"These days there are a lot of people who just want to be famous. I think that comes from a naive place, because those people generally don't know what it's like."

-- Catherine Keener

#Thinking Quotes #People Quotes #Want Quotes

“Globalization is simply opening the free marketplace to encompass the entire world.”
“... people who don't want something are less likely to get it than people who do want something.”
“Fashions come and go; bad taste is timeless.”
“The smallest sprout shows there is really no death.”
“The plague of racism is insidious, entering into our minds as smoothly and quietly and invisibly as floating airborne microbes enter into our bodies to find lifelong purchase in our bloodstreams.”
“I'm trying to use Palestine as a microcosm of the world, but maybe the world is a microcosm of Palestine. We're living in a moment that has lost attachment to the ideology behind boundaries.”
“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.”

Source : Anna Deavere Smith (2008). “Letters to a Young Artist: Straight-up Advice on Making a Life in the Arts-For Actors, Performers, Writers, and Artists of Every Kind”, p.36, Anchor
“There's always a tension between wanting to write a really concise, instant gratification type song that gets under your skin the first time you hear it, and wanting to really stretch out. I think it's a healthy tension.”

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