The purpose of making people feel uncomfortable is to play with their preconceptions.
Mike White
Recitation: by Male by Female
God is pretty explicit in what we're supposed to do - what man and woman are for. Now, at the same time, we're supposed to love everybody and accept people, and preach against the sins.
Joe Wurzelbacher
LoveGodTimeWomanManPeople
In terms of rock and roll, I'm often drawn to louder, rougher stuff; maybe that's my history as a punk rock wannabee showing itself! Honestly, though, I'm not one of those people who listens to music constantly. I really love silence.
Jennifer Egan
LoveMusicHistorySilencePeople
I do like to keep my private life to myself. But then again, I don't really get up to much.
Matthew Rhys
LifeMyselfPrivate LifeUpGet
I am a competitive person. But more good TV is more good TV.
Matthew Weiner
GoodI AmPersonMoreCompetitive
I just hate the idea of being well known. I know that is almost impossible if you're an actor who has done okay, but I've always fought against it.
Michael Gambon
HateImpossibleYouKnowDoneActor
I've been an art collector since the Sixties, and I kept it very separate from my showbusiness career. I've had art shows since the early Nineties, a museum show that travelled to four countries. I've had three or four art books; it's just another way I have to tell stories.
John Waters
ArtEarlyCareerMuseumThreeWay
I don't think any writer is a friend to the reader if he or she is not funny.
Amitava Kumar
FunnyFriendThinkSheWriterHe
I know what it feels like to struggle with your weight, and it makes me understand why women get attached to numbers on a scale or a dress size. It doesn't mean that I have gotten over all of it myself, because I have good days and bad days just like everyone else.
Stacy London
GoodWomenMyselfStruggleDressMe
It's true that if you cry hard enough for long enough, you can end up with blurred vision.
Sigrid Nunez
VisionEndEnoughLongYouTrue
There is a real need to construct a different Middle East. The Middle East must change because the world has changed. And instead of oppositional armies that are fighting usually one against another, now we have a net of terrorists that are trying to destroy everything. They are not two; they are hundreds.
Shimon Peres
ChangeWorldFightingTryingNow
Managers tend to blame their turnover problems on everything under the sun, while ignoring the crux of the matter: people don't leave jobs; they leave managers.
Travis Bradberry
SunPeopleBlameProblemsMatter
We want more stuff stamped 'Made in America.'
Rob Portman
AmericaWantMoreStuffMade
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