My message has always been about resilience.

'A Child Called It' was a story about resilience, it was never about boo hoo hoo, it was about a kid that didn't quit.

— Dave Pelzer

Oprah's stock in trade has always been her powerful unmediated connection. She could feel your pain and empower you to talk about it.

— Tina Brown

I always feel like I've been slightly misunderstood. As a woman, you get judged for appearances or things like that I don't really care…

— Lykke Li

I have zero interest in performing in films to try to convey any kind of message. My job is to be entertaining. There's a…

— Bruce Willis

My message to everyone: the next time you hear about migrant children near the border, just picture them as your own. Then think what…

— Al Sharpton

I'm really fascinated and you know I've been wondering about that usage of language, various breathing techniques and why in these practices language is…

— Kathy Acker

Being authentic can be a good thing in that often people who are fixated on that are also fixated on having very high standards,…

— Edgar Meyer

Because of my tremendous respect for Bob Barker and for the show's high standards of professionalism I consider this a tremendous honor that few…

— Randy West

I've never been invited to do an exhibition or do a talk in England, except once, about 10 years ago. I've given talks all…

— Brian Wildsmith

What was unique about me being in City Hall during the Giuliani Administration, I was the only one who wasn't an attorney. I may…

— Joe Lhota

I think my attitudes about the past are very traditional. You can't ignore history; you can't escape it even if you want to. You…

— Frank Gehry

For me to even be talking about bikini confidence is crazy. If you had asked me a couple of months ago, I probably would…

— Jordin Sparks

We do not know which irresponsible Israeli prime minister will take office and decide to use nuclear weapons in the struggle against neighboring Arab…

— Mordechai Vanunu

I am on sabbatical as of right now, been too busy to think of about my OWN needs as of late.

— Jim Diamond

Disability, in general, hasn't been included in the conversation about inclusivity.

— Jason Winston George