Amandla Stenberg Quotes
I'm continuously playing this game of what's real and what's not real, and having to balance and judge and realize that there are things that carry real weight in the world and actually have power in them. And there are things that are just pointless, and you don't have to pay attention to those things.

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Awards don't really mean much.
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Remember that our sons and grandsons are going to do things that would stagger us.
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So the darkness shall be the light, and the stillness the dancing.
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Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.
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When a writer declares that his first book is his best, that is bad. I progress successively from book to book.
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I have been afraid of guns, I have sworn I would never use a gun on another person and so did not need one, and I have wanted to deny the existence of evil.
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I have a terrible fear of travel. Just before we go, I start to panic and tell my wife I don't want to go. It's ridiculous. But actually it's only when it's somewhere I've not been to before.
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I started traveling by myself as early as 5 to see my dad. I'd go to Toronto or Los Angeles, depending on what show he was doing, but most often New York, and we would hang out, and he'd take me to museums and Broadway plays. The ones that had the biggest impact on me were the George C. Wolfe productions.
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I come from a Christian faith. I am not going to give you insight into my particular beliefs.
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Education is at the heart of achieving your dreams.
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If you look at a lot of the songs I've been involved in, there's always been this retro vibe. I started getting worried that I wasn't moving forward very much, nor was I even in tune with the music today. I almost scoffed at it.
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One SF prediction that I would like very much to see: Get solar collectors launched to beam energy back home, and get away from fossil fuels.
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I think, people look at me, and they say, 'You were very aggressive,' I say, 'Yeah,' you know, and I've made a better life for myself, for my son, so I should reflect that with my music now. I shouldn't still be rhyming like that; that would be me lying.
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Pigeon racing is a lousy, greedy, and often unlawful activity. One thing that it is not is kind to birds.
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When you love something, it doesn't feel like work.
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Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.
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Most important thought, if you love someone, tell him or her, for you never know what tomorrow may have in store.
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Real success is not on the stage, but off the stage as a human being, and how you get along with your fellow man.
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While eating gluten-free may help you lose weight initially because it eliminates baked goods, one has to be smart when choosing replacement options because the gluten-free versions often have the same number of calories.
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I like to do all the talking myself. It saves time, and prevents arguments.
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Your greatest power is to show love, to receive love and to be love.
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Only love can bring us peace. And the experience of love is a choice we make, a mental decision to see love as the only real purpose and value in any situation.
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Money is a stupid measure of achievement, but unfortunately it is the only universal measure we have.
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I'm continuously playing this game of what's real and what's not real, and having to balance and judge and realize that there are things that carry real weight in the world and actually have power in them. And there are things that are just pointless, and you don't have to pay attention to those things.