Ossie Davis Quotes
Any form of art is a form of power; it has impact, it can affect change - it can not only move us, it makes us move.
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To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.
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I've never had a study in my life. I'm like Jane Austen - I work on the corner of the dining table.
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And it was then that I realized wow, I'm able to write lyrics and sing and stuff like that.
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People think being famous is so glamorous, but half the time you're in a strange hotel room living out of a suitcase.
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I'm a vegetarian and very much active in regards to how I feel about animal rights and protecting animals and giving animals a voice. But at the same time, I appreciate and respect other people's decisions to eat meat. The only thing that I hope is that people are educated, that they're aware, that they're living a conscious lifestyle.
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I don't know that I would want to be married again, but I do love companionship.
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Not long ago I made a list of Doc Ford books I would like to do, and I came up with 11 pretty easily. I like to let the characters go their own ways and see what happens. I find them fascinating.
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I try not to eat too many raw vegetables. I only have one raw meal a day. At night I eat warm, cooked foods. I like to drink lots of tea, but no coffee. Not drinking coffee has changed my game for the better.
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I see many black males grasping for some thread of hope. There are so many destructive practices, glimpses into a psychic abyss. That must be very frightening.
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The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth.
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Pakistan is alarmed by the rising Indian influence in Afghanistan, and fears that an Afghanistan cleansed of the Taliban would be an Indian client state, thus sandwiching Pakistan between two hostile countries. The paranoia of Pakistan about India's supposed dark machinations should never be underestimated.
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The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a unique and biologically special place that should be preserved.
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When people are taken out of their depths they lose their heads, no matter how charming a bluff they may put up.
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Mothers are the people who love us for no good reason. And those of us who are mothers know it's the most exquisite love of all.
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Gujarat is the fourth state in the world where we have a separate climate-change department.
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There's no way you can possibly intellectually justify, 'Well, it's okay for the Western Judeo-Christian countries to have nuclear weapons, but not for a country like Iran.' That logic goes nowhere fast.
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I love the produce section at the grocery store.
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The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance.
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The New Women! I could barely recognize them as being of the same sex as myself…They are satiated by everything, hungry for nothing. They are what I wanted to be; they are what I worked for them to be: and now I see them, I hate them.
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The right hon. and learned Member is the man who likes to say yes in Europe — Monsieur Oui, the poodle of Brussels.
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It's liberating to wear clothes that are outside the boundaries of what I'm supposed to wear, ya know, based on the traditional model, whether that be a country music singer, or being from the country. It's not a rebellious thing.
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Sex appeal is a good thing for commercial cinema. Though I can't sit at home and consider myself a sex symbol, it is for people to do so. I want to be known as an interesting actor.
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We're up against the conventional thinking that says your ability to lead as president comes from longevity in Washington or proximity to the White House. But we know that real leadership is about candor and judgment and the ability to rally Americans from all walks of life around a common purpose, a higher purpose.
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Any form of art is a form of power; it has impact, it can affect change - it can not only move us, it makes us move.
