Jenna Wortham Quotes

The most moving parts of 'Real American' come when Lythcott-Haims stares unflinchingly at her own self-loathing, writing about the racist encounters of her childhood that convinced her from a young age that there was something inherently wrong with being black.

Jenna Wortham

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My faith doesn't go over real well in Hollywood.

Jim Caviezel

FaithGoHollywoodRealOverWell

The good news about being full of crap is that once you're willing to admit that you're full of crap, you can de-crap yourself.

Jen Sincero

GoodYourselfYouAdmitGood News

Zero-length arrays are useful only in cases where you have a large structure, which contains a field of dynamic length, and you need to share that structure across program or even computer boundaries.

Robert Love

YouStructureNeedBoundariesShare

My district is well-acquainted with my commitment to protecting innocent human life.

Trent Franks

LifeCommitmentInnocentHuman

Feathers predate birds.

Robert T. Bakker

BirdsFeathers

Maybe someday we'll have a woman president. Not me, though.

Mary Fallin

WomanMePresidentSomedayMaybe

We are in an electronic technology age now and it's about time we put away the old stuff.

Monica Edwards

TechnologyAgeTimeNowOldStuff

With photography, you've captured a moment time - it's that moment only - and in painting, you play with it; you manipulate how time is presented. It's about fantasy and illusion and the creation of desire.

Mickalene Thomas

TimeMomentPaintingPhotographyYou

The fact that I didn't have a mom is a challenge; it was a struggle; and we made the best of it, and because of that my relationship with my dad is that much stronger.

Apolo Ohno

RelationshipChallengeBestStruggle

I can't think of anything that's hit me harder in my life than when I learned that three of our youngest grandchildren were diagnosed with Niemann-Pick C.

Ara Parseghian

LifeMeThinkMy LifeGrandchildren

If you want to bring an end to long-standing conflict, you have to be prepared to compromise.

Aung San Suu Kyi

ConflictCompromiseEndYouWant

Only God knows why I didn't make it with the Mets, but yes, in a short period of time, I got the opportunity with the Phillies.

Pedro Martinez

GodOpportunityTimeShortWhyYes

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