Michael K. Williams quote: "My only goal is to stay focused on my craft and make sure my life is as sharp as it can be to attack any character that is given to me."

Having been through the muck and mire, I've had my own brush with bad choices.
MICHAEL K. WILLIAMS

My dream role is to portray someone like James Baldwin. I've always been a fan of his writing, a...
MICHAEL K. WILLIAMS

I'm totally comfortable today with the success that Omar and 'The Wire' have brought me ...
MICHAEL K. WILLIAMS

As we say in the hood, I'm a stoop kid.
MICHAEL K. WILLIAMS

You know, my childhood was pretty colorful; I like to use the word 'turbulent.'
MICHAEL K. WILLIAMS

If we're intimidated or scared, then there's no way we can win. If we think it's possible (to beat t...
MICHAEL WILLIAMS

To bring my image back up in that light seemed to sort of take me back into that whole frame of time...
MICHAEL WILLIAMS

You'll find out very quickly if they like it. It's not for everyone. I've seen situations where a da...
MICHAEL WILLIAMS

In former times when a big story broke, I would automatically want as many reporters out on the stor...
MICHAEL WILLIAMS

This was my little guy, and whoever did it, they're going to get caught, I already know it,
MICHAEL WILLIAMS

We're planning on staying out here.
MICHAEL WILLIAMS

Sometimes you have a poem that you really want to write and it never happens.
C. K. WILLIAMS

My father read poetry to me, encouraged me to memorize poems. But the writing of it was quite a diff...
C. K. WILLIAMS

When you begin to write poems because you love language, because you love poetry. Something happens ...
C. K. WILLIAMS

I think poetry always lives its life, and people come to it and people go away from it, 'people&...
C. K. WILLIAMS

I don't like denial. I don't like repression.
C. K. WILLIAMS

I don't think of reflection on dark things as necessarily dark.
C. K. WILLIAMS

A dark poem is meant to redeem the dark part.
C. K. WILLIAMS

I tended to write poems about both social and spiritual problems, and some problems one doesn't ...
C. K. WILLIAMS

One becomes a grandfather and one sees the world a little differently. Certainly the world becomes a...
C. K. WILLIAMS

Poems have a different music from ordinary language, and every poem has a different kind of music of...
C. K. WILLIAMS

If you spend your whole life being depressed about life, you're wasting it.
C. K. WILLIAMS

morning: that first sapphire dome of glow.
C K WILLIAMS

Children entering school today without basic reading knowledge are at risk of long term failure.
CARMELITA K. WILLIAMS

In our quest to achieve success, let us leave no child behind.
CARMELITA K. WILLIAMS

When it comes to reading, parents can ensure that their children's literacy rights are honored! Talk...
CARMELITA K. WILLIAMS

Adolescents need more support! We have long supported early childhood literacy learning and educatio...
CARMELITA K. WILLIAMS

It saddens me when public officials and bureaucrats are criticized for ulterior motives, none of whi...
MICHAEL K. POWELL

I have long believed these types of collaborative agreements are a far better approach to federal la...
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON

The goal of re-importation is to provide American consumers with access to drugs at the world market...
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON

While American taxes pay for much of the research and development that goes into creating the new, l...
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON

There is no disputing the fact that American consumers pay 30 to 300 percent more for the same presc...
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON

History has shown us that, on extraordinarily rare occasions, it becomes necessary for the federal g...
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON

Cable is a dynamic and highly innovative industry, providing cutting edge services and content that ...
MICHAEL K. POWELL

While most Americans have access to the best oral health care in the world, low-income children suff...
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON

Millions of Americans, adults and children, lack access to dental care.
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON

We think the whole world's going to change, and forget that human beings are still human beings;...
MICHAEL K. POWELL

For a variety of reasons, I believe, the time is right to resolve many of the long standing and thor...
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON

Television is the original social network. Consumers love great television, but they also love talki...
MICHAEL K. POWELL

