Kenya Barris Quotes

I think that, for so much of our matriculation through American society, black people sort of feel like outsiders.

Kenya Barris

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PeopleSocietyBlackThinkAmerican

When I wake up in night sweats, that's what I'm thinking about: what if someone grabs me from my past and says, 'I heard you drag me to filth on your podcast.'

Jessica Williams

PastMeNightWake UpThinkingYou

One thing I am really dying to do, while I'm still young and in shape, is an action movie. I would love to do a Lara Croft type of thing that's really physical and tough. I want to have a gun and do martial arts. I would love to get paid to get into the best shape of my life.

Megalyn Echikunwoke

LifeLoveBestI AmActionTough

I've never been pushy. People have said I should have been, more, but I'm not sure. I've watched hugely ambitious people: the minute they've got a success, they know where it's going, they know how to deal with it, and it all happens for them. Great. But that's not the way I - well, I don't like to use the word 'operate'.

John Hurt

SuccessGreatPeopleKnowSaidWay

What we want to be is something completely new. There is no physical analog for what Amazon.com is becoming.

Jeff Bezos

NewWantSomethingBecomingPhysical

Although I wasn't able to get a visa for Vietnam, I was able to talk with swift boat veterans to get a feel for the time and place, and I visited a tropical prison in the Philippines to get a sense of what a Vietnamese prison might have been like.

Tony Hillerman

TimeBoatPrisonFeelPlaceTalk

I'm in love with the city. You can impress an Australian with a city, but you can't impress them with a beach.

Rose Byrne

LoveBeachCityYouImpressThem

Those who rule data will rule the entire world.

Masayoshi Son

WorldDataWillRuleWhoThose

The autonomous car is definitely coming, and when that stage comes, this ride-share business becomes even more important.

Masayoshi Son

CarBusinessImportantMoreStage

I am not politically correct. I am all about the facts, I am all about the truth and I am all about Godly pursuits and what this country was built on, and I am not apologetic about it.

Luke Scott

TruthI AmFactsCountryBuilt

I have no drawing talent whatsoever. I cannot do it.

Lizzy Caplan

TalentDrawingCannotWhatsoever

Being a big star and being known, making movies and a lot of money - that really doesn't interest me.

Chris Tucker

MoneyMeMoviesBigStarInterest

To win you've got to stay in the game.

Claude M. Bristol

WinGameYouStayGot

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