Anna Deavere Smith Quotes

I am interested in personal stories because that's when people become expressive, spontaneous and heartfelt.

Anna Deavere Smith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actress
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 18, 1950

Topics

I AmPeoplePersonalBecomeBecause

I'm in charge of a lot of young women. They occasionally come to me for advice, and I have to wrangle them.

Jennifer Konner

WomenMeAdviceYoungChargeCome

The TV Everywhere structure is good for all cable, satellite, and telephone distributors. It's good for all networks. It's good for studios that sell to networks, so it's basically good for everybody on the business side.

Jeff Bewkes

GoodBusinessStructureTelephoneTV

Some white people are privileged, some aren't. Some black people are, some aren't. It's strikes me as, by definition, a racist attack in that it's making a generalization - a negative one - based on skin color.

Tucker Carlson

PeopleMeNegativeColorBlackSkin

I'm La Flame at all times. That, at times, can be bad, at times can be good.

Travis Scott

GoodFlameBadTimesLa

People are so sick of these Twitter tirades. They want leaders they can be proud of.

Tom Perez

PeopleSickProudWantLeaders

Until white people understand that racism is embedded in everything, including our consciousness and socialisation, then we cannot go forward.

Robin DiAngelo

RacismPeopleForwardWhiteGoOur

It's been a long career, and I've made some mistakes along the way.

Rupert Murdoch

MistakesLongCareerWayAlongBeen

Hating the Yankees is as American as pizza pie, unwed mothers, and cheating on your income tax.

Mike Royko

PizzaAmericanCheatingPieTax

I don't know if we're on the edge of the precipice, but we're in a very, very, very difficult situation.

Luis de Guindos

SituationEdgeKnowDifficultVery

I'm one of the most tested athletes in the world.

Lizzie Armitstead

WorldMostAthletesTested

I'm a horrible business person.

Colin Trevorrow

BusinessPersonHorrible

I remember Agassi playing Federer in Basel, Switzerland in 1998, and Andre was already saying at that time that Federer would be tough. Usually at the time players are 17, you can see if they will be great.

Brad Gilbert

GreatTimeSayingToughRemember

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