Angela Featherstone Quotes
I was 16 when I entered the foster system, and know firsthand the statistics for 'aging out.'
Quotes to Explore
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I think studies are really important and shouldn't be compromised.
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Up until 1995, I still had a day job that I hated. I was still personally involved in things in the 90s.
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I love rap because it talks about pain that comes authentically from the ghetto. It moves me.
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I can't even be around children. It's a problem. My ovaries start screaming.
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We are all afraid for our confidence, for the future, for the world. That is the nature of the human imagination. Yet every man, every civilization, has gone forward because of its engagement with what it has set itself to do.
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When 'Midnight's Children' came out, people in the West tended to respond to the fantasy elements in the novel, to praise it in those terms. In India, people read it like a history book.
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For me, juicing isn't about binging and cleansing; I try to incorporate it into a balanced diet.
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What scares me? Oh, now that's a big question. I don't know what scares me – cockroaches, nuclear apocalypse. Fear is an interesting thing. It has a place in all of our lives. I try to be as fearless as possible. I don't always succeed, but I like to think I try.
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The chi of a room is important to me. If I walk into a hotel room and it doesn't feel right, I ask to change.
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The really magical things are the ones that happen right in front of you. A lot of the time you keep looking for beauty, but it is already there. And if you look with a bit more intention, you see it.
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I've sorta learned that I'm so tired of taking myself so seriously. It's so great to show up at work and truly enjoy every word you say.
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Is it right to shoot the poor prostitute or a woman who is unfaithful to her husband, or a man who loves another man?
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It is sometimes hard to grasp the difference between identifying with one's own roots, understanding people with other roots, and judging what is good or bad.
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As a comic, it's anti-comedy to be known. I think a lot of comedic actors get lost in this world of Hollywood and all this stuff. They lose what brought them there in the first place. I'm very trepidatious about it.
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I just wanna hear my own voice.
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I like boring golf. That's kind of what butters my bread.
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By the age of nine or ten, I knew that I loved history and writing. It got hold of me and never turned loose.
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To the Non-Proliferation Treaty, was based on a firm conviction that there can be peace only through the elimination of all nuclear weapons, moved towards the limitation of nuclear armaments and other weapons of mass destruction, are important steps in creating an atmosphere of trust and the relaxation of tensions.
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We stand with our Muslim community as President Trump singles them out for attack and unfairly-targeted policy.
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Nyasaland was the perfect country for a volunteer. It was friendly and destitute; it was small and out-of-the-way. It had all of Africa's problems - poverty, ignorance, disease.
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I'd definitely be up for 'EastEnders.' Just the same as I would if 'Coronation Street' was offered. Either way, it would be like going back to my roots.
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Illusory joy is often worth more than genuine sorrow.
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I was 16 when I entered the foster system, and know firsthand the statistics for 'aging out.'
