Ava DuVernay Quotes
Why do we always have to see black people in hindsight? Why are the Hollywood movies always historical? What about the contemporary image of black people?Ava DuVernay
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A statesman who keeps his ear permanently glued to the ground will have neither elegance of posture nor flexibility of movement.
Abba Eban -
After all, film is so porous, and to my mind, so oddly occult, that I think that film itself absorbs odd energies like a living skin.
Barbara Steele -
Literature is one of the most interesting and significant expressions of humanity.
P. T. Barnum -
People shouldn't have to spend a lot of money to get high-quality clothing.
Tadashi Yanai -
I had a lot of time to think, and that is not good for your mind. And when it actually happened, it was not so much a celebration but the relief. It was an exorcism anxiety. After each race there is a procedure in which you get taken off to the podium and the TV interviews.
Damon Hill -
We do not yet have the solutions to these questions, but the awareness that we live in an endangered world is present in more and more life situations.
Ulrich Beck
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One hazard of our job on TV is people are always checking us out and noting every pound we've gained or haven't quite lost.
Natalie Morales -
I love all my scoop children. But consistency and persistence is really my aim.
Kara Swisher -
Online hierarchies are inherently dynamic. The moment someone stops adding value to the community, his influence starts to wane.
Gary Hamel -
I do feel bad when my films don't do well, but I respect audiences' verdict because they know well which films to support. If they don't like a film, we should accept it.
Hansika Motwani -
One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.
Man Ray -
It is like the seed put in the soil - the more one sows, the greater the harvest.
Orison Swett Marden
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I don't think that's healthy for the country when anyone thinks their morals are better than anyone else's.
Barbara Bush -
I certainly think that we can take steps to prevent this kind of weapon that is designed to create mass casualties from getting into the hands of the wrong people while still protecting the Second Amendment rights of the people of New Hampshire and making sure that we're protecting the ownership and use of legitimate hunting rifles.
Maggie Hassan -
I play guitar and write music, and that's definitely a huge part of my life, but it's my personal thing that I have for me.
Maia Mitchell -
I feel like I'm quite versatile. I want to do lots of different styles.
Fleur East -
I have no desire to make money off musicians. I just want to promote them because I want to share music.
Zach Braff -
One of the exciting things about an entanglement puzzle is there's no end to it. Once you solve how to take it apart, you have to solve how to put it back together.
T. J. Miller
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By the time I got to college, the Cold War was basically over.
Elif Batuman -
One of my reasons for living in California is its close proximity to Mexico. The Latin influence is in every corner of the community. My love of Spanish music hasn't wavered since the '50s. I could hear the blues voicing from the Flamanco families and I always dig for inspiration in Latin music.
Eric Burdon -
I understand that finance can be very complex.
Kevin Harrington -
The Health and Human Services preventive services mandate forces businesses to provide the morning-after and the week-after pills in our health insurance plans.
David Green -
After 2001, everyone in the Soulquarians blew up, which wasn't expected. We all got the success, and then everybody froze.
Questlove -
Why do we always have to see black people in hindsight? Why are the Hollywood movies always historical? What about the contemporary image of black people?
Ava DuVernay