Audra McDonald Quotes

When I first was exposed to 'Porgy and Bess' many, many years ago, I was blown away by it - loved the music, overwhelmed by the production at the Met that I saw, and thought I want to play Bess someday. But I also knew they were stereotypes that were considered racist.

Audra McDonald

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Let's drive the message home: we need health insurance reform, we need a strong public option, and we won't settle for less.

Jerrold Nadler

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The Top 40 is geared toward 20 and under, not 20 and up. That's the audience I'm geared to.

Michael Bolton

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Dancing has a continuity of its own that need not be dependent upon either the rise or fall of sound or the pitch and cry of words. Its force of feeling lies in the physical image, fleeting or static.

Merce Cunningham

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A high heel elongates the leg and inevitably flatters every figure.

Stacey Bendet

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The Dumas memoirs - which I also discovered when I was a kid - had a big impact on me.

Tom Reiss

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Strict shopping laws mean that most German shops close on Saturday afternoons, reopening only on Monday when everybody is back at work.

Luke Harding

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I know nothing about mysteries. I don't take to them.

Joseph Wiseman

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Of course, there's nothing wrong with deer burgers and venison chili, but with a little gusto, those stalwarts can go from satisfying to sublime.

Jonathan Miles

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I loved it, but social reality impeded. Now I wander in here at 9 in the morning or so, and come back for a while in the afternoon. I am a very lenient boss.

Donald E. Westlake

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My sole inspiration is a telephone call from a director.

Cole Porter

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Ultimately, the court is heading to a doctrine of 'separation of campaign and state.' This doctrine, like separation of church and state or separation of military and civilian authority, is not explicit in the Constitution but flows naturally from its structure and commitment to freedom and democracy.

Bradley A. Smith

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I have a good sense of humour, and that's what kept me for the 30 years I was locked up.

Anthony Ray Hinton

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