Anna Deavere Smith Quotes

Many people are afraid to talk about race because it's so emotionally loaded. We don't have the vocabulary to talk about it. Every day, our vocabulary seems more and more inadequate.

Anna Deavere Smith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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The benefit is competition, the thrill of playing in the Olympics, being an Olympian, playing against the best.

Joe Sakic

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We have the First Amendment to rely on whenever an elected official tries to impinge on our rights to speak.

Jeff Bewkes

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Reagan has turned America into a tax haven.

John Updike

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I don't know if those things work, where you do, like, this crash diet or crash starvation. It's just not something I've ever been into.

Amanda Peet

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I think the international appeal of SF is quite understandable since the kinds of people who like to read it, are, by the nature of the beast, interested in other cultures, of which other nations on Earth are the closest available example.

Stanley Schmidt

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We look to find partners whose values align with that of our artists. We also look for unique platforms that the potential branding partner can provide. Sometimes that's distribution, and sometimes it's an advertising platform. Each situation is unique.

Troy Carter

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In 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' I was just playing and having a good time.

Mary Badham

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Wishing there were more children's books like 'The Snowy Day' is a bit like wishing there were more grownup books like 'Anna Karenina.' There are only so many masterpieces out there.

Rumaan Alam

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No candy bars unless I've had a low blood sugar where I'm shaky.

Mary Tyler Moore

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Even if Koch Industries had a financial interest in the Keystone XL pipeline, what possibly could be wrong with that? Perhaps more important, under what circumstances would such an interest be worthy of a congressional inquisition?

Mike Pompeo

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I think it's fair to say I feel much more comfortable in business than in politics.

Desiree Rogers

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I used to look in the mirror and feel shame, I look in the mirror now and I absolutely love myself.

Drew Barrymore

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