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Marlene Dumas Quotes

I never learned to ride a bicycle, and it is too late now. I never learned to drive. I never learned to swim.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: artist
Nationality: south african
Birth: August 3, 1953

Topics

Ride Drive Bicycle Late Now Never

Not sure if that will benefit me or hurt me, but I know I have the skills and am ready to play in the NBA regardless of my ethnicity.

Me Hurt Ready Play Know Skills

What we're seeing is that even in high poverty neighborhoods, the average cost of renting is quickly approaching the total income of welfare recipients and low wage workers.

Matthew Desmond

Poverty Seeing High Cost Workers

Dad never misses a chance to remind me that whenever we are travelling together, if 100 people mob him for autographs, five approach me.

Jeev Milkha Singh

Together People Me Chance Never Him

For people who believe that they can't do it, I hope I'm an inspiration to others to get out there and try swimming. You might be pretty good at it.

Good Hope People Swimming Believe

This is what people don't understand: obesity is a symptom of poverty. It's not a lifestyle choice where people are just eating and not exercising. It's because kids - and this is the problem with school lunch right now - are getting sugar, fat, empty calories - lots of calories - but no nutrition.

School People Lunch Eating Fat Diet

I particularly like to make crunchy slices of garlic bread to serve with steamed clams.

Bread Serve Make Like Garlic

Last year my boyfriend gave me a painting - a very personal one. I really prefer personal gifts or ones made by someone for me. Except diamonds. That's the exception to the rule.

Dating Me Painting Diamonds Year

It's really a great experience to be able to work on a large production, traveling around like a family, setting up for an amazing show, and all having the same purpose.

Work Family Great Experience Purpose

There's so much corruption in America; there's so much corruption around the world. It's all coming to the surface thanks to the Internet, and thanks to the younger people who are saying, 'We don't like corrupt people.'

People World Saying Corruption

I have not the slightest pretension to call my verses poetry; I write now and then for no other purpose than to relieve depression or to improve my English.

Depression Purpose Poetry Now Write

It gets better: there's a light at the end of the tunnel. It may take one day, it may take ten years. But one day, you will find happiness if you manifest it. Put that energy out, and it'll come back.

Happiness Light Day Energy Better

I'm an actor, that's my contribution.

Actor Contribution

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