Anna Deavere Smith Quotes
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Whenever I say that America has become an empire, someone is sure to say I'm being ridiculous.
Harry Browne -
Humor is a wonderful way to deal with our suffering because if we can laugh at our troubles, we can feel better. Thich Nhat Hanh is a special man who has helped millions with their suffering with incredible technique. But he doesn't know real suffering, because he has not dated as much as I have.
Garry Shandling -
When you're young and queer and closeted, you can end up in this place where you regard your straight peers as the enemy.
Dan Savage -
I started out in Scotland, not as a footballer of any note, and I didn't play to draw the attention of people abroad.
Walter Smith -
I couldn't speak any English when I first left Russia, and Intimissimi taught me everything. The team was like a family to me - they showed me how to model and how to stay in shape. They really believed in me.
Irina Shayk -
When I put together a graphic novel, I don't think about literary prose. I think about storytelling.
Ted Rall
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Prohibition of substances which give pleasure to people does not work. Addiction is a health problem, not a moral one, and there are many proven strategies which can reduce its burden.
Vikram Patel -
Some people think I'm a total moron and I would hope most people think I'm very good at what I do.
Dan Abrams -
I love what I do.
Vanessa Paradis -
After working as a journalist I went to a writing program at Johns Hopkins. It was interesting because it was neither journalistic nor historical, but it emphasized writing style, and afterwards I was asked to write my first book.
Iris Chang -
And I haven't read a lot of blogs but if someone writes about what they care about I'm sure it's interesting.
Uma Thurman -
Motherhood is so sentimentalised and romanticised in our culture. It's practically against the law to say there are moments in the day when you hate your children. Everyone actually has those moments.
Barbara Kingsolver
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'Grease' was my Broadway debut. That was eye-opening. At the same time, it was very familiar. It was a Broadway show, but it's kind of the same as doing a show in Minnesota. It's the same type of rehearsal process. You are doing 8 shows a week, but I worked at a theatre in Minnesota that did 11 shows a week.
Laura Osnes -
I attended an evangelical Christian university on the outskirts of suburban Los Angeles and by the time of my graduation was neither evangelical nor Christian.
Mallory Ortberg -
I love running the floor and doing crazy dunks. I think I bring a lot of enthusiasm to the team.
J. R. Smith -
The thing is, God has already seen every twist and turn of your life. He already knows what's in your heart. He already knows the decisions you've made. He's just waiting for you to call on Him and be honest with Him like Jonah was.
Victoria Osteen -
I've always been involved with charities and things like that, but when I started communicating with the fans and hearing their stories about the lives they lead, it really made an impact on me.
Kat Graham -
My activism did not spring from my being gay, or, for that matter, from my being black. Rather, it is rooted fundamentally in my Quaker upbringing and the values that were instilled in me by my grandparents who reared me.
Bayard Rustin
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How could I stand by and watch my house on fire?
Kamisese Mara -
Luxury is not a $4,000 T-shirt - that's just an expensive item, the same as if a can of Coca-Cola cost $5,000.
Marco Zanini -
We don't want any adventures here! You might try over the Hill or Across the Water.
J. R. R. Tolkien -
There's not a lot of flash about me.
Anna Deavere Smith