Angie Thomas Quotes

When I was a kid, if you asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, the answer was easy - the next Lisa Leslie.

Angie Thomas

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MeEasyYouKidUpAnswer

Going through a long legal battle is not what you sign up for as a fighter.

Andre Ward

LegalBattleLongYouFighterUp

All my books are adventures, but they also have a social viewpoint.

Anatoly Rybakov

SocialBooksAdventuresViewpoint

Talent is everywhere. Not all talent has access.

Megan Smith

TalentAccessEverywhere

People think I have an interesting walk. Hell, I'm just trying to hold my gut in.

Robert Mitchum

WalkPeopleThinkHellInteresting

I'm a good dad and a fair husband and I work quite a bit. That takes up a fair amount of time.

John Schneider

WorkGoodTimeHusbandFairUp

I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.

Sophocles

WinHonorCheatingFailWouldEven

The pope is a very... passionate man. He likes to get out with the people, and with that comes a large security risk.

Michael McCaul

ManPeopleSecurityRiskPassionate

I always thought I was going to be a professional horse rider because I rode horses competitively from zero to 17 years old.

Louise Wilson

ThoughtHorseProfessionalOldYears

The Internet is truly God's gift to the Chinese people.

Liu Xiaobo

GodPeopleGiftInternetChinese

Ever since economists revealed how much universities contribute to economic growth, politicians have paid close attention to higher education.

Derek Bok

EducationGrowthHigher Education

I've taught people in improv classes, then watched them move to Los Angeles to become Emmy winners and movie stars. That experience, for anyone wondering, is both super exciting and also makes you put a microscope on your own life choices. It causes you to question why you still perform stand-up in so many Brooklyn basements.

Chris Gethard

LifeStarsExperiencePeopleChoices

I was afraid people wouldn't take me seriously, or would stop respecting me, if I talked about how bad I was feeling. The only people I talked openly about it with was my business partner, Dave Jilk, and my girlfriend - now wife - Amy Batchelor. They were amazingly supportive, but even then, I was deeply ashamed about my weaknesses.

Brad Feld

BusinessWifePeopleMePartnerBad

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