Lena Waithe Quotes
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I think that's what the most fascinating part of getting to know someone is - to see how they do things, and how their way of doing things is different from your way of doing things, and the fun of trying to do it their way and to see what value there is in looking at things from their perspective.
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Love is a symbol of eternity. It wipes out all sense of time, destroying all memory of a beginning and all fear of an end.
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The violence and burnings in Lebanon were the work of Syrian soldiers and workers dressed in civilian clothes.
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I have a massive divide between being a competent human being and being completely hopeless, when it comes to logic.
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Women are wonderful, but they get so caught up about their body. We need to unhook from worrying so much. When I don't feel good, I look in the mirror and think I look fat and miserable. But when I feel good and whole, I'm not worried about my body because I'm living in it. It doesn't become an object.
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You have plausible deniability, as they say in politics, as an author with movies. Because if the movie is terrible, you simply say they failed to catch the genius of the book.
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We'll all die out eventually. Humans will be gone. And all I'm saying is, when people worry about polar bears disappearing or whatever, it's like, 'Well that's life, things will come and go, we'll find new species.'
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In the hands of a passive-aggressive person who wants to abdicate responsibility for things, texting is a great tool. You can really go nuts.
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I am confident. My style of play is to control a game. You have to be smart in your brain and fast.
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We are convinced of the fundamental unity of the human family.
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I grew up wanting only to be an illustrator. I studied art at Laurel School in Cleveland and at Smith College.
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When you're on the subway in New York, people literally could be 11-inches away from you, and you can't just stare at them.
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The human race is a very, very magical race. We have a magic power of witches and wizards. We're here on this earth to unravel the mystery of this planet. The planet is asking for it.
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Medicines are only fit for old people.
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Working on my own gave me a chance to take my time and experiment a lot.
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Love food and I love to eat.
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As big a problem as gun violence is for Chicago, it is not beyond our ability to solve. Ending this string of tragedies is our top priority as a city. We are infusing our police department with the manpower, technology and training to meet this challenge head on.
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Everything I've ever learned about acting - and I went to theater school - was about playing what the character wants and throwing yourself fully into going after what the character wants.
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I love entertaining and doing Martha Stewart stuff.
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Every song I write is autobiographical and is about people, and that's one of the things that gets complicated. You have to decide where's your place as a songwriter.
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The vast majority of politicians think they are functioning on high principle.
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No nation ought to keep a navy larger than is necessary to do police duty.
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I may be in timeout forever. But I hope not to be.
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I'm a big sneaker head.
