Jamila Woods Quotes

My art gets called political, as opposed to my intending it to be political. I think that's something that happens with black artists or marginalized voices trying to speak truth. Because there are things in the status quo to speak out against, speaking out against them will inherently be political.

Jamila Woods

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Most of my work is science fiction, with many a spaceship but few cars.

Jim Starlin

WorkScienceScience FictionFiction

In Brazil, you buy tickets to go to the stadium to watch the carnival, but in Trinidad, you buy a costume and take part. There are very few things that can rival that experience.

Jillionaire

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People think I'm girlish and flippant, but I was an honours student. I was voted Girl Most Likely To Succeed at North Mesquite High in Texas. My best subject was science. I won a scholarship.

Jerry Hall

GirlScienceBestPeopleSucceed

Some things that I write, you'll see a page with cartoon pictures or a drawing of a car - like a Ford - or a flag. I still do it on an occasion when a word is strange to me.

Andrae Crouch

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Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to look at Haiti from a psychological perspective. Most of the elite suffer from psychogenic amnesia. That means it's not organic amnesia, such as damage caused by brain injury. It's just a matter of psychology.

Jean-Bertrand Aristide

PerspectivePeopleBrainPolitical

I'm a permanently curious person. I probably waste my time being curious about things that have got nothing to do with the business sometimes. What keeps me alive, certainly, is curiosity.

Rupert Murdoch

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I'm a chameleon when it comes to languages.

Mary Steenburgen

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I want to be a big model. I know I still have a lot to learn, but I believe that will be one day I do it perfectly!

Ming Xi

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Lacey didn't like it, even though he was born here, I understand. I mean, he was born in Brooklyn. He told the staff that they better prepare themselves to say goodbye to some of their friends.

Sydney Schanberg

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Comedy is taken care of by a free market.

Penn Jillette

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I am a person who has many dreams. But as soon as I accomplish one, I move on to the next. That's my fatal, absurd nature. Human beings are slaves to our dreams, and I am, too. Now I think I just want to share my musical proposal in its entire form.

Shakira

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I am used to controversies.

Sharad Pawar

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