You get a strange feeling when you're about to leave a place, I told him, like you'll not only miss the people… — Azar Nafisi Copy Share Image
Mom. I have something to tell you. I’m undead. Now, I know you may have some preconceived notions about the undead. I… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
Some rules are good. For example, off the top of my head, let's say a stand-up comedian or a talk show host… — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
Bliss—a-second-by-second joy and gratitude at the gift of being alive, conscious—lies on the other side of crushing, crushing boredom. Pay close attention… — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
My child,you are broken. Unless you know that you are broken yourself,it will be severely laborious to love the broken people around… — Bo Sanchez Copy Share Image
That argument doesn’t make any sense to me. So we want to advance as a society and as a culture, but, say,… — Kobe Bryant Copy Share Image
When I graduated from school, World War II was still going on. At the time, my eldest sister, Nancy, was working in… — Polly Allen Mellen Copy Share Image
There are little Indian girls out there who look up to me, and I never want to belittle the honor of being… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
I was never pop-music taken seriously when I was taught. But some people who agree with you will like your music, and… — Nellie McKay Copy Share Image
I think the reason a lot of celebrities feel insecure and want to stop eating altogether is because they see so many… — Taylor Swift Copy Share Image
You know, when you think about it, that’s kind of a weird thing. I mean it’s meant to be sympathetic, right? But… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
I was in school for jazz voice, which is the dumbest way to spend $35,000 a year. I just felt like a… — Nellie McKay Copy Share Image
When I first started working on movies as a production assistant, we were shooting 65, 75, 85 days. I mean, granted some… — Michael Sucsy Copy Share Image
Very often the people who are shooting your film do not look like you if your film is brown-centric in some way.… — Anika Noni Rose Copy Share Image
Stained is about a lonely bookshop keeper, and her past comes back to haunt her. I play a femme fatale, schizophrenic serial… — Tinsel Korey Copy Share Image
What does it mean to be yourself?” he asked. “If it means to do what you think you ought to do, then… — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
It's really fascinating. I've never spent time in a place where they lost the wars, so it was interesting and I didn't… — Evan Jones Copy Share Image
I've honestly always been an overly analytical, highly observant person. I was playing music but thinking about it at same time, which… — Carrie Brownstein Copy Share Image
We've seen hate groups rise across the country. But we've also seen an increase in the average person, who looks like your… — Christian Picciolini Copy Share Image
I have the weirdest job. The hair and makeup people were talking the other day about how weird their job is. And… — Mary Elizabeth Ellis Copy Share Image
Let's admit that feminism came from liberalism and it was very positive. But then it went dark. It went into a bad… — Greg Gutfeld Copy Share Image
The best plan now is to have as many bosses as possible. I call it boss diversity. If you work for a… — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
LinkedIn's got a little progress bar. It wants you to do things like sign up 10 of your friends. It does that… — Jesse Schell Copy Share Image
Behave when away from home as though you were in the presence of an honored guest. Employ the people as though you… — Confucius Copy Share Image
When I was in college my improvisation troupe and I did a road trip to Chicago, and went to The Second City… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
You ought not to accept the claim that this is a religious practice. I think that's, frankly, problematic for Islam, for well-intentioned… — Jason Kenney Copy Share Image
Maybe he sees it on my face, that fraction of a second when I let my guard down, because in that moment… — Lauren Oliver Copy Share Image
I really love it, I love working with directors that are very collaborative and allow me input. I've done over 75 films,… — John Leguizamo Copy Share Image
When you hold out for high standards, people are impressed-but they don't always like you for it. Not everybody will be on… — Price Pritchett Copy Share Image
…because nerds like us are allowed to be unironically enthusiastic about stuff… Nerds are allowed to love stuff, like jump-up-and-down-in-the-chair-can’t-control-yourself love it.… — John Green Copy Share Image
Your mind has a way of not letting you forget things you wish you could. Especially with people. Like, you'll always try… — John Corey Whaley Copy Share Image
The first thing you have to do is understand what success looks like. And to understand what success looks like you have… — George Friedman Copy Share Image
Songs come from all over the place. You can't predict what you're going to like. You might like something that doesn't fit… — Alison Krauss Copy Share Image
For a long period of time, the media covered rap music and hip hop the same way they cover a lot of… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
You know what kills me about Jennifer Lopez? The fact that this woman wakes up one day and she's like, 'You know… — Carol Leifer Copy Share Image
People think that you have to do something huge, like go to Africa and build a school, but you can make a… — Hoda Kotb Copy Share Image
The first job I ever did in the theatre, I was supposed to be a genius piano player. I couldn't play the… — Michael Sheen Copy Share Image
Others imply that they know what it is like to be depressed because they have gone through a divorce, lost a job,… — Kay Redfield Jamison Copy Share Image
I really admire songwriters or any kind of writer, painter or artist that says, "I'm going to get up at 8 o'clock… — Langhorne Slim Copy Share Image
Ang Lee just allowed me to make what we would call mistakes and had no judgment of them. He also empowered me.… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
