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Octavia Spencer Quotes

The mentality of how we treat one another needs to be examined - especially how we treat our men of color.

Octavia Spencer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: actress
Nationality: american
Birth: May 25, 1970

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Men Treat Color Mentality Needs Our

I didn't have a whole lot of success getting dates, I was always a bit of a geek.

Success Always Geek Whole Dates Lot

I recognise that Socialism has ended its purely theoretical course, and that the hour to construct has come.

Socialism Come Course Construct Hour

Stats are for losers. They relish in them.

Losers Them Relish

I would be more familiar with Janet Jackson than I was with the Teardrop Explodes or Joy Division, because I didn't want to listen to my competitors for fear of nicking ideas off them.

Fear Joy Ideas Want Listen More

Thus, the focus on this main political goal must become more visible in EU politics and to achieve this, we need a political impulse. It must be clear what the priorities on the agenda are.

Focus Politics Political Priorities

Renditions before and since 9/11 share some basic features. They have been conducted lawfully, responsibly and with a clear and single purpose: Get terrorists off the street and gain intelligence on those still at large. Our detention and interrogation programs flow from the same inescapable logic.

Intelligence Purpose Logic Street

Every riff had to be perfect and heavy, collectively what we wanted it to be. If there was one person in the room who went, 'Heh, I don't think it is there yet, guys,' we'd scrap the whole song. I think that took a little bit of songwriting maturity for us.

Maturity Song Think Perfect Person

I'm always captivated by stories of women who find a way to be daring - misbehaving women.

Women Find Way Always Daring Who

The labor movement is our brother's keeper! The labor movement is our sister's keeper!

Brother Sister Labor Movement Keeper

Before every show, I have to put perfume on. I know the crowd's not necessarily going to smell me, but when I smell good, I feel like I can dominate the room.

Good Me Feel I Can Perfume Know

In 2014, I knew my English was not so bad, but I had no confidence in talking directly to an English-speaking reporter. I had to do a short interview with, I think, Reuters from France. I was so nervous. I practiced memorizing three sentences for two hours. But, I think that these kinds of interviews make me develop a lot, and that helps me.

Confidence Me Think Short Talking

My father had this mythological sense of the old New York, and he used to tell me stories about these old gangs, particularly the Forty Thieves in the Fourth Ward.

Martin Scorsese

Father New York Me New Old Thieves

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