Lynn Whitfield Quotes
I started at Howard in the drama department. At the same time, I was a fledgling member of the Black Repertory Company in Washington, D.C. When I graduated, I had the great fortune of being in the Los Angeles production of 'For Colored Girls'... And all these years since, I've done stage work.
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I think a strong dollar is the result of policies, but I don't think the strong dollar is in and of itself a policy.
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We continue to be bullish on China.
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By adopting a wonderful mutt, you'll save a life and help reduce animal homelessness while also boosting your chances of a more robust new furry friend, as mixed-breed dogs have demonstrated better health and longer life spans than their purebred cousins.
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Acting is doing. It's not speaking; it's behavior. It's something happening, even if you're only listening.
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Some people feel that what we're doing makes no sense, that it's just a waste of money. But it's working.
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I'm really into Greek yogurt, fruit and almonds. Those are my 'go-to' snacks.
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It is still fashionable to believe that how you organize yourself religiously in this life may matter for eternity. Unless we can erode the prestige of that kind of thinking, we're not going to be able to undermine these divisions in our world.
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After the second and final time that I got hugely fat in my life and when I lost that weight six or seven years ago, I pretty much decided that I was going to stay in decent shape for the rest of my life.
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The mainstream sort of presentation of the civil rights movement was not something that I directly inherited.
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I wasn't a major in political science for nothing, so I understood the politics of beauty and the politics of race when it comes to the fashion industry.
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I'm not one to get involved with what anyone says about me.
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There are other writers who try for subtle and minimalists effects, but I don't travel in that tribe.
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I only started playing piano because I had chickenpox when I was about 14 and wasn't allowed to play my drums for a whole week... We had a piano in the house, so I just sat down and played that instead.
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My work always presents problems in our society. Those problems may be anything from injustice to freedom, and everything related to humanity.
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Thou shalt free thyself from convention, from everyday morality.
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Nothing is stranger to man than his own image.
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I am a morning writer; I am writing at eight-thirty in longhand and I keep at it until twelve-thirty, when I go for a swim. Then I come back, have lunch, and read in the afternoon until I take my walk for the next day's writing.
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I just love music, and I absorbed what I love.
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In the absence of sound oversight, responsible businesses are forced to compete against unscrupulous and underhanded businesses, who are unencumbered by any restrictions on activities that might harm the environment, or take advantage of middle-class families, or threaten to bring down the entire financial system.
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When you lose a mother or father, it's still the hardest time of your life.
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If it was just me and Elvis one on one, which only happened once or twice in the times that I did see him, it was a really comfortable. He was a cool guy. Easy laugh, nice guy.
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'Would that he slips with both and hits himself repeatedly in the face' Entreri muttered to Jarlaxle.'So then when he’s gone, my friend Entreri can take his place' the drow quipped back.'Shut up.''He is a powerful ally.''And a mighty enemy.''Watch him closely, then.''From behind,'
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Sheikh Rahman's fatwa was the first time that anyone associated with al Qaeda had given religious sanction to attacks on American aviation, shipping and economic targets.
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I started at Howard in the drama department. At the same time, I was a fledgling member of the Black Repertory Company in Washington, D.C. When I graduated, I had the great fortune of being in the Los Angeles production of 'For Colored Girls'... And all these years since, I've done stage work.
