Edwidge Danticat Quotes

Especially moments when things are very difficult and complicated for me and I am still trying to grasp what is happening and I am still trying to understand and to reach family back home.

Edwidge Danticat

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: haitian
  • Birth: January 19, 1969

Topics

FamilyHomeI AmMeReachMoments

There's a lot of ways to win a belt, but taking it from a champion is very important to me.

Andre Ward

MeWinChampionImportantBeltVery

I was never really a character actor - I was a leading man who was always cast as a character. I wanted to be Jack Nicholson or Jean Gabin.

Robert Shaw

CharacterManActorNeverAlways

I think there's a lot of Democrats that would favor reducing the corporate tax rate as long as we find a way to close loopholes so we have a way to pay for it.

Amy Klobuchar

ThinkLongFindTaxWayPay

We need to learn to laugh at ourselves because when you don't laugh, you cry. And I don't feel like crying.

Tracy Morgan

FeelLaughLearnYouCryNeed

My father saw that there is no way we can stay in the G-20 and grow with this level of corruption. In early 2015, one of his first orders to his team was to collect all the information about corruption - at the top. This team worked for two years until they collected the most accurate information, and then they came up with about 200 names.

Mohammad bin Salman

FatherTeamGrowCorruptionEarly

The holy spirit means the invisible power of Jehovah, holy because he is holy. This power of Jehovah operated upon the minds of honest men who loved and who were devoted to righteousness, directing them in the writing of the Bible.

Joseph Franklin Rutherford

PowerMenWritingBibleLovedMinds

The men and women on the front lines of the war on terror continue to risk their lives to save ours - and for that we owe them a debt that we can never truly repay. Thanks to their efforts we have made tremendous progress. Yet, the job is not done.

Doc Hastings

WomenMenJobProgressWarDone

I really, really love what I do, and there's nothing I love more than getting on stage and playing for an audience or working on a part, getting in front of the camera, and meeting all the cool people I get to meet, and going all the cool places I get to go.

Drake Bell

LovePeopleCoolCameraMeetingGo

The conventionality of the English is something I find unattractive - the whole lack of joy in the physical.

Denholm Elliott

JoyFindSomethingEnglishWhole

When it comes to my career and investing into myself, I'm going to be very particular and meticulous about how I'm doing things so that I can reach the level of success that I want. I'm also going to take some chances, because who better for me to invest in than myself?

Christina Milian

SuccessMyselfMeBetterDoingWant

Guilt is just as powerful, but its influence is positive, while shame's is destructive. Shame erodes our courage and fuels disengagement.

Brene Brown

PositiveCourageInfluencePowerful

I just want to keep finding special characters that I feel like I can bring to life and characters that are real and not superficial.

Aubrey Plaza

LifeFeelFindingI CanWantReal

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