Jesmyn Ward Quotes

It's always hard for a writer to make herself into a character; I had to figure out what my defining characteristics were, and that's something I had to work through multiple drafts to figure out.

Jesmyn Ward

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WorkCharacterHardAlwaysOut

Like when I host a party. I hope my guests get along. But if not, how interesting!

Andy Cohen

HopeInterestingPartyGuestsGet

Growing up, me and my mom never really talked about me being gay.

Jeffree Star

MeMomGrowing UpGayGrowingNever

A woman needs to be put together more than a man. If she isn't, she looks like she's not up for the job. There's a different standard. Those are the rules, and I have to live by them.

Jeanine Pirro

LiveTogetherJobWomanManRules

I think American industry has lost perspective about their products.

Russel Honore

PerspectiveThinkAmericanLost

We too often bind ourselves by authorities rather than by the truth.

Lucretia Mott

TruthRatherThanOurselvesBind

My friends asked me to be a reverend at their wedding in France a few years ago. I went on the Internet, and within 15 seconds, I was printing out a certificate which allowed me to officiate at their wedding.

Lucy Punch

MeInternetWeddingFriendsPrinting

I feel that recording a song already compromises the magical music one can create in the mind, so the fewer people watering down this process the better.

Jason Falkner

MusicPeopleMindSongBetterFeel

When I saw Justin in 'The Social Network', I became deeply obsessed with the desire to work with him and reached out to Justin. When we met, we talked about a couple of things I was working on that did not come to fruition, but it gave us a meeting.

Jonathan Demme

WorkMeetingDesireHimOutSaw

Just as the humble, unassuming, assenting 'O.K.' has deposed the more affirmative 'Yes,' so the little cringe and hesitation and approximation of 'like' are a help to young people who are struggling to negotiate the shoals and rapids of ethnic identity, the street, and general correctness.

Christopher Hitchens

HumbleIdentityPeopleHelpYoung

I came from a generation of actors for whom TV was taboo.

Alicia Silverstone

GenerationWhomTVI CameCame

You're always thinking about making new music.

Winston Marshall

MusicThinkingYouNewAlwaysAbout

We need a president willing to embrace the idea that Washington is not the answer to all, or even most, of our problems, regardless of who is in charge.

Scott Pruitt

ProblemsWashingtonEmbraceNeed

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