Roxane Gay Quotes

In Hollywood, a normal-size body is unruly.

Roxane Gay

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BodyHollywoodUnruly

For me, ancestry is just one thing that connects us to people, and feeling connected to other people is generally a good thing, as long as one kind of connection does not have primacy over all the others. Heredity, race and nationhood are not the best criteria by which to judge our fellow humans.

Jeremy Hardy

GoodBestPeopleMeJudgeLong

I'd never written a song before 'The Blood'; I didn't know it was going to be a song.

Andrae Crouch

SongKnowBloodNeverGoingBefore

I hate to give myself credit for anything, but I will say I really enjoy, as an actor, and especially with comedy stuff, playing with different rhythms and with different ways around a joke. There's always an obvious route, and there's one that maybe is a little bit different.

Max Greenfield

MyselfHateComedyCreditEnjoySay

The consequences of poor nutrition and a lack of exercise are serious.

Amy Klobuchar

ExerciseConsequencesSeriousPoor

I don't have the proportions for 'hood hot.'

Amanda Seales

HoodHotProportions

This movement that RuPaul has created and World of Wonder and Logo has allowed to be aired, it's so much than just gay men carrying on in high heels and wigs and fake fingernails. It's truly a story of courageous souls. And I'm grateful that I'm a part of this.

Alyssa Edwards

GratefulMenWorldStoryFakeGay

People down on their luck deserve the best: beautiful surroundings and well-paid professional staff to help them out of their difficulties. Why not train thousands more social workers and let them sit in on claimants' interviews?

Sue Townsend

BeautifulBestPeopleLuckHelpWhy

I don't think an NC-17 rating is the kiss of death. Nor do I think that, in the hands of the right filmmakers, studios have a preconceived notion to pass on NC-17 material.

Steve Tisch

DeathKissThinkHandsRightPass

I like hitting people. The best feeling is when you hit so hard, pow! You get a jarring headache.

Rohan Marley

BestPeopleYouFeelingHardGet

Media really excited me. As an undergrad, I majored in radio, television, and film and did internships with CNBC and CNN. My first job was at Sky News in London.

Roshni Nadar

SkyJobMeMediaTelevisionNews

There's no right or wrong, success or failure.

Miley Cyrus

SuccessFailureWrongRight

Telling my story has not been easy for me. I've had to dredge up memories I would have rather forgotten. The lonely, anxiety-ridden months I avoided others, attempting to hide from interrogations about my social life.

Chirlane McCray

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