August Wilson Quotes
My influences have been what I call my four Bs - the primary one being the blues, then Borges, Baraka, and Bearden.
Quotes to Explore
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NoScript is probably the most important privacy tool, but it costs you in convenience.
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When public officials turn to financial gain for official acts, we have no choice but to prosecute.
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I got completely fed up with that Hollywood blockbuster mentality. I couldn't take it seriously any longer.
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I grew up on Raffi. That was my first impression of what a rock star was.
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Orson Welles was lazy. He was a late bloomer.
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The average American worker has fifty interruptions a day, of which seventy percent have nothing to do with work.
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A democracy is predicated on an educated citizenry. You cannot have a democracy with people that are more interested in what Nicole Kidman is doing or whoever the latest fashion model is.
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The Laboratory for Radioactivity consisted of only two rooms at the time; at a later date, when tests of radioactive substances became more extensive, it expanded into four rooms.
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There is no more an enthusiastic advocate of legal immigration in the U.S. Senate than I am, and that is a message that resonates powerfully in the Hispanic community.
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As our values are the core to who we are as human beings, they are also the easiest way to identify and connect with others in meaningful ways. Think about it - most political campaigns are based around values. Barack Obama's 2008 election campaign galvanized millions of youth behind two very clear values - hope and change.
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In my own mind, it is profoundly disappointing to see what has occurred in Iraq given the sacrifice of our troops, given our commitment to removing Saddam Hussein and putting in place a fledgling government that would have a chance for a stable, secure Iraq.
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What prevails in every corner of this globalized world is the real struggle of our species for its own survival.
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I'm sure there will continue to be exciting new products and major changes, but it looks as if the existing technology has a great deal of room to grow and prosper.
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If the only reason people are coming in and doing anything in your office is because you're giving them a paycheck, I'm not sure you have the most productive workplace there.
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I base a lot of decisions on my gut, and going with an independent label was a good one.
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Cherish the Minnesota State Fair. Wherever you find beauty and simplicity and truth, know that there is a committee somewhere planning to improve it -- don't let them do it.
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The 14 points for quality control apply anywhere, to small organizations as well as to large ones...:
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Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after.
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I realized the exciting place was behind the camera with the producer, director and so on.
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AIDS was something that was put upon us [as haitians], and we were immediately identified with it. That is unfair. That is unjust. I always say, "We are all people living with AIDS." It's not like you can avoid it. It's part of our world.
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Our marriage, like many others, has had its ups and its downs. It took a lot of work and a whole lot of therapy to get to a place where I could forgive Anthony. It was not an easy choice in any way. But I made the decision that it was worth staying in this marriage. That was a decision I made for me, for our son and for our family.
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We all need to find the simplest and easiest ways to help stop global warming.
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My influences have been what I call my four Bs - the primary one being the blues, then Borges, Baraka, and Bearden.
