Edwidge Danticat Quotes
Once you're involved in the work, it's really just you and the characters and the words.
Quotes to Explore
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We must become more comfortable with probability and uncertainty.
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Though we may know Him by a thousand names, He is one and the same to us all.
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In my novels, there are twelve ancient 'memory tools,' all now lost. Each of the 'Reincarnationist' books revolves around a different tool.
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The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers.
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I never got into politics for it to be a career. It doesn't take a lot of strength to hang on. It takes a lot of strength to let go.
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If you go on working with the light available, you will meet your Master, as he himself will be seeking you.
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One has to be fully committed to one's career. Otherwise, there's no point.
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It's not ideal to always be one eye on the Blackberry and two arms around my children. For the sake of mothers out there who don't have the Blackberry but do have the children and are hoping someone will be raising their voice on their behalf, it's a great privilege.
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I am opposed to the military use of animals. I am also opposed to the military use of men.
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When you are poor, you'll have to think of ways to be better off.
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The people of Iran have had to endure repressive laws that have stifled their freedom of speech and religion for too long.
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But I knew that what had happened was an eye-opener not only to the United States but also to Pakistan, who realized that after what has happened on the 11th of September, it was simply impossible to continue to play those games in Afghanistan.
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I'd love to play a Bond villain. Yeah, I'd love to play a Bond villain. Everyone always says this to me; they always say, 'You've got to be a Bond villain', 'We're going to make you a Bond villain...' But they've never, ever approached me, I've never had a whiff of it. I think I'd love to play a Bond villain; I'd have great fun.
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You need to love your life; you have to appreciate yourself.
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A lot of people ask me what my mom has taught me about modeling. The truth is the things she teaches me go deeper than what pose to make or what my good side is.
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I have spent much of my life where the boys are, first as a tomboy and then on Wall Street. Growing up, I loved every and any sport. I was frustrated by girls who didn't, so I spent most of my afternoons with the boys.
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Life is something to do when you can't get to sleep.
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The original Mickey Mouse Club, established in the '30s, was designed to attract children to movie theaters.
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I am grateful for all my victories, but I am especially grateful for my losses, because they only made me work harder.
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Here's the thing that people don't understand: I don't really care. I've never been a careerist. It's not a strategy. I react to certain characters and story lines and specific mode of filmmaking.
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The Constitution is the sole source and guaranty of national freedom.
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Initially, there were a lot of fears that Ebola could mutate to become the airborne Andromeda strain that would wipe us all out.
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Once you're involved in the work, it's really just you and the characters and the words.
