Jazz Jennings Quotes

I think that a lot of people don't understand how much discrimination transgender people actually face. They think that we're just kind of saying it to put it out there and get sympathy, but that's not true at all.

Jazz Jennings

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Nothing you do particularly matters. But I'm not sure that's a great excuse for doing it poorly.

John Malkovich

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In America there is a channel called TruTV which is just reruns of 'Cops' and 'World's Dumbest Criminals'. I could watch that the entire day.

Robert Pattinson

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A book is simply the container of an idea like a bottle; what is inside the book is what matters.

Angela Carter

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I rented a house in Favignana, off the coast of Sicily, in the mid or late '90s. There was a revolving door of visiting friends and family - we played games, painted our faces, went swimming naked, cooked big meals, rode around on motorini, and had great cappuccinos.

Amber Valletta

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Westerners often laud their children as 'talented' or 'gifted', while Asian parents highlight the importance of hard work. And in fact, research performed by Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck has found that the way parents offer approval affects the way children perform, even the way they feel about themselves.

Amy Chua

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Do not grieve yourself too much for those you hate, nor yet forget them utterly.

Sophocles

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The Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Jihadism have nothing to do with each other.

Steven Spielberg

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All of our actions have consequences whether we know it or not. We never know what people are going through until something tragic happens - if they don't talk about it.

Ross Butler

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Being a former engineer, you learn to always go back, study yourself, see what you could've done differently, see what you could've said.

Loni Love

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Growing up, politics never trickled down to the areas we come from. But people from Obama's camp, and Obama himself, reached out to me and asked for my help on the campaign. We've sat and had dinner, and we've spoken on the phone. He's a very sharp guy. Very charming. Very cool.

Jay-Z

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'Iceman' covers a bigger scope than 'Long Day's Journey.' But they're both fabulous pieces of work. 'Iceman' is like a symphony. It's got all the movements, all these different voices. 'Long Day's Journey' is more like a beautiful string quartet.

Jason Robards

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I have that special sort of novelist body of knowledge which is extraordinarily wide and very, very shallow. So I can usually answer the questions on 'Jeopardy,' but never the bonus question.

Christopher Moore

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