Anna Deavere Smith Quotes
That artists are called to be more responsible and 'true' is a tip of hat to their power.
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People said, 'How could you walk away from music?' But being a dad - there's nothing that can touch that.
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The Open Access Movement has fought valiantly to ensure that scientists do not sign their copyrights away but instead ensure their work is published on the Internet, under terms that allow anyone to access it.
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There's nothing wrong with constructive criticism, and I learn from that and better myself. I'm not expecting anyone to be sycophantic in any way; I never expected that.
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I taught myself how to play the guitar. I never studied music.
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I think theatre at its best looks into the dark corners; clearly, my dark corners are full of doom.
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I'm trying to live every moment as much as I can.
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A nation's economy is more than its markets, tastes, technologies and property rights.
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There's been a big buzz about the Charlatans in the last couple of years. I've heard the word Charlatans more in the last few years than I'd heard it for the previous 20 years. People would interview me for years and never even mention the Charlatans.
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Our deals and performance speak for themselves. And whoever doesn't feel comfortable investing with us will not.
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Is it written that equality between men and women means one can change sex? Obviously not.
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I'm an actress, and that's my work and my passion.
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I write almost every single part of my songs, even the actual drum parts sometimes, whether they be simple or layered with many different instruments.
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Spiritual practice should not be confused with grim duty. It is the laughter of the Dalai Lama and the wonder born with every child.
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Companies that have strong graphic identities have built them through years of use.
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I was supposed to go see Led Zeppelin when I was in, like, the 8th or 9th grade, and then John Bonham died and I never was able to. For me, music is such a huge part of my life, and I use songs like memory triggers. So a lot of my memories of being a kid and growing up are associated with different songs.
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The sleeplessness is proven; it eradicates your memory.
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I do want people to see me as a well-rounded actress, not just someone who plays in 'Turtle' movies.
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I was little there were times I wanted my parents to be normal. I wanted them to have a religion. I wanted them to have a job, like the parents of every other kid I went to school with.
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There's a difference between a pop star and an artist. Pop stars have to be perfect all the time; an artist is allowed, on occasion, to suck. And I put myself in that category because I sometimes suck. I'm not trying to please the masses. It's not going to happen, so I don't try.
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The first phase of social media was listening to the conversation. The second phase was joining the conversation. The third phase will be hosting the conversation on your site.
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I'm off at least three or four days a week, so it's a perfect job, really.
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No one is fit to judge a book until he has rounded Cape Horn in a sailing vessel, until he has bumped into two or three icebergs, until he has been lost in the sands of the desert, until he has spent a few years in the House of the Dead.
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If you have a group of people come together around a vision for real discipleship, people who are committed to grow, committed to change, committed to learn, then a spiritual assessment tool can work.
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That artists are called to be more responsible and 'true' is a tip of hat to their power.
