Angie Martinez Quotes
Nobody from my label called any of their labels to get this done. Most of it happened very naturally. Mary and I have been friends for a long time. Then Jay-Z offered.
Quotes to Explore
-
I am a genius who has written poems that will survive with the best of Shakespeare, Wordsworth and Keats.
-
I try and take lots of vitamins and I don't drink. I do smoke, though, I'd be insufferable if I didn't smoke, you'd have to push me off a balcony I'd be so boring.
-
For most of my career, I've played roles that were written for other actresses.
-
Once I got married, I started working from an office. I found that having somewhere to go that isn't my house is mentally helpful: 'This is the place where I answer email and write blog posts,' and 'over there is the place where I do the dishes.'
-
I get a lot of influence from pro wrestling. People are like, 'Oh, it's fake.' But it's not about whether the guy wins or loses, it's about how he entertains you the whole time you're watching.
-
The unread story is not a story; it is little black marks on wood pulp. The reader, reading it, makes it live: a live thing, a story.
-
'Shameless' was such a weird time in my life because I never really experienced any kind of role that put me that much in the spotlight before.
-
The first presidential election I really paid attention to was in 1988 when George H. W. Bush ran against Michael Dukakis.
-
I think what we need, especially in publishing, is more commissioning editors and editors who are people of colour.
-
I love being a father. It's one of my big jobs is just being a parent. It's one of my favorite things I do.
-
I love India.
-
I know how to wrap my turban a little better now. In the beginning, it was a little weird.
-
It is from weakness that people reach for dictators and concentrated government power. Only the strong can be free. And only the productive can be strong.
-
I have lifestyle requirements. Photos, meetings, lunches, dinners, facial care, tooth care. It requires an exorbitant amount of money.
-
I've got quite a vivid imagination and I'm easily overwhelmed by sensations and things that are beautiful or scary. I don't think I've ever seen a ghost - I think I'm probably haunted by my own ghosts than real ones.
-
I just get silly inside my head and I start to think about something and in my head I start twisting it around, contorting it and envisioning it in different ways.
-
The third-down sacks are critical ones, 'cause that's getting off the field.
-
Indeed, willingness to challenge professional economists and other experts is a foundation stone of democracy. If all we have to do is to listen to the experts, what is the point of having democracy?
-
I've found that taking shortcuts will get you to the place you don't want to be much quicker than they get u to the place u want to be.
-
Man is still the greatest miracle and the greatest problem on this earth.
-
I have always been fascinated by paleontology and prehistoric people, and I've always thought that one of the most intriguing moments in human history was the birth of artistic imagination. I always loved those cave paintings.
-
When we get a chance to take part in elections, I am ready to fight for leading positions, including in the presidential vote.
-
Nobody from my label called any of their labels to get this done. Most of it happened very naturally. Mary and I have been friends for a long time. Then Jay-Z offered.
