Kenya Barris Quotes

I'm a huge fan of writing for people rather than writing and then trying to wedge people in. I'd love to know who the people are before I can write for them. For me, it's a much more organic way to create characters.

Kenya Barris

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LovePeopleMeWritingTryingI Can

When it comes to kids, it's just not hard to get them healthy. I don't find it hard and don't understand why people find it hard.

Jillian Michaels

PeopleFindHealthyWhyUnderstand

Not an old woman that buys a paper of pins, without yielding a part of the price to the banks as interest!

John Buchanan Robinson

WomanPriceOldWithoutInterest

'Pride' is my first film with a happy ending. Before, I naively thought they were a cop-out, but now I've come to believe that happy endings and wish fulfilment are an incredibly important part of our cultural life.

Joe Wright

LifeHappyEndingBelieveThought

What this country needs what every country needs occasionally is a good hard bloody war to revive the vice of patriotism on which its existence as a nation depends.

Ambrose Bierce

GoodPatriotismWarCountryHard

I think the rising and falling popularity of areas like hard SF and far-future SF is, to a considerable extent, the same as any other fashion.

Stanley Schmidt

FashionThinkHardFallingRising

The biggest problem is startups in search of a problem. Chase what you're passionate about; you'll probably already have knowledge in the space.

Mike Krieger

KnowledgeSpaceSearchProblemYou

There was no way in hell I was going to jeopardize my baby for my show.

Christina Aguilera

BabyHellWayGoingShowJeopardize

Curiosity is the process of asking questions, genuine questions, that are not leading to an ask for something in return.

Brian Grazer

CuriosityProcessQuestionsGenuine

Be fun! I don't like homes or rooms that don't have a sense of humor or have some sense of whimsy or a personality. Your home should reflect who you are, and what you love. I would never have something in my home because it's the thing to have. I have to love it and it needs some connection to me.

Bryan Batt

LoveHomeHumorPersonalityFunMe

I haven't had the occasion to meet Adele. She lives in England. So when I'm flying, or when she comes over here, perhaps we'll have a chance. I think she's a very fine singer, a very strong writer and performer.

Aretha Franklin

FlyingChanceStrongThinkMeetShe

Journalism's ultimate purpose is to inform the reader, to bring him each day a letter from home and never to permit the serving of special interests.

Arthur Ochs Sulzberger

HomeDayPurposeJournalismNever

I don't want a lot of people nosing round my studio and bothering me. I don't want to see them at all. Let the dealers have all that bother.

Winslow Homer

PeopleMeWantSeeRoundBothering

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