Kehinde Wiley Quotes

You have to be careful about over-politicizing the utterances of people of colour because, oftentimes, there's poetry that seeks to go beyond that narrative.

Kehinde Wiley

Recitation: by Male by Female

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PoetryPeopleYouGoBeyondColour

When writing about Edinburgh, I place my characters in the parts of the city that I myself have lived in, or else know well, those being the Southside, Marchmont in particular, where I lived as a student, and the New Town/Stockbridge area where I live now and have done for the past 30 years.

Joan Lingard

LiveMyselfPastCityWritingPlace

I don't think anybody came into the movie business to be unoriginal and plagiarising and not having an original idea in their brain.

Jeremy Thomas

BusinessBrainThinkOriginalIdea

If a kid is being bullied at school, my advice to them is to punch the bully in the face. The government can create as many boards, commissions, and informational sessions on sensitivity that it wants. The fact is, we still have bullies, and we still have victims who are trained not to stand up for themselves.

Joe Wurzelbacher

GovernmentSchoolStand UpFaceKid

The only time I've ever danced every day was during 'Dancing with the Stars' and in the two-week rehearsal for 'Dirty Dancing,' and that was only to do a particular dance.

Jennifer Grey

StarsTimeDayDanceEvery DayOnly

I'm a huge reggae fan. I want to go to Jamaica and make, like, Bob Marley 'One Love' positive songs. That's what the world needs.

Jenny Lewis

PositiveLoveWorldGoWantReggae

My mustache has become this weird iconic representation of a certain era.

John Oates

WeirdBecomeMustacheRepresentation

There must always be a balance between protecting privacy and security. In our country, one of the ways we have struck that balance is by requiring a court order before law enforcement can access certain communications of and data on suspects.

Amy Klobuchar

BalanceLawLaw EnforcementData

You can't get too caught up in yourself.

Simone Biles

YourselfYouUpGetCaughtToo

New Orleans is like my blood; it's not going anywhere. And then I just take different things that I've learned over the years and add them to what I'm doing with the natural New Orleans sound.

Trombone Shorty

DoingNewBloodSoundOverYears

I think I just have this need to be a storyteller. That's why I wasn't a great dancer - I couldn't articulate a story. I was a better choreographer. I have the need to to just express myself in that way. I can't explain it.

Rosie Perez

GreatMyselfStoryThinkBetterWhy

When I was 3 years old, I thought I was very good at skiing.

Mikaela Shiffrin

GoodSkiingThoughtOldYearsVery

I myself get nervous when I write something on social media. I make sure I don't write anything wrong.

Disha Patani

MyselfSocial MediaMediaWrongSure

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