Although I still occasionally paint and draw, my life has now been shaped by my writing.
Russell Banks
Recitation: by Male by Female
Just because so many conforming kids wake up every morning asking, 'What is everybody else going to wear today?' doesn't mean that they don't wish it were different. Peer pressure is just that: pressure.
Jerry Spinelli
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Irvine, being a planned community, is really good shorthand, especially in a movie or book, for understanding suburban pressures.
Andrea Seigel
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The other states look to New York for the progressive direction.
Andrew Cuomo
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There's not a lot of light on television.
Andie MacDowell
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When you grew up like me and my four brothers, you end up feeling somewhat inadequate, like somehow you don't count.
John Lydon
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There's nothing like being shot on camera.
Anna Diop
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I think you always have, you know, new players. Every year you see new faces, juniors coming into the seniors. I was one of them at the time long time ago now.
Amelie Mauresmo
TimeThinkYearLongYouLong Time
I look to icons like George Carlin, Chris Rock, and Richard Pryor on how to present these concepts of social change and subversiveness to an audience in a way that's palatable.
Amanda Seales
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People always say that I didn't give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn't true. I was not tired physically... No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
Rosa Parks
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I was raising a child full time, sharing the responsibility with his mom. He lived with me half the time, so I chose not to go away and make certain movies.
Michael Keaton
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If it was up to me, it would be nice not ever to get stopped on the street, because we just do music. I didn't do this to become a celebrity.
Lukas Forchhammer
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America's neighbors are not drilling for fun or for sport; they've chosen to proceed to create new jobs, generate new revenues, and increase the energy supply and prosperity of their citizens.
Lisa Murkowski
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