Patricia Hill Collins Quotes
Women gain social influence through their roles as mothers, transmitters of culture, and parents for the next generation.
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As a black actress you've got to work doubly hard. But it doesn't ever get me to the point where I give up on myself. It just motivates me to be more prepared, focus and disciplined. That's why I care so much about doing black films and making sure that we represent and are represented correctly.
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Christmas is, of course, the time to be home - in heart as well as body.
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People don't get through to the essence of you right away - it's always the famous 'girl' or the famous 'girlfriend'. I'd rather be known for myself.
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Secretly, I think everyone who makes fun of California really does want to be in California.
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Success is so fleeting; even if you get a good book deal, or your book is a huge success, there's always the fear: 'What about the next one?'
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Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.
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I love creative people.
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In trouble to be troubled, Is to have your trouble doubled.
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To prosper and advance, the American business sector is going to need a financial system oriented toward business, not 'home ownership.'
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One and one is two, and two and two is four, and five will get you ten if you know how to work it.
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Learning to read and write changes lives; it means jobs, money, health, and dreams fulfilled.
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The opportunity, number one, to work with Ang Lee is an amazing thing for me.
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I've got that Beethoven energy, that Stravinsky energy. And it's all a gift from the Creator.
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Obviously I'm not 21 anymore, but I think I can still throw with anybody.
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Conflict is the beginning of consciousness.
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I think most Americans don't really care about politicians bickering in Washington.
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When leaders throughout an organization take an active, genuine interest in the people they manage, when they invest real time to understand employees at a fundamental level, they create a climate for greater morale, loyalty, and, yes, growth.
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When computer systems cause errors, you can end up with The Dreaded NIGO - the 'not in good order' transaction.
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I definitely relate so much to a lot of women in comedy, but I don't love segregating the genders. I'm just as influenced by male comedians as I am female comedians.
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Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.
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I feel like a lot of people would quite easily stab you in the back once they get what they want. And you see that in people.
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There were definitely dark nights when you're like, 'Maybe joining the military wasn't such a good idea.' But, in a way, it was the best training to be an actor.
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A lot of people get emotional in movies that are cartoons, but not in TV shows.
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Women gain social influence through their roles as mothers, transmitters of culture, and parents for the next generation.
