Amandla Stenberg Quotes

I think that, as a black girl, you grow up internalizing all these messages that say you shouldn't accept your hair or your skin tone or your natural features or that you shouldn't have a voice or that you aren't smart.

Amandla Stenberg

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The thing I adore about acting is that it's not me: you get to experience all these emotions, but essentially it's not you.

Jessica Brown Findlay

ExperienceMeYouActingEmotions

I'll probably stick to comedy for the time being. I mean, a great piece of work is a great piece of work, and I'm up for good work anytime. But I do love comedy!

Jenna Elfman

WorkLoveGoodGreatTimeGood Work

Nothing is given to man on earth - struggle is built into the nature of life, and conflict is possible - the hero is the man who lets no obstacle prevent him from pursuing the values he has chosen.

Andrew Bernstein

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The things that I've enjoyed most are not really science fiction. They are not much fun to make because there are so many toys involved. They are fun for directors who like toys, like Ridley Scott, but they are not a lot of fun to make. A lot of hanging around, changing this and that.

John Hurt

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Having a Weim means never having to work alone again. I have two Weims. When they think I've been working too long, they stage an intercession.

Ann Maxwell

WorkAloneThinkLongNeverStage

In my own life, when I was most inspired by a teacher, it always involved a real dialogue, a looseness and a real caring and compassion. It was not without rigor, not without discipline, not without standards, but all that was done out of love.

Michael Goldenberg

LifeLoveTeacherDisciplineCaring

Peace is neutral, and not very sexy.

Jean-Michel Jarre

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I have everything, yet have nothing; and although I possess nothing, still of nothing am I in want.

Jean Racine

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I swear to God, I don't even know who Demi Lovato is. My son has a crush on her. Apparently, he was sat next to her when I knocked Luke Rockhold out, so Demi Lovato knows who I am, that's for sure.

Michael Bisping

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If you want to write, write it. That's the first rule. And send it in, and send it in to someone who can publish it or get it published. Don't send it to me. Don't show it to your spouse, or your significant other, or your parents, or somebody. They're not going to publish it.

Robert B. Parker

ParentsMeSomeoneYouWantFirst

I can do the equivalent of 150 miles per hour and not get stopped. I could quite happily pursue people down the motorway in my helicopter.

Jay Kay

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I felt from time to time that shooting live music is the most purely cinematic thing you can do. Ideally, the cinema is becoming one with the music. There is little artifice involved. There's no acting. I love it.

Jonathan Demme

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