"Because of the generation in which I came……" — Anna Deavere Smith
"Because of the generation in which I came into the world, there were expectations. Of course there were expectations. It was something having to do with being a respectable Negro woman who would make the people in Baltimore proud."
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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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If we can rebuild Iraq, we can rebuild Illinois and Indiana and if we can do Baghdad, we can do…
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I love my family in Baltimore. But on their side of the family, I love their cousin Charles Thompson, because…
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I don't have many heroes. Very plain and simply, Johnny Unitas was one of my heroes. When you think of…
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I grew up in Baltimore and that's why I root for the Orioles. I'm very suspicious of people who move…
— Frank Deford
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I went to a Catholic high school, which, to this day, I could burn down. And I got great revenge…
— John Waters
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I love Baltimore, I want to retire a raven
— Unknown Author
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If it wasn't for baseball, I'd be in either the penitentiary or the cemetery. I have the same violent temper…
— Babe Ruth
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The French are a smallish, monkey-looking bunch and not dressed any better, on average, than the citizens of Baltimore. True,…
— P.J. O'Rourke
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I was devastated. I'm still devastated to this day. When talent like that disappears in a flash, you can't believe…
— Helen Merrill
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We started playing the Baltimore Colts early, and I was still very impressed with Johnny Unitas, who just passed away…
— Bob Lilly
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I have enjoyed the years enormously in Cleveland and especially in Baltimore
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