Anna Deavere Smith Quotes
I am interested in personal stories because that's when people become expressive, spontaneous and heartfelt.Anna Deavere Smith
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It's interesting that one of the definitions of the word 'human' is 'sympathetic.' More and more people are beginning to show that they understand why that is important.
Ingrid Newkirk -
It's no longer a question of staying healthy. It's a question of finding a sickness you like.
Jackie Mason -
I have a strong upper body; I'm an arms swimmer, and I always have been.
Natalie du Toit -
If you date one woman a year, times 10 years, and that's 10 women.
Ira Glass -
I produce for a low price and I sell it on my own to 80 countries.
Uwe Boll -
As a child, I remember my dad would sometimes drive me into town with him to play pinball machines together. It's a bittersweet memory but also a favorite.
Iggy Azalea
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I'm still number one and I just recently won a major tournament ahead of my toughest rivals so I think I had a few years ahead of me if I decided to stay.
Garry Kasparov -
I learned at an early age that I was given something special when I was born, and that was the gift of music.
Randy Bachman The Guess Who -
To be honest, as an actor, job security is not a trait.
Taylor Kinney -
It takes having your golf peak four different times throughout the year. You have to like all four golf courses. You've got to be the best of that week for the four weeks.
Karrie Webb -
I found the happiest woman in America is between 50 and 55, is happily married, has made significant progress in her career, and lives in a community where she can easily exercise outside. But the most important single thing was she had her last child before she was 35.
Gail Sheehy -
When you're mid-season, in very intense situations, it's hard not to take that home with you. Especially when you're sleeping, you can't control what you dream about. And it sneaks into the unconscious.
Aaron Paul
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If India has to achieve exponential growth, it would have to be on the back of strong growth in the manufacturing sector.
Baba Kalyani -
You realize when you're pregnant how lucky you are to have access to medical care.
Olivia Wilde -
I think, in Spain, they are too used to reaching the limits of democracy and then stepping over them.
Carles Puigdemont -
Teaching is a good distraction, and I am in contact with young people, which is very gratifying.
Manuel Puig -
By the time I was ten, everyone knew I wanted to be a producer. I was a very precocious little boy.
Cameron Mackintosh -
In recent years, the government has lost more than five million fingerprints from government employees. They have lost hundreds of millions of credit numbers from financial institutions. This problem is happening more and more and more. And the only way we can protect ourselves is to make phones more and more secure.
Eddy Cue
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At Wikinvest, which got renamed Sigfig, we were constantly just two or three months away from not being able to make payroll.
Parker Conrad -
I know it's tough. Everybody in baseball knows its tough. I'm just going to give it my best shot.
Mark McGwire -
Firing is always difficult. The right way: one-on-one. The wrong way: snickering in front of other people, or via email.
David Moore -
When I was immobilized by fear, I might have a panic attack. I've had a couple of panic attacks in my life.
Gail Sheehy -
I grew up in Cuba under a strong, military, oppressive dictatorship. So as a teenager, I found myself involved in a revolution. I remember during that time, a young, charismatic leader rose up, talking about hope and change. His name was Fidel Castro.
Rafael Cruz -
I am interested in personal stories because that's when people become expressive, spontaneous and heartfelt.
Anna Deavere Smith