Ava DuVernay Quotes
I'm a prison abolitionist because the prison system as it is set up is just not working. It's horrible.
Ava DuVernay
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The first thing I read was of my character on the phone talking to Sydney's fiance. Though short, it was so beautifully written, and it made me laugh. I thought if I wanted to play a character, this would be it.
Victor Garber
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Sorrel adds a unique grassy sharpness to salads and dressings, but it can be hard to come by.
Yotam Ottolenghi
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There are so many figures in our history that did not believe they could make a change, and they did.
Malala Yousafzai
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Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.
Malcolm X
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This applies to many film jobs, not just editing: half the job is doing the job, and the other half is finding ways to get along with people and tuning yourself in to the delicacy of the situation.
Walter Murch
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I've tried coconut water straight up before, and to me, it's a little funky.
Yvonne Strahovski
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My favorite meal would have to be good old-fashioned eggs, over easy, with bacon. Many others, but you can't beat that on a Sunday morning, especially with a cup of tea.
Gary Oldman
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Music is pretty intimate stuff and I can only work with very few people: Gonzalez being one, Mocky being another and, on a completely different level, Broken Social Scene. With Broken Social Scene it's not one-on-one, it's a one-on-12. It's very healthy, very comfortable, like a big pot luck supper among old friends.
Feist
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Of course on air I use occasional hyperbole to tell a story.
Adam Carolla
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I think pulling off, pulling off a kind of fake documentary of me being a, you know, actual dictator would have been extremely difficult, if not impossible.
Sacha Baron Cohen
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The things I do, I do from the heart and out of love and respect for our planet and all living things. And I draw my courage from my love for justice and truth, and I calm my fears by comforting those who are more scared than me. And I try to do my best to make the world a better place, one small action at a time, as good as I can.
Q'orianka Kilcher
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To give pain is the tyranny; to make happy, the true empire of beauty.
Samuel Butler
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For the rich, it's not about getting more stuff. It's about having the freedom to make almost any decision you want.
T. Harv Eker
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I've been managing Internet businesses since 1999. That's 12 years of being in the tornado, and it's pretty exhausting. I'll be looking at the next challenge, but in terms of operating an Internet business, I've scratched that itch very well.
Jeff Jordan
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My family life reads a bit like 'Little House on the Prairie.' I was big sister to Joan, Renee, and brother William, and we grew up in Dalkey, a little town 10 miles outside of Dublin. It was a secure, safe and happy childhood, which was meant to be a disadvantage when it comes to writing stories about family dramas.
Maeve Binchy
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I don't stay up and rent private jets and go on yachts and whoop it up in Miami.
Neil Patrick Harris
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When Princess Leia hit the scene in 1977, she was a pretty formidable character.
Kathleen Kennedy
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I'm a prison abolitionist because the prison system as it is set up is just not working. It's horrible.
Ava DuVernay
