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You Quotes by Anna Deavere Smith
- My work is about giving voice to the unheard, and reiterating the voice of the heard in such a way that you question, or re-examine,…
- People who are sick, or who have been sick, or have come close to death have a lot to say - and they want you…
- You know, real artists, we expose our flaws. We long for intimacy.
- You know, interesting minds usually do hold more than one idea at a time.
- If you think about what acting is supposed to be, my job is to disappear.
- Listening is not just hearing what someone tells you word for word. You have to listen with a heart. I don't want that to sound…
- You hang around actors, or dancers, the minute you sneeze, everybody has a remedy, and we're all on a million different kinds of diets, and…
- You know, all kinds of people inspire me.
- When you think about it, words can break your heart, or they can change your day.
More You Quotes
- Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You… — Hannah Arendt
- These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- If you want to annoy your neighbors, tell the truth about them. — Pietro Aretino
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think… — Asia Argento
- In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento
- I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can give you… — Alexis Arguello
- I believe more in precision, when you have the capability, like when you see a mosquito fly and you're able to hit… — Alexis Arguello
- I'd take precision any day over power; as far as being tactical you know you have to see what's going on in… — Alexis Arguello
- Haiti, Haiti, the further I am from you, the less I breathe. Haiti, I love you, and I will love you always.… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- When you care about human beings, you do your best to not repress and to not let people to repress and to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide