Maxine Waters Quotes

I am one who believes in the power of the people. I am inspired when I see people hit the streets, who challenge their elected officials, and are willing to stand up and fight. I encourage it.

Maxine Waters

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PowerChallengeFightI AmPeople

The writer is always tricking the reader into listening to their dream.

Joan Didion

ListeningDreamAlwaysWriterReader

Americans are uneasy with their possessions, guilty about power, all of which is difficult for Europeans to perceive because they are themselves so truly materialistic, so versed in the uses of power.

Joan Didion

PowerGuiltyDifficultPossessions

With crime fiction, you have to write a half-dozen before they catch on.

John Banville

YouCrimeWriteFictionCatch

In general, for me, a big thing in my life has been just sort of learning what true self-esteem is and what true positive self-image is. And being a dancer, and growing up in that world, you're so focused on yourself, and you're so focused on achieving goals, on finding perfection, and working on your craft.

Jenna Dewan

LifePositiveLearningGoalsWorld

There is sometimes a feeling in crime fiction that good writing gets in the way of story. I have never felt that way. All you have is language. Why write beneath yourself? It's an act of respect for the reader as much as yourself.

John Connolly

GoodRespectYourselfWritingStory

If CART continues on, it's just going to drag all of open-wheel racing down.

Michael Andretti

RacingDownDragGoingJustCart

I tried out for another show while I was in college so I could pay off my student loans, and it sort of led to The Real World. The same people that were casting that show were casting The Real World, so they asked me to do it.

Trishelle Cannatella

PeopleCollegeMeWorldStudentPay

You either have the charisma, the knowledge, the passion, the intelligence - or you don't.

Jon Gruden

PassionKnowledgeIntelligenceYou

NAFTA was conceived to avoid discrimination against goods. A U.S.-Mexico treaty on immigration should be devised to prevent discrimination against people.

Denise Dresser

PeopleImmigrationDiscrimination

I don't have an issue with marrying an actor, though it's definitely tough. I work with actors and interact with star wives, and I don't know how they do it. Loyalty is a very important factor for me, and I need to be in a relationship where the person will complete me and fill me up.

Deepika Padukone

WorkRelationshipLoyaltyMeTough

It's impossible to accept love from anyone else if you don't love yourself. It's a big issue, particularly for us plus-size ladies and for anyone dealing with weight, because we're not taught to love ourselves or be our own cheerleaders.

Chrissy Metz

LoveYourselfLove YourselfYouOwn

I have never understood the clamour for waif-like women whose flesh acts merely as a thin veil for their bones - much as I would love to be thinner, I would hate to take it so far that I had no actual shape at all.

Clare Balding

LoveWomenHateNeverVeilShape

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