Brian Tyree Henry Quotes

My mother had a gorgeous singing voice, and she'd play these amazing vinyls. My favorite was 'But Not for Me,' on the 1954 album 'Chet Baker Sings.'

Brian Tyree Henry

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 31, 1981

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I grew up mainly in the Far East, where my father worked for the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, which was then a small, well-run colonial institution and not the global colossus it is today.

John Lanchester

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A lot of people are willing to pray or to put in work, but they're not willing to take true risks.

John Tesh

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I'm actually one who will encourage directors to cut my lines.

Stanley Tucci

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The sea heaves up, hangs loaded o'er the land, Breaks there, and buries its tumultuous strength.

Robert Browning

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I was 11 when I started Latin - not like boys, who start early at prep school. At 14, you had to choose whether to start Greek and drop German, but my mum made a fuss, and I took Latin, Greek, French, and German at O-level, which meant I didn't do much science.

Mary Beard

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While analogies are useful, however, they can also be misleading. They smuggle in assumptions that can be wrong.

Michael Mandelbaum

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My work has threads of ideas from all over the place. I try to crystallise them in something simple and direct that the viewer can then take where they want.

Cornelia Parker

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But there is a difference between cozying up to power and being close to power.

Bono

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I have my new food line in the works - I think it's over 200 items. Hopefully I can make a difference; it's delicious food that's just so easy. I think it'll help people enjoy their lives... it's good!

Paula Deen

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Global supply chains are founded on a Darwinian model that rewards employers who treat working people as less than human.

Sharan Burrow

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That's how my family bonded - eating and telling stories.

Sebastian Maniscalco

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Write 'judge of beautiful women' on my tombstone. I'd be quite happy.

Nigel Barker

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