My father was a screenwriter, and I kind of grew up in that world.
Maria Semple
Recitation: by Male by Female
As I say, I'm a discourse advocate. What form it comes is less important to me than the fact that there is discourse.
Jim Lehrer
MeImportantSayDiscourseAdvocate
I have been extraordinarily fortunate in my life, luckier than almost anybody on this planet. And whenever I ran into challenges, my parents did everything they could so that I could maximize my own potential.
Joe Kennedy III
LifeParentsChallengesPotential
Our veterans and service members are known for their strength, but when they're recovering from an operation or receiving emergency care, that strength can depend on seeing a spouse, talking with the kids or just knowing that loved ones are by their side. It isn't difficult to imagine what a difference keeping families together can make.
John Delaney
StrengthServiceTogetherCareLoved
I was the girl who did everybody's homework, but I was also, like, student council president and yearbook editor and, like, all-around overachiever. Like, I'm disabled, but I can do anything.
Maysoon Zayid
GirlHomeworkI CanStudentAnything
I have a son, who is my heart. A wonderful young man, daring and loving and strong and kind.
Maya Angelou
SonHeartManStrongLovingYoung
Children didn't shield families from eviction: They exposed them to it.
Matthew Desmond
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To the factory farmer, in contrast to the traditional farmer with his sense of honor and obligation, the animals are 'production units,' and accorded all the sympathy that term suggests.
Matthew Scully
SympathyHonorFarmerAnimalsSense
Human beings will justify anything.
Alycia Debnam-Carey
WillHumanAnythingHuman Beings
My mom kind of led me toward acting. She wanted to be an actress when she was younger. That made me interested in it when I was a kid, because she and I are very close.
Stephen Colbert
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An empowered organisation is one in which individuals have the knowledge, skill, desire, and opportunity to personally succeed in a way that leads to collective organisational success.
Stephen Covey
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I learn much more by traveling by myself.
Roberto Cavalli
MyselfLearnMoreTravelingMuch
Pageants were an amazing platform that gave a little girl like me from the mountains of my beautiful Puerto Rico a chance to travel, explore the world, meet amazing people, work for great charities and be a voice to empower women wherever I went. For all those things, I am grateful.
Joyce Giraud
WorkWomenGirlBeautifulGreat
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