Dawson Trotman Quotes
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An increase in light gives an increase in darkness.
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I was a hot-dog stand lady, I was an orphan housemother, I was a waitress 3 or 4 times. All of those jobs did not have good bosses. They basically told you what to do, when to do and when to hop. And I just didn't like that very much.
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My mother, R. Rajalakshmi, taught at Annamalai University in Chidambaram, and during the day, I was well cared for by aunts and grandparents in the usual way of an extended Indian family.
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My style is all I have. When I go on stage, that's me in my comfort zone. It's not a costume. It's just me. And I want every woman to feel that way.
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It's kind of amazing that people will travel because of a book. I admire that.
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That was a huge part of my training, doing improv in Chicago.
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The woman who can't influence her husband to vote the way she wants ought to be ashamed of herself.
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I love things that are harsh and things that are too loud. And I love lulling people into a false sense of security. That's life.
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The key is to work with people who are passionate about storytelling and who have a similar sensibility of the type and nature of the stories that you want to tell.
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As far as those kinds of things, I also played at the concert to call for the release of Nelson Mandela when he was a political prisoner in South Africa. We were celebrating his 70th birthday and calling for his release.
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I've always felt a spiritual connection with acting. And I felt whole when I was onstage.
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I read autobiographies because there is too much fiction in my life.
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I wanted to come back with the team I grew up with.
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I'm fearless, to a degree.
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Being happy is of the utmost importance. Success in anything is through happiness.
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Meanwhile, parents, students and teachers all report higher satisfaction with charter schools. People like them. They cost less money. They raise the academic achievement of poor kids. Go ahead, get a little enthused.
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I have too many responsibilities and principles. There's no time for 'guilty' pleasures.
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I don't plan my roles or my films.
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I always say I was born too late in the world, too old.
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It's important to realize that sometimes the information you need is hidden behind the information available.
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E. Klimov's 'Come and See,' about partisans fighting the Germans in Byelorussia, is the greatest anti-war film ever made.
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The greatest amount of wasted time is the time not getting started.
