I feel like my work has been my path to freedom from having grown up in a segregated environment. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes environment feel freedom
I talk about race a lot. It's been my work ever since I came out of acting school. But it's true that in a way talking about race is a taboo. Because so many of our debates about race have to do not with race but with what we are willing to see, what we will not see and what we don't want to see. Anna Deavere Smith actdebatelot share on social
I am interested in personal stories because that's when people become expressive, spontaneous and heartfelt. Anna Deavere Smith expressiveheartfeltinterest Change image and share on social
Probably the person who said the only color in Los Angeles is green was right. Anna Deavere Smith angelescolorgreen Change image and share on social
You make your first album, you make some money, and you feel like you still have to show face, like 'I still go to the projects.' I'm like, why? Your job is to inspire people from your neighborhood to get out. You grew up there. What makes you think it's so cool? Jay-Z albumcoolface share on social
America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. Abraham Lincoln americadestroyfalter Change image and share on social
I want to tell mayors, county chiefs and heads of big companies: don't just chase GDP growth; don't chase the biggest profits at the expense of our children and grandchildren and at the cost of sacrificing our ecological environment. Chen Guangbiao bigchasechief share on social