Angela Duckworth Quotes

Is it 'a drag' that passions don't come to us all at once, as epiphanies, without the need to actively develop them? Maybe. But the reality is that our early interests are fragile, vaguely defined, and in need of energetic, years-long cultivation and refinement.

Angela Duckworth

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RealityEarlyNeedWithoutFragile

I really like going to see movies. I know that's super boring but it's true!

Jess Weixler

KnowMoviesTrueBoringSeeGoing

It's cool when frat boys say, 'Yeah, 'Hedwig!' I'd like to see that same thing happen with 'Shortbus.'

John Cameron Mitchell

CoolSaySameSeeHappenLike

In an ever changing world, you never learn it all, even if you keep growing into your 90s.

John P. Kotter

WorldLearnYouGrowingNeverKeep

Social Security is an extremely complicated program.

John Thune

SecurityComplicatedSocial Security

Thinking about the heartbreaking number of young children around the world who think they are unwanted and are uncared for can easily keep you awake at night.

Stephanie March

ChildrenWorldNightThinkThinking

I have a love/hate relationship with Amy Grant, but I do go back to her Christmas albums once in a while. They're dated and sentimental and the production is nearly unlistenable, but there's something about her vocal performance that just feels really true. I would take her Christmas albums over Mariah Carey's or Destiny's Child's any day.

Sufjan Stevens

RelationshipDayChildPerformance

'The Cut' is going to give someone the opportunity of a lifetime and help that person achieve his or her dreams.

Tommy Hilfiger

DreamsOpportunitySomeoneHelpHer

Freedom is about authority. Freedom is about the willingness of every single human being to cede to lawful authority a great deal of discretion about what you do.

Rudy Giuliani

FreedomGreatYouAuthorityHuman

When I was growing up, my mom didn't let me watch a lot of TV. She said I couldn't watch 'Friends' or that era of sitcoms.

Ross Butler

MeMomGrowing UpFriendsGrowing

I think there are a lot of rules for women. We have a lot of expectations and a lot of rules for women. So we're expected to march in a straight line, and when we don't, all hell breaks loose.

Roxane Gay

WomenExpectationsThinkHellRules

I had a very feminist mother who exposed me not only to Planned Parenthood - my first job - but also to Betty Friedan and Colette and Naomi Wolf.

Liz Goldwyn

MotherJobMeWolfFirstPlanned

I grew up in the suburbs north of Atlanta. I had an amazing childhood, and I still go back to my home in Atlanta often.

Devon Werkheiser

HomeChildhoodAmazingBackGoUp

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