Ava DuVernay Quotes
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Speakers who talk about what life has taught them never fail to keep the attention of their listeners.
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For me, the greatest fault would be to tell somebody something I'm not.
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What I remember most about high school are the memories I created with my friends.
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Coming out of college with a degree in fine arts and painting isn't worth much any more.
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I don't know what it is about me. I don't know if there's something strange... but I continue to play aliens, so there's obviously something there.
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I am Patrick, a sinner, most uncultivated and least of all the faithful and despised in the eyes of many.
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I think for me, or for anyone who plays the quarterback position, it's almost an unspoken word when you think about leadership. Some guys can be a leader and be a running back or a lineman, or wide receiver, strong safety, or linebacker. But when you speak of quarterbacks, it's automatically a default that you're supposed to be a leader.
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For me, the day job comes first. That's why I call myself a diplomat who writes, not a writer who masquerades as a diplomat. If the day job demands it, I won't write at all. I write in what I call 'the crevices of my day job', and that comes only on weekends.
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A Constitution should be short and obscure.
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You can have whatever you want if you believe in yourself and keep your feet firmly planted in the ground.
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When writers don't know what to do with a character, they build up the supporting cast and universe to kind of hide that fact. After a while, you can no longer see the character for the underbrush. When that happens, you need to bring out the weed-whacker to clear some of that away so you can focus on the main character.
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You look at a guy like Lance Armstrong, and you have to be inspired. I sat next to Kirk Douglas the other day, and he's inspiring for fighting through his stroke.
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When I was just starting out, I had two choices: I could be the beautiful girl on the main man's arm as decoration, or I would have to do a little independent movie to get any depth in the female character.
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I would love to do something like 'Beverly Hills Cop'. I'd get to be funny and cool and heroic all in the same breath.
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Even when I turn 60, they'll call me a child actor.
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Russians don't complain, usually.
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We see the world through the lens of all our experiences; that is a fundamental part of the human condition.
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Both expectations and memories are more than mere images founded on previous experience.
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The best athlete wants his opponent at his best. The best general enters the mind of his enemy. The best businessman serves the communal good. The best leader follows the will of the people. All of the embody the virtue of non-competition. Not that they don't love to compete, but they do it in the spirit of play. In this they are like children and in harmony with the Tao.
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Congress is like first grade, only not as well behaved.
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I'm cool with the way I look, I'm not an ugly dog, but I don't see myself as a stud or anything.
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We're storytellers - and if the story is told well, you go with the form.
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I'm a filmmaker to my bones.
