Author: Anna Deavere Smith

Quotes

People in power have to be careful about what comes out of their mouth. They have to find exactly the right word that can't be attacked.

People in power have to be careful about what comes out of their mouth. They have to find exactly the right word that can't be attacked.

- Anna Deavere Smith

Learning is a tunnel experience that makes us think more broadly.

Learning is a tunnel experience that makes us think more broadly.

- Anna Deavere Smith

We owe the government taxes. We owe our creditors interest. What do these powers owe us?

We owe the government taxes. We owe our creditors interest. What do these powers owe us?

- Anna Deavere Smith

My main concern is theater, and theater does not reflect or mirror society. It has been stingy and selfish, and it has to do better.

My main concern is theater, and theater does not reflect or mirror society. It has been stingy and selfish, and it has to do better.

- Anna Deavere Smith

Friendship is a wildly underrated medication.

Friendship is a wildly underrated medication.

- Anna Deavere Smith

Making your life is ultimately an extraordinarily creative endeavor.

Making your life is ultimately an extraordinarily creative endeavor.

- Anna Deavere Smith

When you think about it, words can break your heart, or they can change your day.

When you think about it, words can break your heart, or they can change your day.

- Anna Deavere Smith

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