About Quote by Claudette Colvin

I think of Harriet Muse as one fierce lady. She couldn't read. She had no education. She did labor her whole life. And she…

— Beth Macy

I have very positive memories of reading biographies of unusual Americans as a child.

— Chris Van Allsburg

One of my favorite writers is Hans Christian Anderson. His stories speak to the times.

— Sandra Cisneros

I learned so much from Jane Lynch. She was the funniest and most talented person. She taught me so much about being a performer.

— Chord Overstreet

I have crossed over on the backs of Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Madam C. J. Walker. Because of them I…

— Oprah Winfrey

I always found Louise Brooks interesting. She was an icon of the silent - film era, and I knew she'd grown up in Kansas,…

— Laura Moriarty

My father loved biographies. He loved the true tales of interesting people that were shaping our culture. I get why he dug Vanity Fair.…

— Abigail Spencer

My favorite book is anything by Kurt Vonnegut - he's my literary hero. I got to meet him several times, which was a great…

— Steven Wright

I loved history, particularly of the British, American and Old Testament kind.

— Luke Ford

When I got to 10th grade at Booker T. Washington High, I had a teacher, Miss Geraldine Nesbitt. I think she came from New…

— Claudette Colvin

I am particularly fond of the late President Nelson Mandela. His speeches and courage changed my life and how I see myself. Mandela changed…

— Kenya Moore

I was genuinely lucky to have the professors I did, many of whom took a very humanist approach in teaching history that went beyond…

— Alexandra Bracken