Audra McDonald Quotes
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The sort of man you will make of yourself, how you will be regarded by the world, whether people will admire and respect or despise you, whether you win the approval or the condemnation of your Maker - all this is in your own hands.
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When Chipotle asked me to take part in the Cultivating Thought program both as an author and an essay contest judge, I was excited by the idea of sharing my story through this unique channel and helping young, inspiring writers do the same.
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The best effort of a fine person is felt after we have left their presence.
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Repetition is based on body rhythms, so we identify with the heartbeat, or with walking, or with breathing.
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I think sci-fi films have become rather bleak, and understandably so - I think we've made some big mistakes globally with how we're developing, and we deal with that guilt by creating these very dystopian futures in films.
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My dreams are all follies.
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I don't like the road. I love being on the track. I like being indoors and the fact I'm not battling past 200 other riders.
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When we say Afro American, we include everyone in the Western Hemisphere of African descent. South America is America. Central America is America. South America has many people in it of African descent.
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Do not forget that the Arab countries, starting with Algeria and Egypt, are the ones that have paid the heaviest toll because of Islamic terror.
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The real rulers in Washington are invisible, and exercise power from behind the scenes.
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I played in football games where you walk off the field and the scoreboard didn't end up the way you wanted. But you knew that you really did give it all. And the other team was too strong.
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I believe black characters in fiction are still revolutionary, given our long history of erasure.
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My painting does not come from the easel.
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I think you need to do something new to keep reinventing yourself.
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Chords that were broken will vibrate once more.
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When there are multiple versions of a story, you really have three ways to go. You can pick the most sensational version. You can try to balance things in your gut to get to what you think is the honest truth. Or you can err on the side of kindness.
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I've seen my friends take someone back after they've cheated because they fit perfectly.
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In the states we all have this idea, everyone who wants to be the next best singer, next best dancer. Those same wants and desires are in India, too.
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For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.
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By suggestion and example, I believe children can be helped to hear the many voices about them. Take Time to listen and talk about the voices of the earth and what they mean-the majestic voice of thunder, the winds, the sound of surf or flowing streams.
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It takes some courage to write fiction about politically controversial topics. The dread is you'll be labeled a political writer.
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We are beginning to wonder whether a servant girl hasn't the best of it after all. She knows how the salad tastes without the dressing, and she knows how life's lived before it gets to the parlor door.
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I don't see myself as a perfectionist.
