Ava DuVernay Quotes
I love to see people just being regal in their own skin; it's just when they know who they are.
Quotes to Explore
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I try and spend a lot of time with my kids. I try and have fun with my kids. I try to put father time in there.
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In seventh and eighth grade, grammar and vocabulary were not my favorite subjects.
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Anytime you have a tight race and you lose, it's not pleasant.
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When we don't have information, we go to the simplest outlook, to black and white. But then we have to lie to ourselves. Black is never as black as you're painting it and white is never as white.
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I always drive like a madman.
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Leaving Egypt and the people I loved so much, and the environment I liked, was definitely worth it, because I also have great love for medicine and science.
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A woman is never sexier than when she is comfortable in her clothes.
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The only way of knowing a person is to love them without hope.
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What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.
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Happiness is nothing but temporary moments here and there - and I love those. But I would be bored out of my mind if I were happy all the time.
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My dad always used to tell me that if they challenge you to an after-school fight, tell them you won't wait-you can kick their ass right now.
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If I can help a kid feel more comfortable in their skin because they're struggling with maybe the things I struggled with in high school, that's great.
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A cap on carbon is important because it sets a specific goal for reducing carbon emissions 80% by 2050.
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Now it would be as absurd to deny the existence of God, because we cannot see him, as it would be to deny the existence of the air or wind, because we cannot see it.
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Let's face it, us '60s folks had pretty high expectations.
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I had no work after 'Gangster' for two years, and my sister Rangoli met with an accident that destroyed her looks. My struggle with my parents combined with the industry not accepting me made me feel alienated.
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I may even show up behind the camera. I love to put things together; I love to give direction. I have a great eye for pace.
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Nothing is inevitable until it happens.
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You can only really open yourself up so far to someone that you don't truly love - you keep something back when you know somewhere in your gut that this relationship is going to be forever.
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The first thing I do when I come home is check the refrigerator for cats because I'm convinced that if one dies, my husband will hide it in there because I don't cook and so I won't see it. I do drink Cokes, though, so technically he should hide the corpse in the oven. And now I need to start checking the oven.
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Now, when we first started, I would be playing something good and then feel like I wasn't doing the right thing and launch into some idiotic cliche. Luckily for me, Bobby was patient.
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If you're going to play football, why not be the best at it that you can be and fulfill your potential?
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Vox populi vox dei: the voice of the people is the voice of God. The slogan was useful for those who first attempted to substitute the people for God as the source of political authority. Their attempt was ultimately so successful that God no longer seems to be needed in government.
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I love to see people just being regal in their own skin; it's just when they know who they are.
