director, the other actors. It's definitely a responsibility.
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The fight scenes are pretty easy and come pretty naturally for me, to be honest.
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Industrialization of the building trade is a question of material. Hence the demand for a new building material is the first prerequisite.
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The ingratitude of the world can never deprive us of the conscious happiness of having acted with humanity ourselves.
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If the world really does end, there aren't going to be many places to run.
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I do not want Britain to turn its back on Europe or the rest of the world.
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I always considered myself bi-racial, because I didn't want to disconnect from either side, and I felt very strongly about that. Now, I understand that the world sees me as a black woman, a person of color, and I'm okay with that.