Broadband access is the great equalizer, leveling the playing field so that every willing and able p...
MICHAEL K. POWELL

Finally, the House is working to require a comprehensive federal review of IRS regulations with a fo...
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON

The original PATRIOT Act greatly increased our nation's ability to share intelligence informatio...
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON

As I travel around Idaho and visit with seniors, I hear almost universal concern about the rising co...
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON

The solution is to first create an integrated economic development and recreation plan that addresse...
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON

Unlike the phone system, which is engineered around an application, the Internet layered model allow...
MICHAEL K. POWELL

While I recognize the great value and importance of prescription drugs and strongly support a contin...
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON

More and more, job listings are exclusively available online and as technology evolves nearly every ...
MICHAEL K. POWELL

Conservatives were griping for decades about liberal media and nobody paid attention. Now, all of a ...
MICHAEL K. POWELL

We must take action now, by permitting re-importation, to ensure that health care and prescription d...
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON

While nothing is certain, I firmly believe our nation is on the verge of a nuclear energy renaissanc...
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON

The U.S. has more broadband subscribers than any country other than China. Americans rank at the top...
MICHAEL K. POWELL

That is why I strongly believe we should working in Congress to make America a better place to run a...
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON

Giving consumers the choice of having it all in one big bite means different viewers are in many dif...
MICHAEL K. POWELL

So as I look at transitioning to the communication platforms of the future, I see that the beauty of...
MICHAEL K. POWELL

Is Lavos a selfish conqueror of the world, or a planetary farmer simply following its instincts? How...
MICHAEL P. WILLIAMS

Frog speaks in a “Ye Olde Englishy” dialogue that is as charming as it is grammatically suspect....
MICHAEL P. WILLIAMS

The plot is deceptively simple. Condensed even fur- ther, it might read as a personal ad in some que...
MICHAEL P. WILLIAMS

Be divided for me. Be not divided because of me.
MICHAEL K. MCFADDEN, M.D.

An individual's state of being can only meaningfully be defined by others.
MICHAEL K. MCFADDEN, M.D.

It's certain in life that on ocassion we will fail. Fall from the graces of others and be unable to ...
MICHAEL K. MCFADDEN, M.D.

Some men lead by fear. Fear of that which can not be seen or known for this can be very effective wh...
MICHAEL K. MCFADDEN, M.D.

It's the pompous and vain that have their king captured. Not by royality, but the pawn.
MICHAEL K. MCFADDEN, M.D.

A true friend sticks with you through thick and thin no matter what.
K

All the mysteries of the universe are solved within the Imagination.
K. FORD K.

When I was growing up, I wasn't in bands, and had really no intention of ever doing music. I wen...
K. FLAY

My songs are a mix of my own weird raised-by-wolves perspective and civilization.
K. FLAY

I went in reverse with this whole thing. People I've toured with were kids who consumed as much ...
K. FLAY

A lot of people don't even listen to albums start to finish, but I do - for sure.
K. FLAY

I think, on the rap side of life, I've always been inspired by and respected Missy Elliott for a...
K. FLAY

Hip-hop is rich in musical allusion. It takes something that already existed, respects it, and reuse...
K. FLAY

Pre-show, I warm up my voice, stretch, do a little team huddle, and sometimes throw a shot of whiske...
K. FLAY

I liked that music was a window into a world with a lot of unpredictability and chaos; it was almost...
K. FLAY

My dad was a serious alcoholic, and ultimately, that's why he died. When you're a child of s...
K. FLAY

I love playing in Chicago. It's the memory lane hometown, which is really nice.
K. FLAY

I know that in my own mind, I struggle with a desire to be both entirely absent and entirely present...
K. FLAY

The more I talk to people who are at a place I'd like to be at, whether its music or writing, or...
K. FLAY

When I first started making music, I was all about wordplay and how fast I could rap, but over the y...
K. FLAY

