Jesmyn Ward Quotes

I feel like the kind of people I write about are the kind of people I grew up with, the families that I know in my community. Most everyone is working-class, and there are some intact families, but a lot of families aren't.

Jesmyn Ward

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CommunityPeopleFeelKnowKindUp

Swedes are a really humble and shy people in many ways, but I think it's pretty much the same as in the U.S. Little girls want to take photographs with me at lunch.

Joel Kinnaman

HumblePeopleMeLittle GirlsLunch

What happens is, in my own case - my own LLCs - the income flows to my personal tax return, whatever is left over after taxes are paid, I feed my family on the one hand, and on the other hand, I reinvest in my business.

John Fleming

FamilyBusinessTaxPersonalHand

When you live in hysteria, people start thinking emotionally.

John Mellencamp

LivePeopleStartThinkingYou

The threshold of the Dream Act is not high enough. One year of community college is not enough... No, I do not support the Dream Act.

Michael Baumgartner

CommunitySupportCollegeYearDream

One of the hardest things about writing lyrics is to make the lyrics sit on the music in such a way that you're not aware there was a writer there.

Stephen Sondheim

MusicWritingYouWaySitAware

There's something to be said for giving and helping to change people's lives.

Steven A. Cohen

ChangePeopleGivingSaidSomething

Definitely, injuries are tough, and they happen to every athlete in every sport. The best athletes put it behind them and keep pushing forward. I haven't really had a choice; I've had so many injuries. And the love of BMX, I haven't wanted to stop no matter what.

Tory Nyhaug

LoveBestToughForwardInjuries

Something outrageous, in the truest sense of the word, is always happening. On social networks, we're always voicing our reactions to these outrageous events. We read essays and 'think pieces' about these outrageous events. We comment on the commentary. We do this because we can.

Roxane Gay

ThinkEventsAlwaysPiecesComment

One must do no violence to nature, nor model it in conformity to any blindly formed chimera.

Janos Bolyai

NatureViolenceConformityBlindly

In South Africa, we could not have achieved our freedom and just peace without the help of people around the world, who through the use of non-violent means, such as boycotts and divestment, encouraged their governments and other corporate actors to reverse decades-long support for the Apartheid regime.

Desmond Tutu

FreedomPeaceSupportPeopleWorld

It's funny, one of my most solid carpet moments happened in the very beginning, before I started thinking that I needed all these other people to do my hair and makeup, and pick out my clothes. I wore a cheetah sweater and a red hat, and it's one of my favorite looks, even still.

Dawn Olivieri

FunnyBeginningRedHatPeopleHair

I started FUBU in 1989 but ran out of money three times and closed it down.

Daymond John

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