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Chris Rock Quotes

I was bused to a school in Gerritsen Beach in Brooklyn in 1972. I was one of the first black kids in the history of the school.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: comedian
Nationality:
Birth: February 7, 1965

Topics

History Beach School Black Brooklyn

I meditate on God's life and I read the scriptures. I read something about Him, go through it and spend a lot of time by myself.

Life God Time Myself Go Him

I was sexually harassed while building Rent the Runway - propositioned, sent sexual text messages, harassed and threatened in person.

Building Person Rent Runway Text

I really do believe in clearing samples, and I believe that people should be compensated for them, but the laws are just so stupid.

People Stupid Believe I Believe Laws

The thing with sculpture is, 90% of the time, when I pass a piece of sculpture, it's in public or somewhere, and it's just, how inconvenient that that's there. It takes up so much room, and it's so oppressive.

Time Sculpture Up Room Somewhere

Titles are important; I have them before I have books that belong to them. I have last chapters in my mind before I see first chapters, too. I usually begin with endings, with a sense of aftermath, of dust settling, of epilogue.

Mind Important First Dust See Begin

I play a character every day of my life, and I don't want to play a character as myself. They can judge me as an actress, not as a person. I'm not a spokeswoman for Anna.

Life Character Myself Day Me Judge

I had read the novel and I had heard David Lean was going to direct it - and it came as a surprise to me because American actors, if given the chance, can do style as well as anybody and speak as well as anybody.

Style Me Chance Speak Surprise Well

Plant thy foot firmly in the prints which His foot has made before thee.

Joseph Barber Lightfoot

Inspirational Plant Foot Prints Made

I've had no fewer than three young women on separate occasions come up to me at book signings and unzip their pants, turn around, and drop them to show me that they had 'Bonnie lassie' tattooed across their rumpuses!

Women Me Book Young Three Turn

I believed that the husband takes care of the family, and the wife takes care of him, and they are true to each other. I know that sounds a romantic illusion, but it can be true.

Debbie Reynolds

Family Romantic Wife Husband Care

In the university library, we know when a book has been used in a class or put on reserve... or while it was out, did somebody call it back in. It turns out to be a pretty good indicator of how relevant the work is at that time.

David Weinberger

Work Good Time Book Library Back

The other exception where we did not at all restore the place to its original condition is the Surrounded Islands. Before we installed our fabric, we had our workers remove 42 tons of garbage off the beaches of those islands. We never brought the garbage back.

Back Place Never Garbage Workers

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