Jesmyn Ward Quotes

I was a freshman at Stanford University the first time someone called me a 'bama.' One of my new friends from D.C. said it, laughing, and even though I didn't know what it meant, exactly, I got that it was some kind of insult. I must have smirked or shrugged, which made him laugh harder, and then he called me 'country,' too.

Jesmyn Ward

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The minute you start putting words on paper you're eliminating possibilities.

Joan Didion

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What people need to know is that if you don't eat what you want, then you'll just continue to eat, because you're not fulfilled.

Jennifer Hudson

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You have different sorts of people in life, so why should it be any different in football?

Andres Iniesta

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At 50, I began to know who I was. It was like waking up to myself.

Maya Angelou

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I'm hosting a quiz show, but I never considered myself a game show host.

Maury Povich

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What is really a stretch to me is to make quick decisions.

Ang Lee

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One of the most striking signs of the decay of art is when we see its separate forms jumbled together.

Jean-Luc Godard

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I drive a hybrid. It's a Ford Escape. That's my only car.

Michael Franti

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At the end of any really long tour you need to get your head in order.

Amy Lee

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Class is often invisible in America in the movies, and usually not the subject of the film.

Roger Ebert

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Books are really fun because your 'voice' is pretty undiluted. There is a very direct connection between yourself and your audience. You will have an editor, but their job is to help you clarify or improve your voice, not change it.

Liz Tuccillo

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I put more emphasis on filmmakers than maybe Hollywood does.

Jason Blum

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