Behavior Quote by Nell Scovell

“Moral licensing comes into play when people rely on past behavior to dismiss current prejudiced behavior. This is better known as the 'Some of my best friends are...' defense.”

Nell Scovell

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The desire to keep doing what we love supersedes the desire to penalize bad behavior.

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Blondness is a core Trump-family value: Both Donald Jr. and Eric got the memo and married blondes.

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I realize that 'hire qualified women!' is the sort of outraged demand that's often met with a sigh. No one disagrees, and yet gender…

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We have so many great memoirs from women in front of the camera, from Tina Fey, Mindy Kaling, Amy Poehler, and Amy Schumer.

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My criticisms of late-night TV blew up some old friendships and sparked some new ones.

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The Pulitzer Prize was established when Joseph Pulitzer died in 1911, leaving a bequest to create the eponymous award. An immigrant from Hungary, Pulitzer…

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If I were to write a sequel to 'Lean In' for men, I would call it 'Make Room.'

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I traveled to Israel in a small party assembled by Marty Peretz, the editor-in-chief of 'The New Republic.' Other guests included Senator Al Gore…

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For thirty years, I've been hearing that it's getting better for women. And until I see statistical proof over enough years that that's true,…

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The vocabulary of my cynical world doesn't allow me to explain the success of 'Lean In.'

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If necessity is the mother of invention, urgency is the uncle of change. Without it, progress slows and then stops and then reverses.

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In TV, you look to make characters consistent, but in real life, we're not consistent. Sometimes we're brave, and sometimes we're not. Sometimes we're…

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