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Luanne Rice Quotes

When my father died, I was 21, and he'd been sick for a few years. He changed during his illness. He kind of softened during it.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: September 25, 1955

Topics

Father Sick Kind Years Illness Been

In American culture at large, but especially in African American culture, it's a sign of weakness to ask for help.

Culture Weakness American Help Ask

Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.

Character Trust More Nobility Oath

'The Firebird' just symbolizes a lot for me and my career. It was one of the first really big principal roles that I was ever given an opportunity to dance with American Ballet Theatre, and it was a huge step for the African-American community, I think, within the classical ballet world.

Opportunity Community Dance Step Me

I don't believe in objectivity. I observe the observer's paradox every moment I'm filming. Your presence is changing everything; there's no mistaking it. And you have a responsibility.

Moment Responsibility Believe You

It's very stressful being the No. 1 player in the world. You're in the limelight a lot. You've got more things to do when you get to tournaments, more things to do off weeks. But I wouldn't change it in any way because this is exactly where I want to be. I want to try and stay here as long as I can while I can because nothing beats this feeling.

Change World Long You Feeling I Can

I used to write travel essays, and I was struck by how the fact of writing about a place would change my relationship with it. I would make completely different choices, do things I wouldn't have normally, because I had to fill this narrative shape.

Change Relationship Travel Writing

I am proud that in the Netherlands I can come out for my homosexuality, and I'd like to keep it that way.

I Am Proud I Can Way Out Keep

There will always be a place for social movie-going. Nothing can compete with that.

Place Nothing Will Always Compete

Let's try to protect everything that's important to us.

Important Try Protect Everything Us

It's pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness; poverty and wealth have both failed.

Happiness Poverty Wealth Hard Tell

We get paid a lot of money to do what we do, and there's a lot of people who are dependent upon that car running well and us getting everything out of it as a team. So I'm very, very loyal to my team and the company.

Car Money People Team Everything Us

It's vital all we oldies learn as much as we can about the Internet so we are not left behind.

Internet Learn Left Behind Oldies

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