Glynn Turman Quotes

'12 Years a Slave' was very powerful, very moving, and deserved all of the acclaim it did get.

Glynn Turman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 31, 1947

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The history of screenwriting - of what we do - is more than 100 years old. It's thousands of years old, going back to Sophocles and Euripedes. I believe the only - the only - separation for being a dramatist is reading drama.

John Logan

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There aren't too many things that make you feel better than a little kid seeing you, yelling your name, and running to you.

Jean Louisa Kelly

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I never wanted to be a model. I never wanted to be a serious actress. I started off doing comedy. I did a stand-up comedy camp at the Laugh Factory, and I started out on Nickelodeon.

Amanda Bynes

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With genetic engineering, we will be able to increase the complexity of our DNA, and improve the human race. But it will be a slow process, because one will have to wait about 18 years to see the effect of changes to the genetic code.

Stephen Hawking

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Dad was the only adult male I ever trusted.

Michael Reagan

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I would have been a visual artist. When I was in high school, that was one of the things... I had to make a decision what I was going to go to college for, and at the time, I also painted and sculpted. I got more attention for my performing, so I thought that was a better idea.

Josh Young

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Martin Luther King took us to the mountain top: I want to take us to the bank.

Don King

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I was married for a little while. I chose to be married. Then I chose not to be. But in the state of Maryland, I could... That should be the case for all Marylanders.

Donna Edwards

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I've always been obsessed by shoes as one of the main accessory of my outfit, from the classic styles to the more eccentric and of every range of price.

Chiara Ferragni

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All our projects are like fabulous expeditions. The story of each project is unique. Our projects have no precedent.

Christo

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The only shibboleth the West has is science. It is the premise of modernity and it defines itself as a rationality capable of, indeed requiring separation from politics, religion and really, society. Modernisation is to work towards this.

Bruno Latour

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In Obama's case, we've enabled affirmative action to find a home in the nation's highest office. There you have it. I said it and I stand by it. America fell for the gimmick candidate, disregarding every fact and warning sign in the rush to have 'the first African-American president.'

Allen West

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