Angela Bassett Quotes

I love doing action. Since I'm not 21, there's some, 'Let me get to the gym so I can do it.' But I love to defy expectations.

Angela Bassett

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LoveMeActionExpectationsDoing

You spend so much time in your profession it ought to be something you love.

John H. Johnson

LoveTimeYouSomethingYourMuch

Traditionally, the science fiction reader has been the 16- to 24-year-old male, especially the male with an interest in technology.

Robert J. Sawyer

TechnologyScienceScience Fiction

'The Simpsons' basically - and 'Futurama' - are really smart shows. They're kind of disguised as these goofy animated sitcoms, but the references within the shows, if you're paying attention, are pretty smart and pretty sophisticated.

Matt Groening

SmartAttentionYouKindWithin

In our family, the men have always stood at the head, true patriarchs that take the lead, teach, and live their lives as examples... Women have a significant role as helpers to our husbands and co-counsels in the parental equation.

Alveda King

FamilyWomenLiveMenTeachTrue

You can have a coach for five or six years, and eventually, that coach has so little new to say. So get somebody else to give a different point of view. Somebody will see something I don't see and vice versa. You evolve with your game and your coaches.

Martina Navratilova

GameViewYouPoint Of ViewNewSay

Losing an illusion makes you wiser than finding a truth.

Ludwig Borne

TruthLosingFindingYouIllusion

As far as getting work, no one thought I spoke English. It was absolutely ridiculous. I'd show up at a meeting and they'd be like, 'Oh my God, you speak English! That's so cool.' They didn't really know what to do with me.

Jason Momoa

WorkGodMeCoolSpeakThought

If I came home with a grade of A, my father would say, 'There must have been a lot of dummies in that class.'

Joseph Stiglitz

FatherHomeSayClassMustBeen

It's rare that I come across actors who are willing to work as hard on the material as I am.

Donnie Wahlberg

WorkI AmHardRareComeWilling

I have a very healthy dose of scepticism towards what identity is and what personas are, maybe because of my life journey. Identity is something so malleable.

Arca

LifeJourneyIdentityMy LifeMaybe

How dare anyone, parent, schoolteacher, or merely literary critic, tell me not to act colored.

Arna Bontemps

MeParentDareTellActCritic

I'm always amazed when a pitcher becomes angry at a hitter for hitting a home run off him. When I strike out, I don't get angry at the pitcher, I get angry at myself. I would think that if a pitcher threw up a home run ball, he should be angry at himself.

Willie Stargell

HomeMyselfAngryThinkStrikeRun

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