Lena Waithe Quotes
The truth is, for me, when I was a young black girl who knew I was different, was watching TV, I would always be staring at the TV set looking for myself, and I didn't see me. And when you don't see yourself, you start to think that you don't matter, or you start to think that something is wrong with you.
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If you have a movie coming out, and people are talking about you, the amount of scripts will build.
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I could be the best looking guy in the Duma, but that's only because all the other guys are over 60.
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I think shoppers are looking for newness and creativity. Look at C. Wonder, for instance. They're dancing in our stores. We don't believe in retail like retail was done in the past. We believe in disrupting the whole environment, offering them amazing value in an amazing package of fun, excitement and whimsy.
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You just have to re-wire your brain when you're shifting from the stage to the screen or the silver screen or the HD flat screen.
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I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.
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My reasons for declaring a sexual preference had to do less with the pursuit of personal freedom than with the lust for pure shock value.
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I think I have been very lucky as far as my acting career goes.
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Remember that no relationship is a total waste of time. You can always learn something about yourself.
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The success of the Rat Pack or the Clan was due to the camaraderie, the three guys who work together and kid each other and love each other.
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I think we respond well when we do something well.
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Creative people are more prone to depression.
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Every newspaper editor says the heart of the paper is the reporter - which is true - except for the pay!
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She told me that she would support me regardless of what I decided, but I'm so glad that I actually got to be a kid before having to grow up. My mom knows best about this kind of thing.
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A theory can be proved by experiment; but no path leads from experiment to the birth of a theory.
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If it squares with the Scripture, then let's go. If it's in conflict with the Scripture, then it's heresy.
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What I care about is readers because without readers I can't make a living... And I think it's a bad thing for the world if people don't read anymore. I want people to read a lot.
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My marks were always bad, and I was a bad influence on other children, so they would explain to my mother that they could retain me only by being partial towards me, and so I should offer to leave the school myself. I would barely get 40-50% and was also extremely naughty.
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I met Bill Clinton; he's a very nice guy. Yeah, Bill Clinton's cool.
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London has a very specific kind of style; it's very different to Milan, Paris, and New York. It's nice having that personality that we haven't lost. It's the English quirky style that people like to see when they come to Fashion Week.
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Wherever you go, things change you. I mean, obviously moving to Miami and becoming part of the NBA has given me a different perspective on style than I had when I lived in Chicago or Milwaukee.
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To have knowledge and to know are two different things, and one is possible without the other.
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I cannot change anything, so I don't want to think about what I would have done.
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People from the country are very simple and loyal. I like that. I prefer to deal with the campesinos rather than the political people in Lima.
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The truth is, for me, when I was a young black girl who knew I was different, was watching TV, I would always be staring at the TV set looking for myself, and I didn't see me. And when you don't see yourself, you start to think that you don't matter, or you start to think that something is wrong with you.
