Lena Waithe Quotes

With 'The Chi,' it's me observing my own city and also pulling some things from themes I've dealt with in my life.

Lena Waithe

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LifeCityMeMy LifeMy OwnOwn

In my world, if you want to make a record to make money, you're already off to a bad start.

John McLaughlin

MoneyWorldStartYouBadWant

Gods don't answer letters.

John Updike

LettersAnswerGods

I actually like being alone. I spend most evenings reading and taking long baths.

Shonda Rhimes

AloneBeing AloneReadingLongBeing

Telling a story about someone has enormous power. People forget a headline. They remember a story.

Michelle Dean

PowerPeopleStorySomeoneRemember

I didn't want to be known as Madonna's playboy, her boy toy.

Dennis Rodman

WantBoyHerToyKnownPlayboy

The Caribbean is not an idyll, not to its natives. They draw their working strength from it organically, like trees, like the sea almond or the spice laurel of the heights.

Derek Walcott

StrengthSeaTreesHeightsSpice

You can have an amazing director and terrible script, and the film's not going to be great. But if you have the most incredible script and an okay director, you could still get a really good film.

Douglas Booth

GoodGreatAmazingYouOkayGoing

I always played hockey, I was always a hockey fan, but I was never bitten by the hockey bug... I never looked into playing it professionally.

Chris Jericho

HockeyNeverAlwaysPlayingBugFan

I do standup once a year, when I host the CMAs.

Brad Paisley

YearHostOnceOnce A YearStandup

Listen and watch the world around you. Don't be satisfied with answers others give you.

Avi

WorldYouOthersListenAnswers

It's no coincidence that the word 'holiday' suggests a holy day, or that the longest book in the Torah concerns the Sabbath. If you wish to advance in any sphere, the best way is to take a retreat.

Pico Iyer

BestDayBookWishYouHoliday

I still get fan mail for Columbo.

Peter Falk

MailGetStillFanFan Mail

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