Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Quotes

I wrestle in a big way with August Wilson's work in that I at times admire it and at times feel infuriated by it, which is weirdly more influential than loving someone entirely.

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

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WorkFeelSomeoneLovingAdmireWay

I wouldn't presume to know something, but I have lots to learn and that's what I attempt to do through my work.

Joe Wright

WorkLearnKnowThroughSomething

I am of the view that the Affordable Care Act will be a transformative piece of legislation that can lower the cost of health care in the United States - perhaps our greatest fiscal obstacle - and help all Americans lead healthy and productive lives, free from worry that a single illness could mean ruin for an entire family.

John Delaney

FamilyHealthI AmFreeWorryHelp

Everything about 'Hugo' to me is poignant, from the broken orphan to the old man losing his past to the fragility of film itself.

John Logan

PastManBrokenLosingMeOld Man

The notion that gaming was not for women rippled out into society, until we heard it not just from the games industry, but from our families, teachers and friends. As a consequence, I, like many women, had a complicated, love-hate relationship with gaming culture.

Anita Sarkeesian

WomenRelationshipCultureSociety

Any small business that's predicated on technological innovation and is differentiated and superior can expand globally very effectively using the Internet as a vehicle for promotion.

John Quelch

BusinessInnovationSmallInternet

My field is with apex predators, hence your crocodiles, your snakes, your spiders.

Steve Irwin

YourSnakesSpidersApexPredators

Most pro bodybuilders have bad relationships with their fathers. We want to prove something.

Lou Ferrigno

BadWantRelationshipsProveMost

I try to treat my orientation the same way I would if I was straight, which is to talk about it when it's relevant.

Jared Polis

TreatWayTryTalkSameWould

I'm not very keen on ageing. I'm not keen on the physical decay. I probably am quite vain. I think you want to try and look OK for the benefit of other people.

Jarvis Cocker

PeopleThinkYouLookWantTry

I've hit a point where my big luxury is getting to work on the things I want to work on. That's my hobby. It's being able to do a movie like 'Chef,' where you don't get paid, where you get paid scale, but you get to do exactly the movie you want to do. To me, that's worth more to me than whatever money I would have gotten paid.

Jon Favreau

WorkMoneyMeChefHobbyLuxury

Perhaps I'd like to design cars, but I don't think I'd be much good at it.

Jonathan Ive

GoodThinkDesignLikeMuchPerhaps

I keep a fiddle hooked up in the music - we've got a music room - and try to pick it up.

Johnny Gimble

MusicTryUpRoomKeepGot

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