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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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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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 computer systems cause errors, you can end up with The Dreaded NIGO - the 'not in good order' transaction.
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Biochemistry is the science of life. All our life processes - walking, talking, moving, feeding - are essentially chemical reactions. So biochemistry is actually the chemistry of life, and it's supremely interesting.
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People win Oscars, and then it seems like they fall off the planet. And that's partly because a huge expectation walks in the room and sits right down on top of your head. The moment I won the Oscar, I felt the teardown the very next day.
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I've always been interested in making movies.
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It is the heritage of anguished centuries, and it distinguishes us from all other people-us, the youngest and last people of our culture. ...
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The freedoms and prosperity we enjoy in America are thanks to the brave men and women who have served in our armed forces.
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A man fears that conflict with his wife will lead to less intimacy, not more intimacy.
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Nature is full of drama. I know nothing about biology, about birds, about insects, about the details of politics. I just make movies about human interest stories.
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I'm consistently blown away by 'Mad Men.' Having spent so much time in the writers' room, I'm cursed in that anytime I watch something, I'm always calculating what the writers are up to.
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Women gain social influence through their roles as mothers, transmitters of culture, and parents for the next generation.
