Lena Waithe Quotes
I think the stakes are always high when you're an artist of color - to get things right, to get things perfect and make everybody happy.
Quotes to Explore
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During the fall and winter we built Fort Meade and the town of Sturgis.
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There are so many lovely cities around the U.S., around the world, that it's almost impossible to pick one.
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I am writing a book called 'The History of Australia in Hundred Objects.' It's of things we have invented in Australia. And you know, some of them are amazing. We invented the clapper boards used in films. We invented those cranes - those big long cranes used on construction sites.
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The only person I'd cry if I met would be Beyonce.
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The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.
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The better the information it has, the better democracy works. Silence and secrecy are never good for it.
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The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
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India has to be transformed into a developed nation, a prosperous nation and a healthy nation, with a value system.
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I agree with cosmetic surgery for medical reasons - my mother had breast cancer and I think it's very sad when somebody has no choice in what happens to their body.
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I keep setting the bar higher for myself in terms of what I'm trying to accomplish.
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I love yoga and hiking - I think that's the perfect combo.
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People know that I am a very good author. But they would rather read what I have to say about the next election.
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There's a rule of thumb in politics. If you're at a point where you're complaining about the other guy being mean and unfair and uncivil, that's probably a sign that you're losing.
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I love music. I still play cello a few times a week.
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Speaking purely from a musical standpoint, I think I am a great performer.
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I know basic things about belly dancing, but not the technicalities; I want to learn it. I want to learn belly dancing.
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Have you ever walked along a shoreline, only to have your footprints washed away? That's what Alzheimer's is like. The waves erase the marks we leave behind, all the sand castles. Some days are better than others.
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With women, there's a basic female instinct of caring deeply about the way they look; women stars have a narcissist complex.
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I am not one to turn down macaroni and cheese, even late at night. I love Italian food. I love pasta... A refrigerator full of water and Gatorade? Honey, that's just not gonna happen.
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Sometimes I get a call from my bank, and the first thing they ask is, 'Mr. Mitnick, may I get your account number?' And I'll say, 'You called me! I'm not giving you my account number!'
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I am certain more emergency supplemental bills will be needed before this process is concluded. In fact, there is a point I have repeated several times recently which keeps the enormity of this situation in perspective.
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All the government decisions remain and won't be altered until I get in the role and have had a chance to discuss them with my colleagues.
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If the public thought elevates you above the generality of men, let the other humble you, and hold you in a perfect equality with all mankind, for this is your natural condition.
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I think the stakes are always high when you're an artist of color - to get things right, to get things perfect and make everybody happy.
