"Art is a profession, not a shrine."

-- Elizabeth Hardwick

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“Being a teenager who's coming out during a national debate about whether there's something wrong with you, something wrong with the fact that you love someone of the same gender, that's a terrible thing.”
“The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude.”
“I’d rather marry my husband in the stage where I know what I’m getting into and what it’s going to be like for our life together.”

Source : "Tamera Mowry: ‘Sister, Sister’ Star Opens Up About Wedding, Kim Kardashian And New Show ‘Tia & Tamera’". Interview with Crystal Bell, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 8, 2011.
“As the architecture of a country always follows the earliest structures, American architecture should be a refinement of the log-house. The Egyptian is so of the cavern and the mound; the Chinese, of the tent; the Gothic, of overarching trees; the Greek, of a cabin.”
“It's tough when you started out as young as I did to look back and see how far I've come. I try to be easy on myself and go 'Look man, you were younger, you were learning; you learn, you grow.' But I'm not my best judge. I always feel like my best work is still ahead of me.”

Source : "The Development of an Actor". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, October 12, 1995.
“I have been surrounded by artists and paintings throughout my life. My father Ted Dyer is an artist, and from a very early age I have spent time painting and drawing.”
“Freedom to really prioritize and really zone into what really matters which is the parent-child connection.”

Source : "Evolving From Control to Connection Parenting". Interview with Allison Sutter, www.chicagonow.com. October 13, 2015.
“I wear a lot of tight dresses, so I'm like, 'I need to do my sit-ups!'”

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