Roxane Gay Quotes

2014 was a year of intense social upheaval. In truth, the same could be said for most every year. There is no standstill in a world filled with so many people, scrambling for so much.

Roxane Gay

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I say this to everybody: 'Watters World' makes you laugh, and then 'Watters World' makes you cry, because it is shocking, and even I myself am still shocked at some of the answers when I go out.

Jesse Watters

MyselfWorldLaughYouGoCry

There are many stages of grief.

Jennifer Aniston

GriefManyStages

I would like to think people would take me seriously.

Michael Avenatti

PeopleMeThinkSeriouslyTakeLike

It urges policy makers and the Supreme Court to make the mistake of curing what could prove to be an isolated problem by disarming the government of its principal weapon to stop future terrorist attacks.

John Yoo

FutureGovernmentMistakeProblem

Liberty is the most precious gift we offer our citizens.

Tom Ridge

GiftLibertyPreciousOfferMost

There's a difference between criminals and crooks. Crooks steal. Criminals blow some guy's brains out. I'm a crook.

Ronald Biggs

DifferenceOutBrainsGuySteal

I know what it's like when you are a refugee, living on the mercy of others and having to adjust.

Martti Ahtisaari

YouMercyKnowLivingOthersAdjust

You build a program; culture is what makes it go. You have to invest in that culture every single day, and that's my big-picture focus.

Mike McCarthy

CultureFocusDayYouGoBuild

A notion for a story is for me a confluence of real events, historical perhaps, or from my own memory to create an exciting fusion.

Michael Morpurgo

MemoryMeStoryCreateMy OwnReal

If you're earning equal pay to a man, you get respect. It shouldn't be that way, but it is.

Diana Rigg

RespectManYouWayEqual PayPay

I've definitely sold some Twitter shares. I don't own as many as I used to, because I'm not an idiot, but I own more than I should because I'm an idiot.

Chris Sacca

IdiotMoreOwnUsedBecauseThan

Men and women are custodians of this society, and we both decide what's going to happen for our future. I feel that very, very strongly.

Cillian Murphy

WomenFutureMenSocietyFeelGoing

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