Anna Deavere Smith Quotes
I was a mimic when I was a child. I mimicked the teacher and made friends that way, actually. That was a very subversive activity, because I was a goody-goody who never got in trouble. But if I went off in the corner and mimicked the teacher, people loved it.
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When you run the marathon, you run against the distance, not against the other runners and not against the time.
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I've always loved to help people, young people in particular.
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Timidity does not inspire bold acts.
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One of the biggest lessons I've learned during my time on 'Oprah' is that everyone wants to be heard. We all want to have our humanity acknowledged - to have others see us for who we truly are. We all want to know that we are valued, we are heard, we are understood.
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New York is a field of tireless and antagonistic interests undoubtedly fascinating but horribly unreal. Everybody is looking at everybody else a foolish crowd walking on mirrors.
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In Mississippi, you don't admit that you're gay. It's just an awkward thing down South, which is sad.
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My plan was to stay in Canada to make films.
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It's tough to be 68 and dating. I've given it up now.
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We must all learn to adjust with our surroundings.
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I'm the Chris Martin of hip-hop.
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I do not fear Satan half so much as I fear those who fear him.
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It was a labor of love and they did really well.
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You think, 'You hired me because I'm a creative artist with a vision. Don't try and knock it out of me.'
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A democracy thrives on diversity. Tyranny oppresses it.
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Dating is kind of hard. Like dinner or something like that. Like a forced awkward situation is very strange. Especially for me, for some reason.
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Whenever I hear that I'm on the brink of stardom, I feel like I want to run into a cave.
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I never wanted to be one of those actors with a political agenda.
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Every industry has slack times, and everyone has bad days at work.
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India happens to be a rich country inhabited by very poor people.
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I cried when I found out I was a finalist, I kind of went limp when they called my name. I felt like my spirit jumped out of my body, and I was just flesh - it was just amazing.
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Hugs can do great amounts of good - especially for children.
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When you drive by Radio City and you see your name up there and it's only 'your' name. I just went 'ooh'. I thought this is really like looking at another person.
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A lot of people have it tougher than I do.
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I was a mimic when I was a child. I mimicked the teacher and made friends that way, actually. That was a very subversive activity, because I was a goody-goody who never got in trouble. But if I went off in the corner and mimicked the teacher, people loved it.
