Anna Deavere Smith Quotes

I never know when somebody's going to knock on the door of my own unconscious in a way that I wouldn't have anticipated.

Anna Deavere Smith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

DoorKnowWayMy OwnNeverOwn

The poetry of the earth is never dead.

John Keats

NaturePoetryEarthDeadNever

I just want to contribute to my team and earn the trust and do everything they need from me.

Stefon Diggs

TrustMeTeamWantNeedEverything

Sometimes, musicians worry too much about how beautifully they are playing.

Simon Rattle

MusiciansWorryToo MuchSometimes

Art is significant deformity.

Roger Fry

ArtSignificantDeformity

The failure of women to have reached positions of leadership has been due in large part to social and professional discrimination.

Rosalyn Sussman Yalow

LeadershipFailureWomenProfessional

Everybody wants to come out and win the gold, and sometimes it takes a personal best, sometimes it doesn't. But to be able to have all those pieces come together, it's a great feeling.

Michelle Carter

GreatBestTogetherGoldWinOut

The symphonies are the things that, as a soloist, I've not gotten to play. I used to travel the world playing concertos, and then I would sit and listen to the symphony.

Joshua Bell

TravelWorldPlayListenPlaying

In 'Off to War, Voices of Soldier's Children,' kids from Canada and the United States talk about what it is like when their mother or father goes off to war - and comes home again.

Deborah Ellis

FatherMotherHomeChildrenWarOff

I'm a Scorpio, and who knows if there is any validity to it, but I'm very emotional. I have high highs and low lows.

Chely Wright

EmotionalHighLowKnowsValidity

A song is only as strong as its foundation, and when it comes so naturally in any setting, those are the songs that will hopefully outlive you, maybe even outlive the next generation of You.

Corey Taylor

SongFoundationStrongGeneration

The Supreme Court is the last line of defense for the separation of powers and for the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution.

Brett Kavanaugh

ConstitutionSeparationLineRights

Think of your existing power as the exponent in an equation that determines the value of information. The more power you have, the more additional power you derive from the new data.

Bruce Schneier

PowerValueThinkDataInformation

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