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.
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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.
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When you're young and queer and closeted, you can end up in this place where you regard your straight peers as the enemy.
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I started out in Scotland, not as a footballer of any note, and I didn't play to draw the attention of people abroad.
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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.
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When I put together a graphic novel, I don't think about literary prose. I think about storytelling.
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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.
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Some people think I'm a total moron and I would hope most people think I'm very good at what I do.
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I love what I do.
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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.
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And I haven't read a lot of blogs but if someone writes about what they care about I'm sure it's interesting.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I love running the floor and doing crazy dunks. I think I bring a lot of enthusiasm to the team.
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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.
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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.
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It's not refreshing where there is confusion or any kind of discomfort in a group that has to work that closely together.
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I'm compelled to paint nearly every day. I just felt like making a painting, went out and bought paints and a canvas. Now it fulfills me creatively when I'm not doing music: it's something you can do by yourself and it's totally yours. It's a great adjunct to my life.
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If there's anything about longevity in television, it's about knowing what to take and what to turn down, and what to stop.
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There is force and vitality in a first sketch from life which the after-work rarely has... In your sketches keep the first vivid impression! Add no details that shall weaken it! Look first for the big things! 1st. Proportions! 2nd. Values - or masses of light and shade. 3rd. Details that will not spoil the beginnings!
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Toil and risk are the price of glory, but it is a lovely thing to live with courage and die leaving an everlasting fame.
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Don't wait for your ship to come in, swim out to it.
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There's not a lot of flash about me.
