Ntozake Shange Quotes

I never intended to go to Broadway. I was very happy being in an Off Broadway theater and having an Off Broadway life. What it did to me is try to fit a round peg - that's me - into a whole bunch of square buildings. I just didn't fit.

Ntozake Shange

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LifeHappyMeBuildingsGoNever

Wherever I am, I will embrace the life and the lifestyle. I've lived in Hollywood before, and we've moved into the old neighbourhood in West Hollywood. I love California.

John Barrowman

LifeLoveI AmLifestyleHollywood

It's 2014, and the fact that anybody has to fight for the right to do what they want to do with their body in a safe and responsible way is infuriating.

Jenny Slate

FightBodyWantWayResponsible

I wake up in the morning and drink my Essentia water first. I keep a liter by my bed. If I get up in the middle of the night, I can just grab it. I try to drink a liter before 10 A.M. The water rehydrates me after sleeping for eight hours.

Anna Kaiser

MorningWaterMeNightWake UpTry

I suppose I have a really loose interpretation of 'work', because I think that just being alive is so much work at something you don't always want to do. The machinery is always going. Even when you sleep.

Andy Warhol

WorkSleepThinkYouAliveWant

We're gonna play fast, we're gonna play physical, we're gonna play furious, and we're gonna play contact football.

Jeff Fisher

FootballFastPlayContactPhysical

Some women are convinced that they are the same size they were 20 years ago. They also wear clothes that are too big in an effort to hide their body. Both cases are unflattering and work against your body. Some women are in denial about changing.

Stacy London

WorkWomenEffortClothesBodyHide

I have a longstanding fascination with visual art. I do, in fact, draw as well, as I did in 'The Summer without Men.' I also write essays about visual art.

Siri Hustvedt

ArtMenSummerWriteWithoutWell

The true excitement comes from the actors - that gives you the true drama - and whatever I can do with the camera, that's icing on the cake.

Tony Scott

CakeCameraYouI CanDramaTrue

I wasn't always the most fashionable, and I would come to school with cauliflower ear and ringworm. I got made fun of a lot. People called me 'Miss Man' and 'Guns,' and people directed a lot of karate jokes at me. I wish that I was at school now that MMA and martial arts is cool, but back when I was in school, people associated it with nerdy stuff.

Ronda Rousey

ManSchoolFunPeopleMeCool

This is a tremendous opportunity to be named head coach of the Brooklyn Nets, and it's a role I have been studying for over the course of my playing days.

Jason Kidd

OpportunityBrooklynStudyingCoach

The interesting thing is that everyone in golf is just nice. You learn a lot about people playing golf: their integrity, how they play under pressure.

Donald Trump

IntegrityPeoplePressureGolfLearn

Anytime you're in West Virginia or near it, and you sing, 'Take Me Home, Country Roads,' it's a sight to behold.

Brad Paisley

HomeRoadsMeYouCountrySight

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