Kenya Barris Quotes

I am what I am as a writer because of Norman Lear and Spike Lee. Norman Lear in particular.

Kenya Barris

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I am convinced that there can be luxury in simplicity.

Jil Sander

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The house was big enough for my brother and me to have firecracker wars at one end and leave Mom and Dad undisturbed at the other. When firecrackers weren't available, we attacked each other with pennies and marbles and clumps of Crisco, which made brilliant greasy asterisks when you missed and hit the wall.

John Dickerson

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This is one of the reasons I'm so interested in stories. Because everyone has a story in their life, and when their story doesn't make sense, that's when we get depressed, I think.

Jens Lekman

LifeStoryThinkEveryoneSenseGet

Any audition that I have now, I feel like it's easier for me to learn the words because of my time on 'One Life to Live.'

Meghann Fahy

LifeLiveTimeWordsMeLearn

The market controls everything, but the market has no heart.

Anita Roddick

HeartEverythingMarketControls

Families are struggling against a tide of junk information on junk food.

Diane Abbott

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Sometimes big designers are afraid that people won't recognize them if they change that much.

Donatella Versace

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Not many people know this, but when Yes first started doing club dates back in 1968, '69, we did a few tracks from 'The Magic Garden' album in our set. We just loved the harmonies that the 5th Dimension had as well.

Chris Squire

PeopleLovedDoingMagicBackKnow

There's an abundance of hope in Hollywood, as if it's fueled by the sun, and maybe it is.

Bonnie Hammer

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Clearly I've got an ego.

Thomas Heatherwick

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Peter Weir is remarkable. He can do anything.

Norman Lloyd

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I am just an actor, and this is my job. What I am doing is not extraordinary.

Nithya Menen

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