Ava DuVernay Quotes

I like silence. Aesthetically, I feel strangled by the fast cutting and a wall of sound. And I think showing black people thinking onscreen is radical.

Ava DuVernay

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SilencePeopleBlackThinkThinking

Marketing is not bragging, and touting one's wares is not evil. The baker in the medieval town square must holler, 'Fresh rolls!' if he hopes to feed the townfolk.

Jeffrey Zeldman

EvilMarketingFreshSquareBragging

There is enormous shame around depression of any kind and at any time. And there's enormous social stigma attached to it, which we need to go on fighting. But I think that the sense of depression during pregnancy and early motherhood has been particularly stigmatized, that people especially feel that should be the happiest time of your life.

Andrew Solomon

LifeTimeDepressionPeopleThink

The British needlewoman follows blindly where the merchant leads.

Ann Macbeth

BlindlyWhereBritishMerchantLeads

As an actor, I know it is my job to shape myself for a role - any role.

Amy Jackson

MyselfJobKnowActorShapeRole

The real thing young people should fear is missing out on those few, true, long-term friendships that make for a richer, happier life.

Robin Marantz Henig

LifeFearPeopleYoungTrueReal

Being resourceful and creating is a big part of my Lithuanian culture. My grandfather is part of who I am, too. He was a professional wrestler. He had a very functional, very slick, long frame.

Rose Namajunas

CultureI AmLongProfessionalFrame

Just because we want something so bad does not mean that God wants it for us, too.

Monica Johnson

GodBadJust BecauseWantMeanUs

It is only too easy to make suggestions and later try to escape the consequences of what we say.

Jawaharlal Nehru

EasyConsequencesSayEscapeTry

I'm skinny, but a soft skinny. I have strong legs, but my arms are like pea pods with single peas for elbows.

Josh Gondelman

StrongLegsSingleSkinnySoftArms

Boxing has taught me to be disciplined, to be respectful to those around me. I am able to travel the world, meet a lot of people, and make new friends.

Joseph Parker

TravelI AmPeopleMeWorldFriends

I don't think of Storefront Hitchcock or Stop Making Sense as documentaries, I think of them more as performance films.

Jonathan Demme

PerformanceThinkStopMoreSense

Asthma research is a lot better and new medicines are always coming out to help young people.

Dominique Wilkins

PeopleResearchBetterHelpYoung

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