Marie Brenner Quotes
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When I went to drama school, I knew I was at least as talented as other students, but because I was a black man and I wasn't pretty, I knew I would have to work my butt off to be the best that I would be, and to be noticed.
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Some say I was disappointed when President Obama won, and that is absolute nonsense.
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The artist is the medium between his fantasies and the rest of the world.
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Writing a tribe is fun. They have their own language, their own slang; they repeat it, and it becomes part of the texture of the play. For a writer, that's thrilling. That's when my pen flies.
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Part of my job as Children's Laureate is to visit schools and talk about my love of books and stories and encourage them all to do it as well - to read, to write, to never be afraid of their own voice. Because we all have something to say.
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It was once religion which threatened us with a last judgment at the end of days. It is now our tortured planet which predicts the arrival of such a day without any heavenly intervention.
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When I became governor, I vowed to restore the public's trust.
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In fact, my courage and my bravery at a young age was the thing I was bullied for, a kind of 'Who do you think you are?'
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I have teenagers, so I listen to a lot of music. They turn me on to great music.
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Daytime soap operas, which I used to adore, have been declining in quality and importance for over a decade, and I gradually stopped monitoring them.
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It is convenient that there be gods, and, as it is convenient, let us believe there are.
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What cultural DNA remains from those first Puritan forays onto American soil may be our love of a fresh start.
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In my humble opinion, the ages 22 to about 27 are the most critical years of your adult life. It's your time to gestate in the cocoon of becoming.
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I can remember when Democrats believed that it was the duty of America to fight for freedom over tyranny.
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For me, being part of the WTA tour is a privilege. Every day I wake up, it's a privilege to be able to go outside and do what I love. It's a privilege to be able to make my own hours, even though they're long, but I make them.
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I'd love to have my own TV show, in the way that Julianna Margulies has 'The Good Wife,' or a lovely ensemble show, like 'Six Feet Under.'
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Tradition demands that we not speak poorly of the dead.
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But even in elementary school and junior high, I was very interested in space and in the space program.
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In society, one doesn't tell the truth, one tells the exact opposite.
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I have been working out for 30 years, staying in shape in the dream that someday I would get to play a sex scene. Finally I get one, and they cut it.
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I think the female first-person is still dismissed, demonized, especially if the book does not end on an empowering note, especially if the main character is perceived as unlikeable, or too privileged.
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I have a toy poodle, Shadow. She's a little whippersnapper! And I love little monkeys.
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The industry has not grown much during the past three or four years. It is practically stabilized at the present 1927. What has taken place is a shift from one manufacturer to another.
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Traveling in India gives you a chance to observe a renaissance.
