Lena Waithe Quotes

I wrote 'Twenties' back in 2009. I always wanted to tell a story where a queer black woman was the protagonist, and I'm so grateful to TBS for giving me a platform to tell this story.

Lena Waithe

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I was in 20 Shakespearean plays by the time I was 20.

John Lithgow

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Amongst Women concentrated on the family, and the new book concentrates on a small community. The dominant units in Irish society are the family and the locality. The idea was that the whole world would grow out from that small space.

John McGahern

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Great design alone isn't going to yield the results investors are expecting.

Angela Ahrendts

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Chechens are not ethnically or culturally Russian, and have now been fighting for generations to free themselves from Russian rule.

Stephen Kinzer

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A sagging economy, a soaring national debt, and an increasingly restive Congress pushed Obama to order troop reductions that are both deeper and faster than recommended by his military commanders.

Ron Fournier

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When I'm on the field, I really don't focus on fans. I just focus on my responsibility, which is the guy right across from me.

Michael Sam

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I was always involved in the arts from a young age. I started studying classical piano at age four as a student of the Associated Board of the Royal School of Music.

Monica Raymund

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I sure don't miss going out on auditions!

Dinah Manoff

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I come from a family of business people, but I had the idea I wanted to become an artist.

Dick Bruna

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I've always wanted to learn kick boxing.

Dick Van Dyke

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No aeroplane you've ever gotten into had less than thousands of flights before they took their first passenger. Because vehicles are unsafe at first.

Chris Hadfield

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There is a lack of humor in fashion. To me, it's always been the fun, cool industry to work in, and I always wanted people to be on my side and see how much fun we really have behind the scenes.

Chris Benz

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