Anna Deavere Smith Quotes
I remember from my father's funeral that the minister kept using a metaphor about life of a prism. And I took that away like a cherished image.
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I don't have any superstitions, but what I always travel with is my pillow and my coffee.
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Mel will always be Mad Max, and me, I will always be a Number.
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Phrases that have historical significance or become headlines don't just magically appear in the moment. They are mindfully planned.
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I like to sit down every day and not know where the book is going. I have no idea where the book is going to go or how it's going to end as I'm writing it.
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I would never date a celebrity. I would want someone with real skills. Doctor, nurse, electrician... tailor.
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If I just did music, I might go insane. I need words; I need stories. And it's the same the other way around.
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When I was 15 years old, I read an article about Ivan Boesky, the well-known takeover trader - turned out years later it was all on inside information! But before that came to light, he was very successful, very flamboyant. And I thought, 'This is what I want to do.' So I'm 15 years old, I decide I'm going to Wall Street.
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My hearing has suffered seriously; just now I am obliged to have the assistance of an ear trumpet. Think of that, my beauty! - There 's a state for your old Lover to be in! - No more tender whisperings! Imagine sweet confessions to be made through an ear trumpet!
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We must continue research into new forms of energy and into more efficient use of existing energy sources.
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Coming out of college with a degree in fine arts and painting isn't worth much any more.
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Running back was always my favorite position.
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You should always leave the party 10 minutes before you actually do.
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Circumstances give in reality to every political principle its distinguishing color and discriminating effect. The circumstances are what render every civil and political scheme beneficial or noxious to mankind.
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You have to know you can first. How comes later.
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I'm happy with the coach we have. I think any one of the ones I asked them to consider would've been good.
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Starting in the third grade, my dad had me read the 'Denver Post.' I had to discuss two articles with him before dinner, and we would also watch '60 Minutes' together.
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The first job I got was this TV job in this show called 'The Unusuals.' Then I did a play called 'Slipping,' and at the same time I was rehearsing another play at Playwrights Horizons, and that kind of snowballed into a bunch of plays.
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When you're in the music business, everything is very personal, because you are invested in everything; there's a very deep, personal attachment to your music.
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Pitching... sometimes I did so poorly, it brought me to tears.
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I'm a busy guy; I just get a lot of people that sound like me to go out and visit them. They don't know the difference and, let's face it, they aren't going to be paying to see my movies anytime soon.
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It's going to be very, very different from 'The White Queen.' Rather than it being a follow-up, I think 'The White Princess' is definitely a standalone show.
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Always in England if you had the type of brain that was capable of understanding T.S. Eliot's poetry or Kant's logic, you could be sure of finding large numbers of people who would hate you violently.
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This was the west and we were westerners, and no bureaucrat in Washington was going to regulate what our companies did in our state. So, we gulped down hot smog and pretended like we enjoyed it because we were too fucking stupid to look out for our own best interests.
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I remember from my father's funeral that the minister kept using a metaphor about life of a prism. And I took that away like a cherished image.
