"Give up as much as you're willing to receive back and give yourself, if that makes any sense. Whatever that is, don't expect more from a person than what you're willing to give, but give it knowing that you're giving it - it's been given, so don't expect anything else."

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Source : "IN THE MIDDLE OF SOMEWHERE WITH AVA DUVERNAY AND EMAYATZY CORINEALDI". Interview with Emma Brown, www.interviewmagazine.com. October 9, 2012.

Emayatzy E. Corinealdi

#Giving Up Quotes #Knowing Quotes #Given Quotes

“The proud man counts his newspaper clippings, the humble man his blessings.”
“Always assume your opponent to be smarter than you.”
“Greed, envy, sloth, pride and gluttony: these are not vices anymore. No, these are marketing tools. Lust is our way of life. Envy is just a nudge towards another sale. Even in our relationships we consume each other, each of us looking for what we can get out of the other. Our appetites are often satisfied at the expense of those around us. In a dog-eat-dog world we lose part of our humanity.”
“It's only natural for unbridled partisanship, unrestrained by allegiance to a greater cause, to lead to chaos.”
“Write about what you don't know about what you know.”
“The real enemies of our life are the 'oughts' and the 'ifs.' They pull us backward into the unalterable past and forward into the unpredictable future. But real life takes place in the here and now.”
“Love is like the measles. The older you get it, the worse the attack.”
“God continues to lift the curtain and allow the enemies of America to give us probably what we deserve.”

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