David Oyelowo Quotes

The only way we are going to get diversity is if the demographics of the decision-makers change... The odd-token bone thrown is not going to do it. Don't pat yourself on the back because you made that black drama; that's not diversity. It's got to be baked into the foundation of where the ideas flow from.

David Oyelowo

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: April 1, 1976

Topics

ChangeYourselfDiversityIdeasYou

One of the most important things about leadership is that you have to have the kind of humility that will allow you to be coached.

Jim Yong Kim

LeadershipHumilityYouImportant

I really value my anonymity and privacy.

Jessie Buckley

ValuePrivacyAnonymityReally

For me, New York is about anonymity; that's the draw. It's not at all about other people in my business being nearby. It's that I can get on the subway and eavesdrop on conversations that I would never have access to otherwise. That's why I stay. That's why I could never leave.

Jennifer Egan

BusinessNew YorkPeopleMeI Can

Science has made us gods even before we are worthy of being men.

Jean Rostand

ScienceMenWorthyBeingUsMade

Perspective has allowed me to rekindle my love of music.

Michael Buble

LoveMusicPerspectiveMeRekindle

Every time I take the mound, I try to win. So that's what I'm trying to do.

Masahiro Tanaka

TimeWinTryingTryTakeEvery

My guess is that my mom and dad are very actively involved in the affairs of the next life, and they don't spend too much time looking back. My dad used to say he always looks forward; he never looks back.

Mitt Romney

LifeTimeMomLooking BackForward

Because that is what such a city is, in the New World, a writer's heaven.

Derek Walcott

CityWorldHeavenNewBecause

I don't have a lavish lifestyle with expensive cars.

Donny Osmond

LifestyleExpensiveLavish

I see my large nose, like half an avocado. I broke it falling downstairs when I was six, and it now resembles a large blob of play-dough.

Arthur Smith

NowFallingSeeI SeeNoseHalf

I try to always have flowers in the house. I have a florist in Chinatown, and they deliver orchids every two weeks. I like living with living things.

Phillip Lim

LifeWorkLiveFashionYouMean

I wasn't into going to college for four years and that whole dorm thing. I had such an aversion to it. It's an extended vacation, isn't it?

Sherilyn Fenn

VacationCollegeYearsGoingFour

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