Matt de la Pena Quotes

In all of my books, I really want to work with working-class people. My goal is to show the moments of grace and dignity in their lives.

Matt de la Pena

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WorkPeopleGraceMomentsGoalWant

I gravitate to the world's outcasts.

John McAfee

WorldGravitate

I don't have any big regrets.

Simon Callow

RegretsBigAny

My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened.

Michel de Montaigne

LifeMy LifeNeverTerribleBeen

I love singing for films because there is a story to the song; it takes you down a new road.

Mohit Chauhan

LoveSingingSongRoadStoryYou

The country is yearning for a change. I'd rather take my chances on somebody new, particularly with regard to the Supreme Court.

Mitch McConnell

ChangeCountryNewSupreme Court

I really fancied myself a comedic actress.

Lizzy Caplan

MyselfActressReallyComedic

My father was a mean, controlling and manipulative person for most of his life. He was unpredictable and unstable.

Joyce Meyer

LifeFatherPersonMeanControlling

That's why this generation is the least racist generation ever. You see it all the time. Go to any club. People are intermingling, hanging out, having fun, enjoying the same music. Hip-hop is not just in the Bronx anymore. It's worldwide. Everywhere you go, people are listening to hip-hop and partying together. Hip-hop has done that.

Jay-Z

MusicTimeTogetherFunPeopleYou

I don't really see why some of those topical lines have to be crossed to get a point across. I want a mother and daughter, a teenage girl and her mom, to be able to come to the show and both enjoy it on the same level.

Brett Young

MotherGirlDaughterMomEnjoyWant

Perhaps it is better to be irresponsible and right, than to be responsible and wrong.

Winston Churchill

BetterWrongResponsibleRightThan

I walked out with 14 advertising projects.

Peter Max

AdvertisingOutProjectsWalked

I watch everything online... I consume so much media through Instagram and Facebook, too.

Shenaz Treasury

MediaEverythingThroughFacebook

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