As an independent artist, you control the means of production, which is the ultimate form of empower...
K. FLAY

More than anything for me, making music is about taking nothing and making something.
K. FLAY

It's like there's this boldness that I have where I'm driven by something that I can'...
K. FLAY

Most of the people at my headline shows are in their 20s, but it varies a ton: like, I've had a ...
K. FLAY

There are people who are profoundly mentally ill. But we now have a very weird perspective on mental...
K. FLAY

There's something distinct and interesting about a live performance. There's this weird imme...
K. FLAY

My sound is, at its core, a mix of things. Definitely an imperfect mix, but one that incorporates el...
K. FLAY

Even successful musicians have had periods where people say they suck and no one likes them, even af...
K. FLAY

A college degree is not essential, but if you're already in college, and if it's at all poss...
K. FLAY

Feeling anxious or depressed sometimes is part of what it means to be a person, and it might even be...
K. FLAY

The more time passes in your life, I think the greater you understand perspective. So I'm happy ...
K. FLAY

Remember, when the judgment's weak, the prejudice is strong.
K. O'HARA

There's only so many variations on the basics of human relationships. To me, it's all about ...
K. FLAY

I've always had a duck personality. Calm above water, feet going crazy below.
K. FLAY

My dad played guitar, and he taught me enough to play some Beatles' songs. But primarily, I was ...
K. FLAY

Even the dark places are places. You're still somewhere.
K. FLAY

I was thinking about how we're so in touch with our image now. That conception of ourselves, in ...
K. FLAY

What's become a big theme in my music is my dad as a narrative character. I never had the opport...
K. FLAY

I was always very academically focused when I was growing up, and music was something for which I re...
K. FLAY

Mainly, I hope to inspire honesty. We live in a space where so much can be manipulated, and so much ...
K. FLAY

My future is just a mirage. The more I expect from it, it just turns out to be mere reflections.
MARIA K

when your child is born, you know that of all the lives you might have lived, only this one was ever...
K WILCOX

I'm done with temporary... I need permanence!
K. MARQUES

Remember This: People give advice, not to hurt you but, to keep you from getting hurt. They see thin...
K. MARQUES

If you aren't worth it to them, they shouldn't be worth it to you.
K. MARQUES

Big Love and More Light!
XxMwaaahhhhXx
K. LOVE

Love one another. Love yourself. Then love will find you whole not half.
K. TAYLOR

Never tread lightly. Leave a deep impression wherever you go.
K. RAFFERTY

The beauty of grace is that it makes life not fair
RELIENT K

Books are like ice cream; there is a flavor for everyone!
K. LAMB

and I'm trying so hard, with all my heart and mind, to make your life as good as you've made mine...
RELIENT K

We should get jerseys, cause we make a good team; but yours would look better than mine, cause you'r...
RELIENT K

Here comes the best part,” I say, realizing that I’ve spoken aloud the words I always tease Hadd...
K. BROMBERG

Without knowing anything else about him, i already know he'd be worth the hurt.
K. BROMBERG

The beauty of grace is that it makes like not fair.
RELIENT K

Love can hurt sometimes. Sometimes the things that make you happy can bring you sadness. But you hav...
CAITLYN K

Our heads are full of comparisons, needs for approval and attention, a desire to be at other places,...
LIDIYA K.

Are you mad?” She breathes from behind me. I spin around to face her.
“What do you think?�...
K. LARS

Lane, I will become attached to you. It happens with everyone. Something about my personality makes ...
K. WEBSTER

I’ve noticed that most of us don’t realize how important this moment is. They take it for grante...
LIDIYA K.

Making many mistakes
Doesn't make you a failure
It makes you become more successful
K-GIRL

We can't always be the bridge. Sometimes we have to be the flooding river.
K. WEIKEL

But, Leader, she is wrong -

"Maybe she is," Quill say and looks at Becca. Her heart poun...
K. WEIKEL

You wouldn't want to trade the eternal loop of your life for an infinite loop in the world of ideas,...
JOE K.

