"Be more than ready. Be present in your……" — Anna Deavere Smith
"Be more than ready. Be present in your discipline. Remember your gift. Be grateful for your gift and treat it like a gift. Cherish it, take care of it, and pass it on."
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85 Quotes by Anna Deavere Smith
Anna Deavere Smith has 85 quotes on this site.
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Confidence is the mark of a hopeful disposition.
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I am not myself; I am the potential of myself.
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The individuals inside are frequently fighting that their individual voices be heard, while the walls of the place, which are…
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Even jealousy is based on fantasies: a fantasy that someone else has what belongs to you.
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Discipline — both mental and physical — is crucial.
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We who are in the arts are at the risk of being in a popularity contest rather than a profession.…
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Art simply can’t be stopped.
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What you are will show, ultimately. Start now, every day, becoming, in your actions, your regular actions, what you would…
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My work is about giving voice to the unheard, and reiterating the voice of the heard in such a way…
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Hope is when you look out the window and you go, 'It doesn't look good at all, but I'm going…
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Self-esteem does not come from surrounding yourself with people and things that seem to increase your value. Real self-esteem is…
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Somehow we can't live outside the politics of race. There's something very deep in all of us, that is taught…
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When you care about human beings, you do your best to not repress and to not let people to repress…
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I know how the American people care for that democratic principle. They want to see their vote respected. As we…
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The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently;…
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There's love, and certainly children you care about more than yourself. But nevertheless, we're alone in our heads.
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I don't care who you are, you're going to choke in certain matches. You get to a point where your…
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People are not going to care about animal conservation unless they think that animals are worthwhile.
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It is that range of biodiversity that we must care for - the whole thing - rather than just one…
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Hunting, fishing, drawing, and music occupied my every moment. Cares I knew not, and cared naught about them.
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On landing at New York I caught the yellow fever. The kind man who commanded the ship that brought me…
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The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you…
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An engaged woman is always more agreeable than a disengaged. She is satisfied with herself. Her cares are over, and…
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