Suzan-Lori Parks Quotes

Being a playwright of any race is difficult, and Lord knows it gets more difficult the further you get from the middle of the road. I don't know what kind of magic my mojo is working, but it's working.

Suzan-Lori Parks

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RoadMagicYouKnowKindDifficult

I believe in health care reform.

Joe Manchin

HealthBelieveCareI BelieveReform

When I write, I lose time. I'm happy in a way that I have a hard time finding in real life. The intimacy between my brain and my fingers and my computer... Yet knowing that that intimacy will find an audience... It's very satisfying. It's like having the safety of being alone with the ego reward of being known.

Jill Soloway

LifeAloneTimeHappyBeing Alone

On some sets, if a helicopter goes by, what would normally happen is that somebody would go, 'There's a helicopter. Stop.' I'd never stop for a helicopter. I am always trying to make sure that the machine is in service to the actors.

Jill Soloway

ServiceI AmTryingStopGoNever

My earliest design work was print, and that was my first love. Of course, as the years went on, I did more and more Web design and less and less print. And like everyone who made the switch from print to Web design, I bemoaned the lack of control.

John Gruber

WorkLoveControlDesignMoreFirst

There is a sense in which the United States ambassador speaks to the United States, as well as for the United States. I have always seen my role as a thermostat rather than a thermometer. So I'm going to be actively working... for my own concerns. I have always had people advise me on what to say, but never on what not to say.

Andrew Young

PeopleMeSayMy OwnNeverAlways

Intellectually, now, I believe that it is a complete vanity to say positively there is no God.

John Rhys-Davies

GodBelieveVanityNowSayComplete

Almost every band has somebody who's the main songwriter and who has a vision, a very clear idea of how a song should be.

Stephen Malkmus

VisionSongBandClearAlmostIdea

Unlike the LeBrons and A-Rods of the world, anointed as special from pre-K, Matt Leinart exudes an approachability rarely seen in superstars. It's why kids on the autograph line chat him up like a buddy with whom they could stay up late playing Xbox.

Stephen Rodrick

WorldLateSpecialWhyHimLine

Compared to boxing, acting is more difficult. I have learnt martial arts and boxing since childhood. So, they were easier.

Ritika Singh

ChildhoodActingBoxingDifficult

I argue that for every country to have an independent fuel cycle is the wrong way to go. Because any country which has a complete fuel cycle is a latent nuclear weapons country, in the sense that it is not far from making a nuclear weapon.

Mohamed ElBaradei

CountryWrongGoIndependentWay

If you're not careful to think and speak words of faith, worry will creep in, and it will not only steal your peace and joy, it will steal your 'today.' The present is the greatest gift God ever gives us. So hold on to the peace that's yours in Christ. Don't let it go.

Joyce Meyer

GodFaithTodayPeaceWordsJoy

The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure.

Joseph Campbell

AdventureYouSayQuestionYesBig

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