Jenna Wortham Quotes

The radical power of 'queer' always came from its inclusivity. But that inclusivity offers a false promise of equality that does not translate to the lived reality of most queer people.

Jenna Wortham

Recitation: by Male by Female

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PowerEqualityPeopleRealityAlways

Globalization is not a monolithic force but an evolving set of consequences - some good, some bad and some unintended. It is the new reality.

John B. Larson

GoodRealityGlobalizationBadNew

Before every show, I eat half a rotisserie chicken.

John Legend

ChickenEatHalfShowBeforeEvery

When people left on the Oregon Trail from St. Louis, they knew that only a fraction of them would make it to the West Coast. But they went anyway.

John M. Grunsfeld

PeopleTrailWestWest CoastLeft

With electronic music, you are not confined to the acoustics of a concert-hall, and that inspired me to bring my performances outdoors.

Jean-Michel Jarre

MusicMeOutdoorsYouBring

I had miracles. I had angels.

Steve Scalise

MiraclesAngelsHad

I get emotional when young people get nostalgic about my work. That's why it's called nostalgia. Sometimes I even cry.

Mithun Chakraborty

WorkPeopleNostalgiaYoungCryWhy

Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language.

Ludwig Wittgenstein

IntelligenceLanguageBattleAgainst

We probably, as primitive people, made music before we actually had a language, and that's where language comes from.

Debbie Harry

MusicPeopleLanguageWhereMade

I believe very strongly that when it comes to desire, when it comes to attraction, that things are never black and white, things are very much shades of grey.

Brian Molko

Black And WhiteBelieveBlackWhite

I am lucky, that is all. Lucky because there are a lot of people - producers, directors, people who buy tickets - who put confidence in me.

Antonio Banderas

ConfidenceI AmPeopleMeLuckyBuy

I am not a pig farmer. The pigs had a great time, but I didn't make any money.

Willie Nelson

GreatTimeMoneyI AmFarmerPig

I promise you, if you look at YouTube and see some of my first covers, you will hear that I don't sound good. But I was so obsessed with it and wanted so much to be good at it that I forced myself to figure out what sounds right and what sounds wrong.

Shawn Mendes

GoodMyselfYouLookWrongWill

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