Lorene Scafaria Quotes

I liked to think I had written 'scripts' when I was in high school, but looking back at them, they were about thirty pages of wannabe-Mamet dialogue with a staple through them.

Lorene Scafaria

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SchoolLooking BackLookingThink

Someone who does an act. In a democratic society, you're supposed to be an activist; that is, you participate. It could be a letter written to an editor.

Studs Terkel

SocietySomeoneYouActDemocratic

Ethics are pre-determined and a matter of discovery, not a evolved concept.

Simon Conway Morris

EthicsDiscoveryMatterConcept

Barack Obama could solve this problem and get the birthers to back off... by showing his long form birth certificate.

Trent Franks

ProblemLongBackBirthGetOff

We must use our seat at the table to be a voice every day for women and girls across the country who often do not have the same opportunity to have their voices heard. This means advocating for childcare and paid family leave, as first daughter Ivanka Trump has championed in this administration.

Ronna McDaniel

FamilyWomenDaughterOpportunity

I was drawn to it much to my father's dismay. He wanted me to be a pianist like he was, but I had coarser tastes - like that old joke: What do you call a guy who hangs around with musicians? A drummer.

Miguel Ferrer

FatherMeMusiciansYouDrummerOld

What inspired me to work so hard and to maintain my determination was seeing my mother. She was an immigrant and was struggling in America to make it by; that inspired me to work hard.

Michelle Phan

WorkMotherDeterminationWork Hard

I love Stella McCartney because she's timeless and classic, and I love Isabel Marant for wearability - you don't need 'an occasion' for her clothes.

Louise Nurding

LoveClothesYouSheClassicNeed

Jonny doesn't want to do TV interviews because he thinks that he comes across as an idiot.

Colin Greenwood

IdiotWantBecauseInterviewsHeTV

We need to make sure middle-class people are able to pay the bills. We need to make sure that poor people don't starve. Those are values, too.

Chuck Schumer

PeopleValuesPoorNeedPayBills

If it were better, it wouldn't be as good.

Brendan Gill

GoodBetterWere

There is no joy so great as that of reporting that a good play has come to town.

Brooks Atkinson

GoodGreatJoyPlayComeReporting

If I got into a fight in a bar, I'd miss the dude by miles. I wouldn't know how to connect. It would be a comedy.

Pierce Brosnan

FightComedyKnowBarMilesConnect

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