Alice Walker Quotes
Us sing and dance, make faces and give flower bouquets, trying to be loved. You ever notice that trees do everything to get attention we do, except walk?
Quotes to Explore
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Graffiti has an interesting relationship to the broader world of hip-hop: It's part of the culture, but also in a weird way a stepchild of the culture.
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It isn't what I do, but how I do it. It isn't what I say, but how I say it, and how I look when I do it and say it.
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I don't really feel like I have to have a debate with my husband over issues.
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I think that when we strip people down, most of us want the same things. People just have very different views of how to get there.
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I never wanted to be a writer. I wanted to be a book illustrator. I used to hurry home from school and draw.
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We have gone through everything as a nation - partition, dictatorship, and even anarchy.
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You just have to go to bat and take a swing. And if you're not right for a part, or it goes to a British man, they may remember that you showed up, knew your lines and were good. And maybe they'll call you in for something else.
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I was always active as a kid. I was a professional figure skater for many years and I was a dancer, so it's just been part of my life, and I think that creates a certain body type.
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When you look at where the Democratic field is going relative to foreign policy, they are increasingly moving away from a policy of pre-emptive self-defense that the president has adopted since September 11.
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Tax cuts are like sex: When they are good, they are very, very good. And when they are bad, they are still pretty good.
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I have a son, Mason, who is disabled - cerebral palsy - and he does not walk independently, sit independently or speak. He uses a talking computer. I started becoming an advocate for him when he was 3 years old.
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I don't throw my clothes out after one wear. Shocking, I know.
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I'm not pretending to be ingenuous; I know what I'm doing.
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I went to film school and wanted to learn everything there was about making movies.
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Modi government has not flouted any rule or regulation to help anyone.
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I'm not hiding anything. What you see is what you get.
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I have a biology degree, okay?
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In the '70s, my playing was completely untutored, but it sounded good to me, and I tried to find ways to make those very simple things work in more ambitious contexts.
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[To become a poet] The most important thing is to pay attention. The next would probably be to read; it's so important to pay attention. It keeps you from being bored, and I might add it keeps you from being boorish.
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The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound, and the future is anybody's guess.
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If it's tough believing what you believe, then maybe it's time to move. But if you are someone who militantly enforces your opinion about anything, then you need to get out of town.
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Us sing and dance, make faces and give flower bouquets, trying to be loved. You ever notice that trees do everything to get attention we do, except walk?
