"When love turns away, now, I don't follow it. I sit and suffer, unprotesting, until I feel the tread of another step."

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Sylvia Ashton-Warner

#Suffering Quotes #Steps Quotes #Turns Quotes

“Sexuality, eroticism and desire are important for all of us. But that is also the contradiction. How can we speak about pictures and, for example, say no to this way of representing a woman's body? It's also a camera-and-object problem, of who is really guiding the camera.”
“Being the Queen is not all about singing, and being a diva is not all about singing. It has much to do with your service to people. And your social contributions to your community and your civic contributions as well.”

Source : "On the Phone With Aretha Franklin". Interview with David Malitz, voices.washingtonpost.com. October 22, 2008.
“Delight in the little things.”
“Creation, like destruction, always seems to get a little out of hand; otherwise it could hardly be called creative.”
“We should meet abuse by forbearance. Human nature is so constituted that if we take absolutely no notice of anger or abuse, the person indulging in it will soon weary of it and stop.”
“I have no natural charisma or personality, really.”

Source : Source: www.ign.com
“Remember that in every single case in history the process of adaptation has been one of exceeding slowness. Do not look for the impossible, but do not let your path deviate from the quiet and steadfast insistence on full opportunities for your powers.”

Source : Franz Boas (1969). “Race and Democratic Society”, p.69, Biblo & Tannen Publishers
“Acting to me is a very organic art form and you just go and do it. And I like to direct the same way that I like to be directed. Let me bring in what I want to bring in, and if something's wrong, just tell me about it and I'll make some corrections or adjustments. And that's what I do.”

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