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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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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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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If your response to the first black president is to say they weren't born in this country... you might be a white supremacist.
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After all, the chief business of the American people is business. They are profoundly concerned with producing, buying, selling, investing and prospering in the world.
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The hardest thing for me is planning ahead. My mom was brilliant at it.
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I'm still that kid that worked at Subway and Target.
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I had aches and pains when I played. No player is ever 100 percent, 80 percent, 85 percent. Guys that play 158 or 162 or 145, we are all in the same boat.
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I can write all the way through the morning, when my mind is clear, and there are no distractions.
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Youth is beautiful.
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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.
