Condola Rashad Quotes
If I had seen a black woman play Juliet as a little girl, my idea of my place in the world would have been totally different.
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The United States may be a religious nation. But it is also a nation with a strong commitment to separation of church and state.
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Music is my release.
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It's nice not to be too boring.
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It's tough to be 68 and dating. I've given it up now.
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When I was in jail, I was a lot of people's favorite person. I practically ran the jail. I had more freedom than the police.
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Very ambitious startups often take a long time to work - or sometimes they take a very long time to look ambitious.
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My priority is to take care of my daughter and my family.
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A stronger yuan could lead to greater Chinese asset accumulation in the U.S. and elsewhere.
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I remember, one day, I just printed out about a hundred CVs, and I was running around London. I was going to modeling agencies, temping agencies, anything. I was so desperate.
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Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone.
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It's an honor to live in and serve the great City of Los Angeles. I'm also immensely grateful for the support I've received from Ireland.
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Yeah, right. I mean, he criticises everybody in the media, then the first thing he does when he finishes is he goes to work for the media. Thompson, too. Hypocritical.
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And I'm a pretty positive person - I don't put a lot of energy into worrying, and I'm not a person who lives in a great deal of fear.
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When I lived in India, I'd speak like an Indian to get good prices while shopping. I'm good with accents.
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Those who promise us paradise on earth never produced anything but a hell.
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The real difference between literature and pulp is the kind of emotional responses they elicit. Dan Brown can't pierce your heart. Patricia Cornwell can't make you read a sentence twice and then look sightlessly out of the window.
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Being a kid's not easy. You're transforming and becoming a human being. At some point, you have everyone taking care of you, and then, all of a sudden, you're out in the world.
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I'd much rather be in the world than in some ivory tower somewhere.
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Before I had a son, I used to look at my father's example: he left me, he left my mother. When I had a son, I got caught in the same situation that his mother don't want me to see him. I started looking at my father in a different light.
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I love the ultimate escapism of paranormal and fantasy - all of the otherworldly creatures, magic, and possibilities that transport both reader and writer away from reality for a while - it's such delicious fun!
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If I had seen a black woman play Juliet as a little girl, my idea of my place in the world would have been totally different.