A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions. ~Oliver Wendal...
K. LANGSTON

Saying everything is okay doesn't make you a grown-up.
K. WEIKEL

Are my own thoughts bad?
K. WEIKEL

We will no longer be outcasts - we will be rulers.
K. WEIKEL

A friend of mine encouraged me to try rapping, so I started experimenting with it, writing verses, s...
K. FLAY

This life we all receive is full of invisible boundaries and abstract values.
K. CONLEY

There is always going to be evil as long as goodness lives on.
K. WEIKEL

Sometimes an angel is found in the dark.
K. WEBSTER

Then, I exit her apartment. With practiced efficiency, I engage all of the locks in seconds. I want ...
K. WEBSTER

Violet makes me better,” I tell him, confidence in my tone. He smirks. “I can see that. I can se...
K. WEBSTER

It’s a penis not an introduction to the president.
K. WEBSTER

To achieve true beauty, you have to look within, before you change without.
K. RAFFERTY

In that case, which would be the lesser of two evils—terror cabin with a psycho or beach estate wi...
K. WEBSTER

I think, no matter what, when you're writing songs, most people write about the extremes of thei...
K. FLAY

I think a part of me thought that I might be interested in academia because I really do love school....
K. FLAY

There is something magical about three you know - a trio is tight and nicely economical.
IAN WILLIAMS

My first job is big sister and I take that very seriously.
VENUS WILLIAMS

But I like to be thought of as a good father and a good husband.
TREAT WILLIAMS

After working so hard on the court, I find that snacks help me avoid late-afternoon energy lows.
VENUS WILLIAMS

The essential truth is that sometimes you're worried that they'll find out it's a fluke,...
ROBIN WILLIAMS

The day my son was born my life changed completely.
TREAT WILLIAMS

We have a responsibility to help those around us and help others in need.
VIRGINIA WILLIAMS

Sometimes I light incense and a candle. It's so peaceful and quiet. The steadiness of the energy...
CINDY WILLIAMS

If you're writing fantasy or science fiction, it's really hard to do if you don't know a...
TAD WILLIAMS

People may get tired of hearing from me, but I don't think I'll ever run out of things that ...
TAD WILLIAMS

One of the fascinating things about researching Heaven and Hell is, of course, the fact that there a...
TAD WILLIAMS

For me, any book I'm writing is also a chance to get in and research and read and learn things t...
TAD WILLIAMS

My parents were perfectly open-minded about everything. They never tried to convince us of what was ...
TAD WILLIAMS

I am a sandwich man. Somewhere early in life, my epigenetic switches got flicked to 'likes sandw...
TAD WILLIAMS

Every major technological step forward has profoundly changed human society - that's how we know...
TAD WILLIAMS

Unless technology itself is drastically repressed, the idea of the dystopian monoculture like Orwell...
TAD WILLIAMS

We tell lies when we are afraid... afraid of what we don't know, afraid of what others will thin...
TAD WILLIAMS

I've always been partial to werewolves, perhaps because there's a desperation to their pligh...
TAD WILLIAMS

Never make your home in a place. Make a home for yourself inside your own head. You'll find what...
TAD WILLIAMS

In the process of looking for comedy, you have to be deeply honest. And in doing that, you'll fi...
ROBIN WILLIAMS

Peace is not wimpy. It's about sitting down and negotiating with people you hate. Ultimately, al...
BETTY WILLIAMS

Everyone makes their own comments. That's how rumors get started.
VENUS WILLIAMS

You have to let fear go. Another lesson is you just have to believe in yourself; you just have to. T...
VENUS WILLIAMS

Some people say that I have an attitude- Maybe I do. But I think that you have to. You have to belie...
VENUS WILLIAMS

Sometimes when you're making more errors you want to pull back, but I just need to keep going fo...
VENUS WILLIAMS

