Ava DuVernay Quotes

I spent a whole 12 years helping other people tell their stories as a publicist, so just to be able to go and write and get behind the camera, that's my thing.

Ava DuVernay

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Everyone has to learn how to live in an environment that has not made it easy for women to claim their place, so I think it's all women's responsibility to step forward.

Jessica Chastain

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It's a very frightening time when something as basic as due process is seen as somehow radical.

John Cusack

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My household is, in a nice way, very busy.

Ann Brashares

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I'm not just a guy who can knock people out.

Robbie Lawler

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You can see it on the Internet: There's an argument going on continually about, 'What is folk music?' And I don't really want to get involved in that. It's an endless argument, a 'How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?' kind of argument.

Roger McGuinn

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I grew up in San Francisco and moved to L.A. about 20 years ago, and now my main home is in Hollywood.

Roman Coppola

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Banning sports is a ludicrous proposition.

Mary Pilon

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Self-control is one mark of a mature person; it applies to control of language, physical treatment of others, and the appetites of the body.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

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The problem for those who assert biblical authority in support of traditional definitions of marriage is that one could, with equal validity, assert that the lending of money or certain kinds of haircuts are forbidden by God, or that slavery and the subjugation of women are authorized by the Lord.

Jon Meacham

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When I think of Uniqlo, I think of things that are perfectly made, that people have spent a lot of time considering.

Jonathan Anderson

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I do not at all have the mind of a bully... in my mind bullies are intolerant of contrary opinion, domineering and rather cowardly. I would hope that none of those terms could be fairly used in describing me.

Conrad Black

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Everyone talks about reality TV and that there are no roles left. That's false. Years ago, there were three networks. Now there are 20 cable networks and so many ways for films to be exhibited. It's an exciting time for actors, writers, directors, and producers.

Corbin Bernsen

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