Ava DuVernay Quotes
There's a belonging problem in Hollywood. Who dictates who belongs? The very body who dictates that looks all one way.
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In the end, I think the majority of Romanian society will understand that if we respect environmental protection standards, if we have benefits in taxes, royalties, jobs, we should do what all the modern countries in Europe and beyond are doing to take advantage of their natural resources.
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When you are doing a show, it can get really dull. You are sitting so long while they set up the lights, then you say a couple of lines, then they tear down the lights again. At least stunts are something that uses your physical energy a great deal.
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When I was 5 and playing against 11-year-olds, who were bigger, stronger, faster, I just had to figure out a way to play with them.
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Whether I'm speaking to conservative or liberal audiences, I don't find that people are close-minded about the things I say. I'm still optimistic that we can bridge a divide between these various bubbles. But I do think that it requires a little bit of effort.
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I haven't been brought down because people are focused on who I'm dating, what I'm eating, or what handbag is the best handbag - that's so cheap to me. But if others want to open up about their personal lives, that is their choice. It's not for me to judge.
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I get really insecure because even though I can speak in musician's terms, I don't know as much as real musicians.
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A person isn't who they are during the last conversation you had with them - they're who they've been throughout your whole relationship.
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There's a certain fear of simplicity. I think that's the thing, when you're younger as an artist, you get this idea in your head that complexity equals quality. The more notes you're playing, the better.
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The truth is that for a Democrat to triumph in a presidential election, it needs to come on the heels of 'the dark times' of an unpopular Republican administration. Carter followed the Nixon era, Clinton succeeded after 12 years of Reagan/Bush, and Obama was a direct result of eight years of Bush/Cheney.
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When you read a book, you are letting another person distract your thoughts and work your emotions. If they are adept, there's nothing better than turning off and getting lost.
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I only seem to date younger women.
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To ask women to become unnaturally thin is to ask them to relinquish their sexuality.
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Drilling is risky because finding oil is only half the job. The real challenge is finding the money to pump the oil.
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People forget that writers start off being readers. We all love it when we find a terrific read, and we want to let people know about it.
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We still have a long way to go—or as I have written so many times, and said at the end of hundreds of speeches: We are just at the beginning. A glorious future!
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The stars are dead. The animals will not look. We are left alone with our day, and the time is short, and History to the defeated May say Alas but cannot help nor pardon.
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Wisdom is known only by contrasting it with folly; by shadow only we perceive that all visible objects are not flat. Yet Philanthropos would abolish evil!
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Che quella che da l'oro e da l'argentoDifende il cor di pudicizia armato,Tra mille spade via più facilmenteDifenderallo, e in mezzo al fuoco ardente.
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It used to be that watching a film was a very special occasion, the same way flying was. Before, if you took a flight from New York to L.A., most of the windows would be open. Now, we get on planes and we just close them because we're so used to what it feels like. I think the same thing has happened with cinema.
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I downloaded ProTools - legally, of course... and I wanted to impress girls by making remixes of songs.
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The show tune I can never get out of my head is 'Oh, What A Beautiful Morning' from 'Oklahoma!' I don't know why.
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I can think of a number of things more interesting to read about than tax law, but few things affect our lives more.
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The witnesses who testified before the grand jury were never subjected to cross-examination or impeachment by the defense
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There's a belonging problem in Hollywood. Who dictates who belongs? The very body who dictates that looks all one way.
