Eileen Myles Quotes
Fred Moten is a poet I really love because he changes who is telling the poem all the time.
Quotes to Explore
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We are asleep with compasses in our hands.
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For most of my career, I've played roles that were written for other actresses.
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And it's one thing to give people freedom and something else to deny the rights of Christians to assert their faith in order to keep Hindus from feeling upset.
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Smaller wrestlers are built for more exciting matches.
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I'm against a signature look, as that can be very outdating. But having said that, I also know my best qualities, so I'm not going to foolhardily give away my power.
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RFK was a compelling figure because he was willing to challenge his audiences, and in turn connect with them in a unique way. Kennedy showed that our values define us and can inspire others to believe in the possibility of change and a better society.
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I came to acting in a very circuitous way.
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Most tragic mistake in history occurred when the United States joined the U.N.
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I've never been able to relate to apathy. I've always been doing stuff, been in action, making music or working just to get by.
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I enjoy hiking and skiing, like most Norwegians. In winter, there will be snow for months on end. In the summer, there are the long evenings to enjoy.
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The best way to help the Latino community is to give back. I love giving back; I'm quiet about God and what I do, but we do a lot in the Dominican Republic.
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As I understand, the role of the federal judiciary, the role of our court system, is to provide justice.
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I never thought of myself doing period. When you're in your acting classes, and you think about the kind of roles you want to play, it's always 'modern relationship drama'-type things.
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I learned a long time ago that fame and money is not a ticket to happiness.
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As an Ambassador for PSI and a supporter of Nothing But Nets, I have met individuals around the world who are lending their ideas, their voices, and their time to improve their communities and the world at large. And there are millions more that I have not met.
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Low unemployment numbers are clear indicators that Republican tax relief and economic policies are spurring growth and helping businesses hire new workers while providing American families with job security.
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I'm a big Hall and Oates fan.
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I never met a kid I liked.
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The CARFA Act is about accountability in the federal government: making sure that taxpayers are getting their money's worth and not being defrauded. This is a bipartisan concept, and it is worthy of broad support across the Congress.
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To me, the flag represents the greatest ideals of the United States of America, not the worst, but different people look at different things and have different feelings about it. That's what freedom of expression is all about.
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Capitalism attacks and destroys all the finer sentiments of the human heart; it ruthlessly sweeps away old traditions and ideas opposed to its progress, and it exploits and corrupts those things once held sacred.
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A lot of books, if you take them at face value, they're just not gonna work as films.
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I don't know marketing... clearly in engineering school you don't get much marketing training.
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Fred Moten is a poet I really love because he changes who is telling the poem all the time.
