I am what would be called a 'mainstream feminist,' not a radical feminist.
Joyce Carol Oates
Recitation: by Male by Female
I came out of the womb born to sing and dance. I have to follow my heart.
Jennifer Ellison
HeartDanceBornFollowOutSing
I am a writer who has a policy to allocate 90 percent of my time for research and the remaining 10 percent to write.
Andrea Hirata
TimeI AmResearchWritePolicyWho
Hip hop music is important precisely because it sheds light on contemporary politics, history, and race. At its best, hip hop gives voice to marginal black youth we are not used to hearing from on such topics.
Michael Eric Dyson
MusicHistoryLightBestPolitics
I do have siblings, but I don't have any brothers.
Sonequa Martin-Green
BrothersAny
I used to want to be a singer and a musician for years, from 6 years old to today. I'm not really good, but in time I could be. I'm more of a singer than anything.
Tommy Davidson
GoodTodayTimeWantMoreSinger
In the period before the arrival of Mrs. Thatcher, politics had been in such low esteem. Everything was so hedged, so mealy-mouthed. Then along came this woman who seemed to have no manners at all and said exactly what she thought. Everyone's eyes were popping and their jaws were dropping, and I really enjoyed that.
Tom Stoppard
EyesPoliticsWomanThoughtManners
Good writing is really meaningful, and it's one of the - it's still one of the best tools we have to get and capture people's attention.
Robin Sloan
GoodBestPeopleWritingToolsGet
Working in MTV's development team, my days would consist of pitches and deciding which concepts we wanted to buy. We would then develop those into a pilot. Very few ended up making it to a full series, but if they did, I would manage the project alongside the show's creators.
Julia Hartz
TeamPilotDevelopmentProjectDays
Anything where we're the butt of the joke, no one tells us about it.
Chris Martin
ButtJokeAnythingWhereUsAbout
I was in New York and was pursuing musical theater, and it didn't feel right. I felt I was forcing myself to do things and be things that I wasn't, all the time. I wasn't listening to what I wanted to do. I was listening to what I thought I should do.
Briga Heelan
TimeMyselfNew YorkListeningFeel
I mean, most actresses can't host and most hostesses can't act, and that's the general rule in the industry.
Brooke Burke
MeanActIndustryRuleHostGeneral
It was better, he thought, to fail in attempting exquisite things than to succeed in the department of the utterly contemptible.
Arthur Machen
SucceedThoughtBetterThingsFail
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