Roxane Gay Quotes

I want to take the time to think through how I feel and why I feel. I don't want to feign expertise on matters I know nothing about for the purpose of offering someone else my immediate reaction for their consumption.

Roxane Gay

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TimePurposeThinkFeelSomeoneWhy

Continuity is a great thing; staying the course and being patient, those are important virtues. But also there is virtue in being realistic enough to know you have to make serious changes sometimes.

Jim Irsay

GreatEnoughYouKnowSometimes

I'm very happy to sing whatever I'm singing. I've always enjoyed any role I've been given at a certain time. They've all been favourites, they've all been wonderful pieces to play.

Joan Sutherland

TimeHappySingingPlayWhatever

Well, I don't think of myself as a feminist at all. As soon as we start labeling and categorizing ourselves and others, that's going to shut down the world.

Melissa Leo

MyselfWorldStartThinkDownGoing

Of course humans like to explore, and we should. There's nothing wrong with that. But it's more than that. It's essential for your children and your children's children.

Jeff Bezos

ChildrenWrongNothingMoreExplore

Monty Python crowd; half of them came from Cambridge, and half of them came from Oxford. But, there seems to be this jewel, this sort of two headed tradition of doing comedy, of doing sketches, and that kind of thing.

Rowan Atkinson

ComedyTraditionDoingKindTwo

When I was a kid, I always wanted to dye my hair crazy colors.

Dove Cameron

CrazyColorsHairKidAlwaysWanted

I've always been a pretty hard worker. That's how I've written over a hundred books.

Colin Wilson

HardAlwaysOverPrettyBeenBooks

Too many girls try to imitate others and don't think about what makes them unique. The best part of a girl is what makes her who she is as an individual.

Anwar Hadid

GirlBestThinkUniqueTryShe

When I came here in 2008, nobody knew who I was. I didn't know who I was. I was just enjoying the moment and I won. So, now, coming back being the person I am with all the accomplishments, it kind of puts things in perspective.

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

MomentPerspectiveI AmBackPerson

I came into the 'Comedy Bang! Bang!' TV show with a level of confidence that I don't think I would've had if I hadn't been doing the podcast for three years already. I certainly had to figure out in those three years the sense of humor I wanted to do and the way to talk to celebrities without being incredibly intimidated by them.

Scott Aukerman

ConfidenceHumorThinkComedyDoing

What is true environmentalism? I think it's environmental stewardship - not prohibition.

Scott Pruitt

EnvironmentalThinkTrueProhibition

I like to keep doing something new and different so people can't say I'm doing the same thing all the time. I like to challenge myself.

Mort Walker

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