Lynn Nottage Quotes
The people sometimes who are closest to us are the ones who bear the brunt of our frustration.

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The Constitution isn't written in Chinese, Swahili or Sanskrit. It's in plain English.
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I've been really lucky with the people that I've gotten to work with. I learn a lot from them, just by watching them.
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If you have a kid who goes to kindergarten and doesn't know what a circle is, doesn't know what red and green are, and doesn't know what right and left are, by the time he learns those things, the rest of the class is far ahead of him.
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I like to be underdressed rather than overdressed. For an event or a premiere, it's fun to dress up more - then I like to experiment.
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The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak.
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I've been reading tabloids since I was nine. I love a good story.
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To make the child in your own image is a capital crime, for your image is not worth repeating. The child knows this and you know it. Consequently you hate each other.
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I open the doors for everybody all the time.
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Be skeptical of concepts that divorce war from its political nature, particularly those that promise fast, cheap victory through technology.
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I think that if you're improvising on TV, it's a great way to help the dialogue between actors and writers.
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The chemistry that you get from living with your band and creating music and recording with your band translates to the stage.
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I love working with women.
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Let's face it, us '60s folks had pretty high expectations.
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It's an unfortunate reality of life that toxins are constantly building up in our bodies.
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The plastic bottle we're throwing away every day still stays there. And if we show that to people, then we can also promote some behavioral change.
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The power of the ballot we need in sheer defense, else what shall save us from a second slavery?
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I was shocked when I heard that Farghadani had been sentenced to 12 years and nine months in prison on spurious charges, as Amnesty International notes, of 'spreading propaganda against the system,' 'insulting members of the parliament through paintings' and 'insulting the Supreme Leader' with her cartoon.
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The simple things in life make me very happy.
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Infinite was me trying to figure out how I wanted my rap style to be, how I wanted to sound on the mic and present myself. It was a growing stage. I felt like Infinite was like a demo that just got pressed up.
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Before my son was born, I use to tell people that I was looking forward to no longer being the star of my own movie; then Harry came along, and it was like, 'Whoa, I'm really not!'
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I'm still a member of the Empire! Although I sometimes feel like an American with a British accent - you get contaminated after so long.
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Much of the magic of language, of course, lies in its fluidity.
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I would like to say to people, open your eyes and find beauty where you normally don't expect it.
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The people sometimes who are closest to us are the ones who bear the brunt of our frustration.