As a country, we like to ignore our past. We don't like to look at it.
Brandon Victor Dixon
Recitation: by Male by Female
Writing can sometimes be exploitative. I like to take a few steps of remove in order to respect the privacy of the subject. If readers make the link, they have engaged with the poem.
John Barton
RespectWritingPrivacySometimes
In the '50s and '60s, journalism wasn't a profession. It wasn't something you went to college for - it was really more of a trade. You had a lot of guys who came up working in newspapers at the copy desk, or delivery boys, and then they would somehow become reporters afterward and learn on the job.
Matt Taibbi
JobCollegeLearnYouJournalism
There's an assumption in many of these cultures that these children are mentally retarded, when in fact they're not at all. I saw how the operation affects the child, as well as the child's family and often the village.
Roma Downey
FamilyChildrenChildVillageSaw
My perfect beach town isn't a fancy resort or glitzy planned community. It's a place with a hometown grocery that has decent meat, seafood, and a deli; a couple of ice cream shops; and a handful of good restaurants - where the island-wide dress code is 'no shoes, no shirt, no problem.'
Mary Kay Andrews
GoodCommunityShoesBeachDress
Most major races, including the New York City Marathon, require runners to provide photo identification when picking up a bib. Most provide bibs only a few days before the race, shortening the window in which someone could copy a bib.
Mary Pilon
New YorkCityWindowSomeoneCopy
It's interesting in seeing when I'm talking to men in particular and telling them I'm an actress versus a director and the different turn the conversation will take when I say I'm a director. The level of respect is very interesting.
Miriam Shor
RespectMenInterestingTalkingSay
We'd been out touring for a couple of years before we signed with Sony and everything.
Luke Combs
YearsEverythingOutBeenBefore
Many scientists and economists also say putting a price on carbon through carbon taxes and/or cap-and-trade is necessary.
David Suzuki
PriceSayTaxesThroughEconomists
Every progressive movement in U.S. history has been portrayed negatively by the media at the time it happened.
Boots Riley
HistoryTimeMediaMovementBeen
It's so important for me to share my story and inspire other women to feel comfortable in their skin and to know that your size has zero impact on the goals you set for yourself.
Ashley Nell Tipton
GoalsWomenYourselfMeInspireYou
The music I write is very melodic, very catchy, and fast.
Tyler Posey
MusicFastWriteVeryI Write
When I'm down or maybe when it's close in the match, I feel like I'm still in it. I don't feel like I'm letting down. Mentally, I'm still really, really tough.
Maria Sharapova
ToughFeelDownI Feel LikeStill
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