Amandla Stenberg Quotes

I often find myself in situations where I am the token black person. It can feel like this enormous weight.

Amandla Stenberg

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MyselfI AmBlackFeelFindPerson

When we read a story, we inhabit it. The covers of the book are like a roof and four walls. What is to happen next will take place within the four walls of the story. And this is possible because the story's voice makes everything its own.

John Berger

WallsBookVoiceStoryPlaceWill

I always design with the occasion in mind, so I particularly enjoy creating bespoke pieces; it's always an exciting challenge for me creatively.

Jenny Packham

ChallengeMindMeDesignEnjoy

You're the luckiest person in the entire world if you know what you really want to do, which I was lucky enough to know when I was very young. And you're the luckiest person in the world if you can then make a living out of it.

Andrew Lloyd Webber

WorldEnoughYouPersonKnowLiving

I've always made it clear that I do not believe that global government is either necessary or feasible.

Maurice Strong

GovernmentBelieveAlwaysClearMade

You come home to find your 17-year-old daughter engrossed in a book. Which would delight you more - if it were 'Twilight' or 'Middlemarch?'

Michael Gove

HomeDaughterBookYouFindMore

Y'know, you can't please all the people all the time... and last night, all those people were at my show.

Mitch Hedberg

TimePeopleNightYouLast Night

Who needs a bullet piercing, armor piercing bullet to go hunting? Who needs an assault rifle to go hunting? You can't even use the prey that you kill with an assault rifle if you indeed do it.

Don Lemon

YouGoHuntingPreyBulletEven

The beauty of our democracy lies in the American value of equality: if you vote, you have a seat at the table. If you speak, you have a chance to persuade others. A billionaire and a minimum wage earner have the same power at the ballot box.

Christine Pelosi

BeautyPowerValueEqualityChance

I don't think politics has anything to do with left, right, or center. It has to do with trying to do right by people.

Paul Wellstone

PoliticsPeopleThinkTryingRight

It would be pretty shabby to appear flippant around a documentary that's about how much I love my fans.

Rick Springfield

LovePrettyFansWouldDocumentary

When it comes to Iran, we must not accept Obama's inconsistencies and weakness.

Richard Grenell

WeaknessAcceptMustIranObama

I grew up off the grid in Vernon, and I saw my parents work hard every day, as teachers but also while farming and building a log home. So from a young age I knew the value of hard work.

Ryan Holmes

WorkHard WorkHomeAgeDayValue

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