Tanit Phoenix Quotes
Afrikaans is my first language, although you would never know, as my English accent has more of an American-British thing going on from all my years of travelling.
Quotes to Explore
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To be a great painter means to be a great poet: someone who transcends the limits of his language.
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I worked at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, lived there for three years, and lived in Baltimore for 12 years.
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College is part of the American dream. It shouldn't be part of a financial nightmare for families.
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This I know; the spirit of Man cannot be stopped.
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The state must be the first to be organized and totally committed to serving the interests of the people.
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I'm a collaborator. I know I don't know everything. I don't want to know everything.
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I was always an avid reader of books. My vocabulary, my English are all thanks to that reading habit. Reading keeps me grounded. I came from a very middle class family – poor, in fact.
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I know there is something out there and like most people, I tend to believe in it more when things go bad.
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Excess of grief for the dead is madness; for it is an injury to the living, and the dead know it not.
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When I write for kids, I have to make sure they know what can't happen. They have to know it's a fantasy. But when I write for adults, they have to think it's real. Every detail has to be real or they won't buy it.
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I just don't consider myself to be, you know, an American actor. I don't want that life.
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We saw very little of the real Jack Buck behind the microphone. He would touch people in ways that we will never know. Jack was much more than just an announcer.
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A lot of people don't realize that hair is a big thing for a lot of people, not just African-American women. It's something to be aware of and to be cautious of.
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You know when you see those guys and their sideburns are just a little too high? You don't need to have sideburns, but don't have to have them right above the ear. I knew a guy that did that in high school and I was like, 'What are you doing? Just let them down a little.'
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I don't know any member of Congress who ever said, 'I'm satisfied with the communication that we have from the White House.'
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The first album I ever owned was 'A Star is Born.'
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We're certainly not in position to expand into the East. We've been very candid and up front that if, in fact, we go through an expansion process, the world will know about it.
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I know there is a bounty on my head, such as there is with many other leaders and protesters.
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The sun never sets on my gallery.
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No presidential candidate should visit Las Vegas without condemning organized gambling.
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We may say that many, if not all, of the personality traits which we have called masculine or feminine are as lightly linked to sex as are the clothing, the manners, and the form of headdress that a society at a given period assigns to either sex.
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It's very important as a startup to get early press because, although it may not be a large number of people, having a 'Fast Company' story - some of those people that read it are going to be your next employees and hires, your next investors.
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My whole family is missing that sports gene. I hope I didn't screw that up by marrying a great golfer.
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Afrikaans is my first language, although you would never know, as my English accent has more of an American-British thing going on from all my years of travelling.
