Amara La Negra (Diana Danelys De Los Santos) Quotes
How we see ‘black’ here in the United States is different. You think ‘black,’ you think African-American. See for us in the Dominican Republic, because we’re all Dominican, you only have but to say ‘You’re black.
Quotes to Explore
-
I think computer science, by and large, is still stuck in the Modern age.
-
I think there is a real misconception about Indian food being super spicy. And I know that's because when you go into an Indian restaurant, it is pretty spicy. But it doesn't have to be. In fact, my husband can't handle a lot of heat. I've had to temper my cooking so that he can eat with me.
-
Women dress very much according to their moods, so when you see their shoes, it really shows you the character and what they want to show to the world, and what they are feeling at that time.
-
For ages, I had this mullet until someone on the street stopped me and said, 'Darling, can I cut your hair for free? Because you look a bit weird.'
-
I do not suppose I shall be remembered for anything. But I don't think about my work in those terms. It is just as vulgar to work for the sake of posterity as to work for the sake of money.
-
I am insecure. If you ask me, everybody is.
-
The best thing to do is just leave them alone. Alligators want to be away from you just as much as you want to be away from them.
-
It is a myth of publishers that people want to read easy things.
-
Fans can never accuse R. Kelly of doing the same thing; I keep mixing it up.
-
For many decades, Myanmar was on the receiving end of very public diplomatic scoldings, often backed up by sanctions.
-
Often the starting point for characters, for me, is finding a little, most minor detail, and I'll go from there.
-
Why I got into music was James Taylor, so to see him be a real down-to-earth guy that's unbelievably talented... then to hear him sing those lyrics of 'What I'm Thankful For,' which is a song Ms. Yearwood and I got to write together, that was definitely a highlight of my recording life.
-
On the fourth day of July following, a party of about two hundred Indians attacked Boonsborough, killed one man, and wounded two.
-
I like working in theatre now and I think that once you've done a certain amount of films most actors love working in the theatre because of the camaraderie.
-
When our backs are on the wall, that's the time when we enjoy having fun, relax out there, do our thing, don't get the pressure on, see the results, day by day, game by game.
-
Most of the fans of John Lennon and maybe John and Yoko are younger than me.
-
My duty is that of a chronicler; and if I perform that conscientiously, the lessons which my observations suggest will need no pointing out.
-
I'm terrible remembering lyrics. Before a tour, I have to remind myself. I have to go through the songs.
-
I watched the German version of 'Baron Munchasen' and Fritz Lang's 'Metropolis' at a young age. 'Star Wars' was also a huge thing when I was a kid.
-
Let us sacrifice one day to gain perhaps a whole life.
-
A lamp does not flicker in a place where no wind blows; so it is with a yogi, who controls his mind, intellect and self, being absorbed in the spirit within him.
-
Being a black lesbian myself, I roll my eyes a little bit when I see black lesbian characters on shows where it's purely there for decoration. You can just hear it in the writers room... 'What if we make her a lesbian?'
-
No one told Miles Davis or BB King to pack it in. John Lee Hooker played literally up to the day he died. Why should pop musicians be any different?
-
How we see ‘black’ here in the United States is different. You think ‘black,’ you think African-American. See for us in the Dominican Republic, because we’re all Dominican, you only have but to say ‘You’re black.
