Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Quotes

I work very hard at creating complex characters, a mix of positives and negatives. They are all flawed. I believe flaws are almost universal, and they help us understand, sympathise and, paradoxically, feel closer to such characters.

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

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WorkBelieveFeelHelpFlawsHard

I've lived in Los Angeles for over 70 years.

Jerry Perenchio

Los AngelesOverYearsLivedLos

I think of my gender as a part of my complex humanity.

Jenny Slate

ThinkGenderHumanityComplexPart

Encouragement from my high school teacher Patty Hart said 'you need to focus and theater might be your route out of here.' I created the program, went to college and graduate school and now here I am.

Jeffrey Donovan

TeacherFocusSchoolI AmCollege

I think about my work every minute of the day.

Jeff Koons

WorkDayThinkMinuteI ThinkEvery

Martial arts is like dance. It's so beautiful and what I love about the martial arts mostly is that what it basically says is you take their energy and you redirect it. Then if you need to, use it on them. That whole thing about redirecting energy I love.

Rutger Hauer

LoveBeautifulDanceEnergyYou

I don't accept ideologies that are not a product of consensus. I don't have an ideology, but I do have a sense of what's right and what's wrong.

Ruben Blades

WrongProductAcceptRightConsensus

For a rapper as well-known as Drake, there remains an essential element of mystery about him. For one so open, there's a distance, and he prefers it that way. But then there's something beneath the exterior that reveals itself with urgency in conversation: Drake's raw ambition.

Michael Paterniti

AmbitionMysteryConversationUrgency

I believe that when you provide information to people, they become less fearful and they will engage more in their democracy if they are empowered with information.

Michael Moore

PeopleDemocracyBelieveInformation

You just don't want to get pigeon-holed into one position. That's why even though I start out at center, I may play small forward, if I get a rebound and you're not there I can bring the ball up.

Lisa Leslie

SmallStartForwardYouI CanPlay

Tons of musicians who I love are imprisoned by their identity. That can be totally fine because they are so amazing in their technique, but for me, I'm a little too restless for that.

Jason Moran

LoveIdentityAmazingMeMusicians

Whenever I talk about Christ out loud, or I tweet a verse or say something in reference about Christ, a lot of people lash out and aren't very excited to hear about my love for Christ.

Jon Jones

LovePeopleSayTalkOutExcited

I'm much more comfortable being hated than being beloved.

Dean Ambrose

ComfortableMoreBeingHatedThan

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