Boots Riley Quotes

That existential crisis is something you rarely see portrayed by black characters; the idea that people think about their own existence and that they have hopes and dreams is taken away from people of color in their representation.

Boots Riley

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DreamsPeopleColorBlackThinkYou

I'm talking to anyone who has been dumped - have not gotten the job you really wanted or have received those horrible rejection letters from grad school. You know, the disappointment of losing, or not getting something you badly want. When that happens, show what you are made of.

Jill Abramson

JobSchoolLosingDisappointmentYou

I was performing from the age of three.

Jennifer Ellison

AgeThreePerforming

Mom cooked a lot of turkey when I was growing up. Turkey meatloaf, turkey burgers, ground turkey shepherd's pie - my childhood was the Bubba Gump of turkey. You'd think I would be sick of it, but when I find gems like Gwyneth Paltrow's turkey meatball recipe, it's as though the fowl is no longer foul to me.

Meghan Markle

ChildhoodMeMomGrowing UpSick

The Internet has changed how young people listen to music. Television programs like 'American Idol' changed how people listen to music. It was no longer the songwriters that we celebrated; it was the singers.

Robert Hilburn

MusicPeopleInternetAmericanYoung

Sensual pleasures have the fleeting brilliance of a comet; a happy marriage has the tranquillity of a lovely sunset.

Ann Landers

MarriageSunsetHappyHappy Marriage

Men like me because I don't wear a brassiere.

Jean Harlow

MenMeWearBecauseLike

I was in the 'Alvin and the Chipmunk' movie, which was a real bucket list item.

John Waters

RealBucketMovieWhichListItem

Being introverted, it doesn't mean necessarily being shy or being afraid of public speaking; it just means that it's hard for me to interact with people for too long.

Amy Schumer

PeopleMeLongShyMeanHard

I do feel like I'm a tomboy at heart, so I have an easy time working with guys.

Amy Smart

HeartTimeFeelEasyTomboyWorking

I felt so unbelievably ugly for years.

Trinny Woodall

UglyYearsFeltUnbelievably

Children have to be motivated to want to learn to read. Reading must not be taught simply as a school exercise.

Michael Morpurgo

ChildrenSchoolReadingLearnWant

Lula da Silva was my hero when he was president. I Googled him so many times. The fact that he got 20 million people out of poverty... that happened by encouraging entrepreneurship, by supporting small business.

Joyce Banda

BusinessHeroPeopleSmallPoverty

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