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 feel like all the parts are seniors in high school and seventh graders, and I think I kinda skipped that awkward stage by not working those years.
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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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I am much pleased to find how very well I stand work & how my powers of attention & continued effort increase.
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I don't really dance. I don't drink or smoke. Being at parties is very awkward.
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Lose yourself in the music, the moment - you own it.
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One of the very, very exciting things I have found here in L.A. is that no one talks to you about being Scottish. Whereas, if you are in London and you are trying to put films together and be a film-maker, there is a kind of unspoken sense that, if you are Scottish, you have something to overcome or else you cannot really do that project.
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Chicago is a world-class culinary center. We need to guard that reputation and status.
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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?
