Jennifer Yuh Nelson Quotes

I don't think about the gender thing very much. But when I speak at schools, I've had female students say to me afterwards, "I never envisioned myself being a director, since I've never seen women do it." But after seeing me, they can picture themselves directing, so maybe we'll see more female directors.

Jennifer Yuh Nelson

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I was watching something the other day which started out with five guys walking towards you and one woman, and there you go-it's still being dominated by the male society.

Joan Severance

DayWomanSocietyWalkingYouOut

There's an amazing documentary, 'The Day After Trinity,' which is crazy good.

John Benjamin Hickey

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Since the printing press came into being, poetry has ceased to be the delight of the whole community of man; it has become the amusement and delight of the few.

John Masefield

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I think the Colorado Plateau is the most scenic area in the world - let's begin with that. Not just the United States.

Stewart Udall

WorldThinkColoradoBeginUnited

Everyone should have a suit that's really well fitting - if a suit just doesn't fit, it looks ridiculous. It can purposely be too large or too small, if that's what you want, but it has to fit with your image and personal style.

Stromae

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Nancy was a very special person, too beautiful for this world. I feel so privileged to have loved her and been loved by her.

Sid Vicious

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Ulcerative colitis can be cured by the operation, but you cannot cure Crohn's disease.

Mary Ann Mobley

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Let's clean up our environment. Let's clean up our bodies, but most importantly, let's not permit our babies of the future to be polluted before they are even born.

Louise Slaughter

FutureEnvironmentBornCleanUp

You must be worthy of the best, but not more worthy than the rest.

Denis Waitley

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I didn't foresee my career. Things happen.

Claire Denis

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In your life, where are you not making mistakes? Sometimes if there's no mess, there's no change happening.

Brendon Burchard

LifeChangeMistakesYouSometimes

While doing centering prayer, the practice is to let go of any thought or perception. The priority is to be as silent as possible and when that is not possible to let the noise of the thoughts be the sacred symbol for a while, without analyzing them.

Thomas Keating

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