Lena Waithe Quotes
There's a lot of Donald Glovers, Jordan Peeles, Justin Simiens. And there's a lot of me's, too.
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I think to a certain extent, Clinton may have expected as the senior president that Obama would've reached out to him and asked for his council; he's done that very little. So, I think the relationship has not been good over the years.
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I began teaching in New York because I needed to stay in the United States and didn't have my immigration papers in order, so working for a university was a way of resolving the issue.
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In China, the rules of the market are not always that transparent. So it's very hard. Also, the national TV networks are all owned by the government, so our shows are subject to censorship by the networks. Every now and then, we are told that certain subjects cannot be talked about. There are frustrations.
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I like that Barack got that job.
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The ruling in the Paula Jones case is so silly.
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Even when they have nothing, the Irish emit a kind of happiness, a joy.
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I'm an actor, and when I close the door at home I'm kind of off-duty.
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I always have one foot in the street, so I know not everyone wants to dress like the women they see in music videos.
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It's a really natural thing: The people closest in your life are the people you want the first opinions from. At the end of the day, if you're not trying to impress those people first, then I think there's something wrong there.
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I used to be a Democrat, now I'm basically a Republican.
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A society is defined as much by how it comes to terms with its past as by its attitude toward the future: its memories are no less revealing than its aims.
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In the Middle East, we don't have the luxury to indulge in fantasy.
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My extravagance is my garden - it's the first thing I look at every morning when I wake up. It gives me so much pleasure.
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So much about religion has to do with rigid, sacrosanct preciousness. I don't live my life that way, and I don't feel that's what Baha'u'llah teaches.
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When one starts writing a book, especially a novel, even the humblest person in the world hopes to become Homer.
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If you want the world to knowWe won't let hatred growPut a little love in your heart.
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The first kind of evil is that which is caused to man by the circumstance that he is subject to genesis and destruction, or that he possesses a body.
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A crowd of ordinary decent folk Watched from without and neither moved nor spoke As three pale figures were led forth and bound To three posts driven upright in the ground.
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I love being a mom. I love singing. Why can't you have both? A lot of people would say you can't, but I think you can balance it; if you work hard, and you plan everything out properly, it works.
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People who throw kisses are hopelessly lazy.
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I will say this: I think 'Big Brother' is the biggest snooze known to mankind.
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My main message to folks who love animals is that you can do something every day to help them. Even if you have no money or time, per se, you can find ways to contribute on any level: sharing shelter animals on social media, donating old blankets or towels to a local shelter, starting a petition online for an animal cause.
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There's a lot of Donald Glovers, Jordan Peeles, Justin Simiens. And there's a lot of me's, too.
