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I feel a connection to many songs that I won't sing because I don't think they are right for me! There is something in my gut that immediately responds. There's no science to it.

~Audra Mcdonald

Topics: Because Connection Feel Gut Immediately Many Me Responds Right Science Sing Something Songs Think I Feel

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I came from a really musical family. I studied classical piano because my grandparents were piano teachers, but started doing musical theater at age nine in Fresno, California, and went to a performing arts high school. That was my life.

~Audra Mcdonald

Topics: Age Arts Because California Came Classical Doing Family Grandparents High High School Life Musical Musical Theater My Life Nine Performing Performing Arts Piano Really School Started Studied Teachers Theater Were I Came

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Anytime I get the chance to sing or work with Michael John, it is such an incredibly fertile and incredibly creative and safe and encouraging environment - and challenging, too, because he is so collaborative!

~Audra Mcdonald

Topics: Anytime Because Challenging Chance Collaborative Creative Encouraging Environment Fertile Get He Incredibly John Michael Safe Sing Too Work

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I auditioned for Julliard because I wanted to live in New York, and I wanted to be on Broadway at the time. Julliard seemed like right way to get there.

~Audra Mcdonald

Topics: Because Broadway Get Like Live New New York Right Right Way Seemed Time Wanted Way York

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When I wanted to audition for a dinner-theater junior troupe in my hometown, I needed to have a piece of musical theater music to sing. I wasn't sure what I wanted to use. My mom and dad suggested that I sing 'Edelweiss' because I knew it from the music box.

~Audra Mcdonald

Topics: Audition Because Box Dad Hometown Junior Knew Mom Mom And Dad Music Musical Musical Theater Needed Piece Sing Suggested Sure Theater Use Wanted

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Maybe it's because my uncle and my parents were always very involved with the civil rights movement, so I just grew up and I was raised that you have to speak out and look out for your fellow man, woman, and child.

~Audra Mcdonald

Topics: Always Because Child Civil Civil Rights Civil Rights Movement Fellow Fellow Man Grew Involved Just Look Man Maybe Movement Out Parents Raised Rights Rights Movement Speak Uncle Up Very Were Woman You Your I Was Raised

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I write for those women who do not speak, for those who do not have a voice because they were so terrified, because we are taught to respect fear more than ourselves. We've been taught that silence would save us, but it won't.

~Audre Lorde

Topics: Because Been Fear More Ourselves Respect Save Silence Speak Taught Terrified Than Those Us Voice Were Who Women Would Write I Write

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There's always someone asking you to underline one piece of yourself - whether it's Black, woman, mother, dyke, teacher, etc. - because that's the piece that they need to key in to. They want to dismiss everything else.

~Audre Lorde

Topics: Always Asking Because Black Dismiss Else Etc Everything Everything Else Key Mother Need Piece Someone Teacher Want Whether Woman You Yourself

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We have to consciously study how to be tender with each other until it becomes a habit because what was native has been stolen from us, the love of Black women for each other.

~Audre Lorde

Topics: Because Becomes Been Black Each Habit How Love Native Other Stolen Study Tender Until Us Women

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The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.

~Audrey Hepburn

Topics: Beauty Because Doorway Eyes Heart Her Love Must Place Resides Seen Where Woman

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