Yvonne Orji Quotes

I think there is this narrative that if you are a black woman, and you are strong, and you are educated, it's like, 'Good luck getting a black man.'

Yvonne Orji

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GoodWomanManLuckGood LuckThink

Looking at Mount Kenya in the morning is a holistic experience. I go back at least once a year.

Jochen Zeitz

MorningExperienceLookingYearBack

I don't control the movies that are offered to me, but I make choices based on certain parameters.

Andy Garcia

MeControlChoicesMoviesMake

I don't mind doing the Who tours when they come along but I want to get out there and play.

John Entwistle

MindDoingPlayWantOutGet

I am an actor. I love acting, and I absolutely love what I do, but I don't want it to be every waking hour.

Maxine Peake

LoveI AmActingWantActorHour

I love discordancy. It makes people ill at ease and wakes up a part of their brain that's normally asleep.

John Lydon

LovePeopleBrainUpEasePart

Political and legal institutions play a central role in setting the environment that can nurture prosperity and economic growth.

Angus Deaton

GrowthLegalPoliticalPlayRole

I'm an artist with a message, and my message is more for society, casting the mirror onto them and saying, 'Hey, this is what we look like, what are we going to do about it, how are we going to use what we've been through to aid where we're going.'

Trai Byers

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If yesterday was a good day's work, chances are you'll stay on a roll. And if you can stay on a roll, everything else will probably take care of itself - including not working from the moment you get up in the morning until you nod off to sleep.

Jason Fried

WorkGoodMorningMomentDaySleep

Wild geese have so much less fat than their domestic brethren that, as far as the kitchen is concerned, the two birds should be considered different species altogether - so much so that they require opposite roasting methods.

Jonathan Miles

BirdsKitchenFatWildTwoOpposite

Our young people are out on the streets looking for parties, a place to dance, looking for a scene. No institutions are providing them with alternatives, fun things to do that don't necessarily have alcohol at the center.

Donna Shalala

DanceFunPeopleLookingAlcohol

I prefer making stuff to talking about how I made the stuff.

Chris Milk

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Some members of the Vienna Philharmonic convinced me to try Bruckner, which I have never done before. And that was interesting to me to have this experience with this orchestra, which knows the repertoire very well, and to be confronted with this knowledge, and to learn from them.

Pierre Boulez

KnowledgeExperienceMeLearnDone

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