David C. Driskell Quotes
My parents were not formally educated. Both were cognizant of the importance of education. The teachers and ministers were the role models, and they would say, you should want to be like Miss Gardiner, you should want to be like Mr. Freeman, or be like your dad. Shun the people who don't value education.
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I knew I didn't want to make a country record just because that's not really what I would have ever made as a solo artist.
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Of course I want to look well and fit - and as an athlete, I want to look strong.
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Education is the mother of leadership.
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I don't like getting out when I could be painting. And when I'm painting, I don't want anybody else around.
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I pride myself on not being run of the mill. I don't want to be your umpteenth Fantine in 'Les Miz.'
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A novel is like a sausage. You might like the final taste but you don't want to see how it was made.
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I want to direct every now and then, but I don't want to be a director.
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If we want to make a statement about a man's nature on the basis of his physiognomy, we must take everything into account; it is in his distress that a man is tested, for then his nature is revealed.
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I cherish the creation of public space and services, especially health, housing and the comprehensive education system which dared to give so many of us ideas 'above our station.'
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I want to write without shame or pride or over-compensation in one direction or another. To write freely.
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It was seldom that I attended any religious meetings, as my parents had not much faith in and were never so unfortunate as to unite themselves with any of the religious sects.
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The biggest misconception people have about me is that when they see how young I am, they think, 'Oh, this guy must have always wanted to be in politics; his parents must have been politically connected.' I'm a finance major and always intended to go into business.
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Education... has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading.
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There are days when I still want to be able to do what I want when I want, but there's also something wonderful about being secure.
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After two years at UCLA, I decided to leave. I was convinced that no amount of education would help a black man get a job.
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I may look like a laid-back Hawaiian, but I'm 240 pounds, and when I'm walking around that kitchen, you don't want to get in my way.
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My favorite word was a word James Lapine used repeatedly in 'Sunday in the Park with George,' which was the word 'connect.' All I want to do is connect.
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My parents were really strict about me not watching cartoons.
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I started doing karate at four, my parents were karatekas. I stopped when I was 17 and went to Julliard and had a lot of stage combat there.
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If I have any advice to give to the Syrian president it is to cooperate for the sake of the investigation or for the sake of uncovering the truth.
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Becoming a mother has been the best experience of my life, and I wouldn't trade it for anything.
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Scientific research is one of the most exciting and rewarding of occupations.
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She is very athletic, has great hands, is pretty skilled and she has a great work ethic. She doesn't take a possession off.
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My parents were not formally educated. Both were cognizant of the importance of education. The teachers and ministers were the role models, and they would say, you should want to be like Miss Gardiner, you should want to be like Mr. Freeman, or be like your dad. Shun the people who don't value education.
