Ava DuVernay Quotes
I'm not signing on to direct 'Black Panther.' I think I'll just say we had different ideas about what the story would be. Marvel has a certain way of doing things, and I think they're fantastic, and a lot of people love what they do. I loved that they reached out to me.
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If women would today would rise en masse and demand their emancipation, the men would be compelled to grant it.
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I was quite nervous about meeting William's father, but he was very, very welcoming, very friendly, it couldn't have gone easier really for me.
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I know I can serve Hawaii and our country well in the U.S. Senate, know we can mount a solid statewide campaign, know we have a good chance of prevailing.
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My mornings go by so fast I forget breakfast. Lunch - that's turned out to be my biggest meal. I like tuna fish with low-fat mayonnaise and celery, egg whites and garlic. It's delish.
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There comes a time when money doesn't matter.
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The ghastly thing about being a producer is that, once the curtain goes up, there is nothing you can do. At least when you are in it, you have some measure of control. If something goes wrong, you can maybe put it right. When you are in the audience, there is nothing you can do.
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Africa is poor because its investors and its creditors are unspeakably rich.
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There is absolutely no reason in the world of blockchain to build in net settlement. It's like saying you have got a new Ferrari and we are going to put a lawnmower engine in it.
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We're going to create a portable handheld environment, and you should expect the same things you've always expected from Playstation - a great quality product, versatility, great value to the consumer.
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The Athanasian Creed is to me light and intelligible reading in comparison with much that now passes for science.
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It's nice for me to be in touch with a younger generation.
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I have the necessary lack of tact.
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Unlike President Obama, I am not afraid to state, without a wink or a nod, that the government has no right to tell us who we can marry or not marry.
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I played didgeridoo from a young age - on the vacuum cleaner, initially.
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I love all my scoop children. But consistency and persistence is really my aim.
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You think, 'You hired me because I'm a creative artist with a vision. Don't try and knock it out of me.'
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My mom has every issue of 'Billboard' I've ever been in.
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I think it's important to remember where I began. I know that when I talk to other writers, say, writers from the South or writers from abroad, it's where they begin as children that is important to them.
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I have Chinese blood in me... I am not ashamed to admit that perhaps the great leaders of our country all have Chinese blood.
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Interviewer: What would you like carved onto your tombstone? Banville: I'd rather not have a tombstone.
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Ergo, because of the money problem, it is probable that our orchestras will soon go down in quality.
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I devoted myself to writing for years without representation or a promise of anything. And there were times when I felt quite down about my prospects.
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Political system is contrary to everything a feminine heart stands for. It lacks tenderness. It lacks poetry. It doesn't nurture. It doesn't love. And without those things, a woman's soul is bereft.
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I'm not signing on to direct 'Black Panther.' I think I'll just say we had different ideas about what the story would be. Marvel has a certain way of doing things, and I think they're fantastic, and a lot of people love what they do. I loved that they reached out to me.
