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Anna Deavere Smith Quotes

People who are sick, or who have been sick, or have come close to death have a lot to say - and they want you to hear it.

Anna Deavere Smith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Death People Sick You Say Want

I wasn't beautiful, so there were plenty of character roles. I never did any Shakespeare, I'm far too superficial for that. I just act instinctively.

Character Beautiful Never Act Just

To become a classical ballerina, you have to move to New York when you're 12 or 11 and that becomes your life. I just wanted to be good in my company in Charleston and I wanted it to always be part of my life.

Jennifer Garner

Life Good New York My Life You New

Ever since Marilyn Monroe was transformed from one of the prettiest girls you could ever hope to see into an icon, everyone has been trying to repeat that icon. And now the entire industry is filled with, and by and large run by, wannabes.

Hope Trying You Now Run See

Utopia is a framework for utopias, a place where people are at liberty to join together voluntarily to pursue and attempt to realize their own vision of the good life in the ideal community but where no one can impose his own utopian vision upon others.

Life Good Community Vision Together

Writing about Jerusalem was very stressful; every word counts.

Simon Sebag Montefiore

Writing Jerusalem Word Counts Every

I've got like a week and a half left, all bets are off.

Week Half Left Got Off Like

When you're undercover you try to stay as true to your identity as you are. You know who you are, and you know how you normally function. If you try to put on a pretense, such as assuming a fake voice, you have to put on that fake voice all of the time. And you can't afford to slip out of it. It's too dangerous.

Time Identity Voice Fake You Know

I think ISIS is achieving the objectives that they have set out to achieve. I think that they feel probably very emboldened. They feel pretty good. Their resiliency is extraordinary.

Michael T. Flynn

Good Think Feel Achieve Achieving

The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a different complexion or slightly flatter noses than ourselves, is not a pretty thing when you look into it too much.

You Look Earth Too Much Pretty Away

All the people that criticised me should eat their words.

Words People Me Eat Should

I love working out how things are made, which is why I have so many models of towers.

Douglas Coupland

Love Why Out Things Working Made

I liberally apply sunscreen and wear hats.

Christie Brinkley

Hats Wear Sunscreen Apply

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