Walter Mosley Quotes

Losing my parents really set me adrift in more ways than one. It's not just losing them. It's losing the possibility of family.

Walter Mosley

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It's definitely a little bit ironic being known for my hair because, as a little girl, I had no idea what I was doing with it. I was insecure about it. I didn't have as many references to curly girls, and I wanted to just fit in with all my other friends.

Jillian Hervey

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When I was young, and I wouldn't eat, my parents would say, 'Eat, or else you're going to become a little Biafran.'

Joanne Liu

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A theater person should know what holds an audience and what does not.

Robert Ludlum

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People always say, 'Write what you know', but I've always found that to be terrible advice. It's quite limiting, what you know.

Steve Toltz

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I have a pretty diverse audience, and that makes me happy - laughter is universal, and I don't differentiate between people at all. Why should I? People are people. There's no reason why one person can't relate to any other person on this planet in some way or another.

Tracy Morgan

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Romance is tempestuous. Love is calm.

Mason Cooley

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You know what I want to do? Wake up one weekend and not have to go anywhere and do nothing.

Derek Jeter

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When you connect with a cause, it's like falling in love.

Debra Winger

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From Day 1 I wasn't planning to run until I am very old.

Asafa Powell

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We're told that when we remember, the same parts of our brain light up as when we experienced the event we're remembering. Your brain lives through it again.

Phil Klay

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People who understand basketball definitely appreciate what I bring to the table.

Tyson Chandler

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I mind my body by eating whole, healthy foods. I learned from Nutrisystem to eat consistently all day; otherwise, your body hoards fat. Of course, I also mind my body when it occasionally whispers, 'Marie, you need some chocolate.'

Marie Osmond

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