Danzy Senna Quotes
I don't like stories that are too neat and too resolved. I think resolutions can be deadening for the reader.
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The same liberty that protects me also protects members of the Mafia.
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The main essentials of a successful prime minister are sleep and a sense of history.
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Every child should at least grow up in family rather than without one.
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Nine times out of ten, in the arts as in life, there is actually no truth to be discovered; there is only error to be exposed.
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I've wanted to be an actor since I was 6 years old. I was literally picked off the streets of Paris... while I was modeling there. I was asked to audition for Oliver Stone's 'Alexander.' I didn't get the part, but that led to commercials and roles in South Africa.
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I'm actually pretty shy in real life. But I guess in front of the camera, I focus.
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The Pre-Raphaelites, while very bothered by what the establishment thought of them, also utterly rebelled against it. In everything - social, sexual, emotional - they were out on a limb, pushing the boundaries.
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I think you can do a lot, like describing people with their physical characteristics, things like that, but to me, I've always found it to be a much more informative question to ask somebody what they read.
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Khatami is a symptom and not the cause of change in Iran.
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I always create book soundtracks to capture the overall mood I'm going for and listen to them as I write. Those songs and scores really fuse with the scenes in my mind.
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No, we are not the master of the state, said King. We are not the servant of the state. We are the conscience of the state. The churches or the religious community should be, I think, the conscience of the state. We're not just service providers.
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If you have enthusiasm, you have a very dynamic, effective companion to travel with you on the road to Somewhere.
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There is a certain amount you can learn from reading, but you also need to see and experience things.
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A great writer is a great writer... Tolstoy was not a woman, but 'Anna Karenina' is still a pretty good book.
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I've never done a solo tour. I feel like getting out there and doing that.
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I've known Roger Ailes for 15 years, and I have been treated with the utmost professionalism and respect.
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I like my teammates.
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I always try to be cautiously optimistic.
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There are five billion human beings and in a certain way I think we need five billion different religions, because there is such a large variety of dispositions. I believe that each individual should embark upon a spiritual path that is best suited to his or her mental disposition, natural inclination, temperament, belief, family and cultural background.
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You gotta learn to laugh, it's the way to true love.
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Stand for people. Not a product or service or metric or number. If we stand for real, living, breathing people, we will change the world.
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I don't like stories that are too neat and too resolved. I think resolutions can be deadening for the reader.
