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Debra Granik Quotes

There's a lot of journalism about poverty, but sometimes it just helps to see that there's a real person who becomes a real mom, who is working with unsustainable wages that could eventually destroy her.

Debra Granik

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: director
Nationality: american
Birth: February 6, 1963

Topics

Mom Poverty Journalism Person See

There must be no worse punishment to a totalitarian nation than the withdrawal of capital.

Jerzy Kosinski

Punishment Nation Capital Must Worse

At my shows, I like everyone to have a good time... but, I like for us to be real because there's freedom in that.

Andra Day

Good Freedom Time Real Everyone Us

Writing plays fast and loose with the past.

Andre Aciman

Past Writing Fast Loose Plays

Music was a central part of my childhood because my mother played organ and piano in the church, and that meant all us kids had to be in the church choir.

Michael Franti

Mother Music Childhood Church Choir

I want to learn how to play an instrument. I want to break a world record. I'm just a very determined, motivated type of person.

Alyson Stoner

World Learn Person Play Want Break

I never really thought I would make a blog myself.

Sofia Richie

Myself Thought Never Make Would

Somehow, married or single, we'd rather anesthetize ourselves with love substitutes than go for the real thing, because let's face it: The real thing is pretty scary.

Tracy McMillan

Love Face Go Real Scary Single

If I hadn't been a fighter, I probably wouldn't have gotten the 'Rocky' roles.

Tony Burton

Fighter Been Roles Rocky Gotten

If I do a poetry reading I want people to walk out and say they feel better for having been there - not because you've done a comedy performance but because you're talking about your father dying or having young children, things that touch your soul.

Roger McGough

Father Children Walk Soul Poetry

As a woman, you feel that you shouldn't want to better yourself against others. Ambition has become such an ugly word, hasn't it?

Rosamund Pike

Woman Yourself Ugly Ambition Better

In all honesty, I should have given up this acting lark years ago.

Luke Evans

Honesty Acting Years Up Should Lark

It's a small community, the classical music community, along with the excitement of new places and new things and this feeling of being at home wherever you go because that's where your community is.

Joshua Roman

Home Music Community New Things You