Viola Davis Quotes

I've always felt like I was an actor for hire. And almost apologetic for being a woman of color, trying to stifle that voice. But I don't feel that way in Shondaland. I feel like I am accepted into a world where I'm a part of the narrative - I'm a part of it.

Viola Davis

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WomanI AmWorldVoiceColorFeel

I feel like, all things aside, it's a really great time to be a woman. And I don't want to hear stories from, like, white dudes anymore. Like, not really. I want to hear stories from women.

Jessica Williams

WomenGreatTimeWomanFeelWhite

Space ails us moderns: we are sick with space.

Robert Frost

SpaceSickUs

I go to screenings, then plays, then after-parties, then clubs.

Michael Musto

GoThenClubsPlays

Some documentaries are made by people who are driven more by one particular story, or have different backgrounds or ambitions, but I'm always looking for projects that let me be the best filmmaker I can be, and to be stretched and grow further.

Lucy Walker

BestPeopleMeLookingStoryGrow

The real power of Web is the ability of the medium to have a one-to-one relationship with the audience.

Jay Penske

RelationshipPowerRealAbilityWeb

What we wish, that we readily believe.

Demosthenes

BelieveWishReadily

If you're going to have a Hall of Fame, you've got to have Owen Hart in the Hall of Fame.

Bret Hart

YouFameGotGoingHartHall

I'd do almost anything for love, within safe boundaries.

Brittany Murphy

LoveBoundariesSafeWithinAnything

Revolutionaries were depressed and close to emotional breakdown; after the failure, they left successively.

Sun Yat-sen

FailureEmotionalLeftBreakdown

My father, John Steinbeck, was a man who held human history in great reverence, and in particular the biographies of those people who had risked their lives, their fortunes, and their worldly honor to defend the rights and prerogatives of those who were powerless to defend themselves.

Thomas Steinbeck

FatherHistoryGreatManPeople

I'm not afraid to take questions about where I come from, where I've traveled, or how I've conducted business, because being honest about who I am is worth it.

Todd Wilcox

BusinessI AmQuestionsWorthAfraid

My father, Kaneki, was a gifted research director of a chemical company, and his profession strongly influenced the path of my life.

Ryoji Noyori

LifeFatherPathResearchMy Life

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