Sports are a great place to show that equality can happen.
VENUS WILLIAMS

The day I'm not improving will be the day I hang up the racket.
VENUS WILLIAMS

A lot of times, I don't just do juice; I do the whole thing blended to keep the fiber.
VENUS WILLIAMS

Losses have propelled me to even bigger places, so I understand the importance of losing. You can ne...
VENUS WILLIAMS

Of course, I want to be number one. But being happy and healthy is the most important thing.
VENUS WILLIAMS

I always like to win. But I'm the big sister. I want to make sure she has everything, even if I ...
VENUS WILLIAMS

I like to be busy. It's not always easy because the schedule gets busy; especially, the more suc...
VENUS WILLIAMS

I'm always in search for perfection. If it's not perfect, I'm back to the drawing board.
VENUS WILLIAMS

You can never get complacent because a loss is always around the corner.
VENUS WILLIAMS

I guess rumors are more exciting than the truth.
VENUS WILLIAMS

No matter who you are, the grass is never greener on the other side.
VENUS WILLIAMS

I've always found the rain very calming.
VENUS WILLIAMS

Hitting is the most important part of the game. It is where the big money is, where much of the stat...
TED WILLIAMS

Baseball's future? Bigger and bigger, better and better! No question about it, it's the grea...
TED WILLIAMS

I hope somebody hits .400 soon. Then people can start pestering that guy with questions about the la...
TED WILLIAMS

I've found that you don't need to wear a necktie if you can hit.
TED WILLIAMS

If there was ever a man born to be a hitter it was me.
TED WILLIAMS

If I was being paid thirty-thousand dollars a year, the very least I could do was hit .400.
TED WILLIAMS

All managers are losers, they are the most expendable pieces of furniture on the face of the Earth.
TED WILLIAMS

Hitting is fifty percent above the shoulders.
TED WILLIAMS

There's only one way to become a hitter. Go up to the plate and get mad. Get mad at yourself and...
TED WILLIAMS

By the time you know what to do, you're too old to do it.
TED WILLIAMS

If you don't think too good, don't think too much.
TED WILLIAMS

Baseball gives every American boy a chance to excel, not just to be as good as someone else but to b...
TED WILLIAMS

There has always been a saying in baseball that you can't make a hitter, but I think you can imp...
TED WILLIAMS

A man has to have goals - for a day, for a lifetime - and that was mine, to have people say, 'Th...
TED WILLIAMS

God gets you to the plate, but once your there your on your own.
TED WILLIAMS

According to my grandmother, I started singing as soon as I began talking. I always wanted to be an ...
VESTA WILLIAMS

A lot of people have called me the black Bette Midler, and I regard that as a compliment.
VESTA WILLIAMS

I've always felt that to deliver a song successfully, you have to be an actress. A good actress ...
VESTA WILLIAMS

When I lost my record deal, and my phone wasn't ringing, I realized that I had to reassess who V...
VESTA WILLIAMS

Don't you dare print my first name. That would make me sound like a real country girl.
VESTA WILLIAMS

I guess I was always a ham, and I was anxious to try doing different things. I started doing impress...
VESTA WILLIAMS

And at 19, you think you rule the world, and you can control things. And a lot of times, you don'...
VANESSA WILLIAMS

And when people give me their word, I listen to them.
VANESSA WILLIAMS

Broadway is really my life.
VANESSA WILLIAMS

My parents are both teachers, so we had the summers off.
VANESSA WILLIAMS

There are a lot of things that you don't realize that your parents are going through when you...
VANESSA WILLIAMS

Well, my mom taught public school music for almost 40 years. And she's about 5 feet - and very m...
VANESSA WILLIAMS

My only goal is to stay focused on my craft and make sure my life is as sharp as it can be to attack any character that is given to me.

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My only goal is to stay focused on my craft and make sure my life is as sharp as it can be to attack any character that is given to me.

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