Ava DuVernay Quotes

Women have been trained in our culture and society to ask for what we want instead of taking what we want. We've been really indoctrinated with this culture of permission. I think it's true for women, and I think it's true for people of color. It's historic, and it's unfortunate and has somehow become part of our DNA. But that time has passed.

Ava DuVernay

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The structural thinking I use in the concert hall is unnecessary to most film projects, and most film composers make better use of the enormous range of pop and other materials and techniques required of them than I probably would, faced with the same challenge.

John Corigliano

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The worse my drawings were, the more beautiful did the originals appear.

John James Audubon

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I abandoned my second novel completely. Writing 'Kavalier & Clay,' I had several moments of utter collapse. Same with 'The Yiddish Policemen's Union.'

Michael Chabon

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The native music of North America, the original-roots music of this country, is also the underworld music of this country.

Robbie Robertson

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I also taught myself how to blow glass using a propane torch from the hardware store and managed to make some elementary chemistry plumbing such as tees and small glass bulbs.

Robert B. Laughlin

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The simplest way to win in the National Football League is to knock out the starting quarterback. You know, throughout the years, history has proven if your number one quarterback goes down, your chances for success become very limited.

Ron Jaworski

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Our criminal-justice system has for decades been infected with a mindset that views black boys and men in particular as a problem to be dealt with, managed, and controlled.

Michelle Alexander

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It is the child's understanding that teaches the adults the way of the future. They're still doing it today with modern technology.

Michael Morpurgo

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In acting process, it's very difficult to explain. It's something very intimate, very private.

Monica Bellucci

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As a creative person, you want to have a foothold and sense of progress.

Demetri Martin

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Poland is not a very large country, but it's also not a small country.

Donald Tusk

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I never graduated to being an atheist. I only graduated to being an agnostic.

Christopher Durang

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