Viola Davis Quotes

When you grow up poor, you dream of just having a hom, and a bed that's clean - that's a sanctuary. Having a really great husband, a child who's healthy and happy and brings me joy - all of that has been my dream.

Viola Davis

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GreatJoyHappyChildMeHusband

I see around 100 shows a month, going from Niketown-size palaces where you feel like yelling, to storefronts in Bushwick. Each has to pay the bills; keep artists happy; and cope with collectors (oy!), curators (ay-yi-yi), critics (woo-hoo!), and occasionally plumbers. That their fiscal life often hangs in the balance only adds to the energy.

Jerry Saltz

LifeBalanceHappyEnergyFeelYou

It's more than just high quality food for the family table; it's growing the food in a way that does not harm the environment. That gives me emotional well-being that is important to me.

Robert Patterson

FamilyFoodQualityMeEnvironment

There's an undeniable tradition of sexism in this country that ties into the move westward by people of European descent and different ways of looking at Manifest Destiny on the west side of the Mississippi River.

Tommy Lee Jones

RiverPeopleLookingDestinyCountry

I think lying is a bad idea. Sooner or later, someone's going to catch you.

Rita Moreno

ThinkSomeoneYouBadLyingGoing

My father wouldn't get us a TV, he wouldn't allow a TV in the house.

Janis Joplin

FatherHouseUsGetAllowHe

The media has not done a great job in fulfilling their role - journalism's role in a democracy is to provide information on profoundly important subjects so we're an informed citizenry.

Jonathan Demme

GreatJobDemocracyMediaJournalism

I have never planned anything. 'Kung Fu Yoga' was also never planned or anything.

Disha Patani

NeverAnythingPlannedYogaKung Fu

I'm certainly not a perfect mother, but I'm trying to be what my mother wasn't for me. My mother's battled depression, so I understand it now as a parent, some of the things that she must have been going through.

Dorothy Hamill

MotherDepressionMeParentPerfect

If it is good enough for Prince William and Kate, why is studying art history not good enough for the masses?

Cornelia Parker

GoodHistoryArtNot Good EnoughWhy

The young Dickens was so alive, so self-confident, so funny.

Claire Tomalin

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I just love to work and spend time with my family. And that's the reason I don't look at the length of the role, but what it has to offer me.

Boman Irani

WorkFamilyLoveTimeMeLook

This confidence is not something that happens overnight. I have been working on it for a long time. I look in the mirror and do affirmations: 'You are bold. You are brilliant. You are beautiful.' If my lower pooch is really popping out that day, I look at it and say, 'Pooch, you are cute!'

Ashley Graham

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