Danzy Senna Quotes
My fear was like a stray dog, roving the neighborhood of my life, looking for a new source of worry.
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Strange things blow in through my window on the wings of the night wind and I don't worry about my destiny.
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You don't have to fear defeat if you believe it may reveal powers that you didn't know you possessed.
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Don't worry so much about your self-esteem. Worry more about your character. Integrity is its own reward.
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I just worry a lot. I'm a worrier. Michelle and Barack are really dear to me. I mean, I love them. And I don't want to see them get hurt. Just the nature of politics is hurtful. So every time they are hurt, I get hurt. It's a lot to ask of people, and it's a lot to see your friends go through. It's hard not to get emotional.
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Sometimes, fear is good. Sometimes it's a good thing to have a little bit of a reality check.
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I started playing bluegrass with my family, so there were the G, C and D chords. I was playing a Martin acoustic because that's what Carter Stanley of the Stanley Brothers played. Then I got into the really raw blues of Hound Dog Taylor and started on electric guitar.
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If you stop and think about who was in the 'Lassie' movies, it's difficult to think who was in them, apart from Elizabeth Taylor. You remember the dog, not the people! So if you're going to be in a movie, and it's called 'Gremlins', it's going to be about Gremlins, and what people are going to remember are the Gremlins.
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I grew up kind of a tomboy and I used to fight with all the neighborhood boys.
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In my 20 years in football, I was fortunate enough never to have experienced relegation. And while there is the pressure of expectations at the top of the league, at the bottom it comes in fear and trepidation, which is almost worse.
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Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' was a story about the fear of immigration; the bad old bloodsucker swooping in from Eastern Europe and also preying upon 'our' vulnerable women.
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My motivation for being a good drummer was born out of fear, which, in a way, seems so antithetical to what art should be.
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Logically, harmony must come from the heart... Harmony very much based on trust. As soon as use force, creates fear. Fear and trust cannot go together.
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I think making friends is not being afraid to look stupid, because everyone wants a friend who is willing to be stupid and fun. If you try and be too cool, it only works in high school. After that, being uncool is a very cool thing to do. So just have fun, and don't worry what other people think of you and people will want to be your friends.
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The biggest challenge or biggest crisis knocking on the doors of humankind is fear and intolerance.
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I admired the way McCain worked on campaign finance reform. I admired the way Nancy Pelosi stiffened the Democrats' spine during the health care debate. I admire the way Barack Obama has raised a dog in the White House without ever putting it on the roof of the car for a vacation drive.
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Our dog, Comet, is a Lab/poodle mix. She's goofy and silly and sweet.
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People who wear fur smell like a wet dog if they're in the rain. And they look fat and gross.
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No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.
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I fear it's because religion is man's attempt to reach God, and when he feels he has succeeded, he cannot abide anyone else's claim to have done the same.
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When I think of the future, I think of my 15 year old son Connor and my 12 year old daughter Meghan. I worry about their future because your kids are as important to you as mine are to me. And I am unwilling to leave our children with so much debt.
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I look at the artistic process as like experiencing the world, channeling it through your personality and sending it back out there. That's the process.
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What we remember most about rooms we like is the 'atmosphere.'
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I actually like pole dancing! It gives you so much confidence. I never thought I'd do it, but now I'm really into it.
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My fear was like a stray dog, roving the neighborhood of my life, looking for a new source of worry.
