Kimberle Williams Crenshaw Quotes

Intersectionality is an analytic sensibility, a way of thinking about identity and its relationship to power. Originally articulated on behalf of black women, the term brought to light the invisibility of many constituents within groups that claim them as members but often fail to represent them.

Kimberle Williams Crenshaw

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Growing up, I didn't know anybody who didn't have a miner in the family. Both of my grandfathers were miners.

Jennifer Haigh

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When you become president, they don't give you a magic wand that you wave. You have to get legislation passed. You have to get agencies to run programs.

Andrew Cuomo

WaveMagicYouRunBecomePresident

I am the parent of teenagers, my daughters are 13 and 15, so the issue of Internet safety has been an important issue. I have been visiting middle schools to talk about some of the challenges that they face.

Melissa Bean

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I don't know why I am not offered woman-oriented films. Films like 'Satrangee Re' went house-full at some centres, but I didn't have much to do in the film. Everyone came up to me and said that I looked pretty but nothing beyond that.

Amruta Khanvilkar

I AmMeKnowSaidNothingWhy

I had a friend who, after 25 years of marriage, found himself trying to date again, and it was completely different. Everything had changed, and he had to reacquaint himself. It was funny even talking to him about it. For someone who has been out of the loop, it's a different world.

Steve Carell

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The media tries to do what they do. You can't stop. You gotta get money.

Trick Daddy

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I'm not a big, huge star, and so when people see me, it's usually to talk about something I've done, and that's a great conversation to have. That's what we're doing it for.

Jason Bateman

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I mean, I've been given a terrific life by the audiences who stuck with me all over the world.

Don McLean

LifeMeWorldMeanOverBeen

I was raised not to be rude, but I also try to get the best work out of people.

Dick Wolf

WorkBestPeopleTryRudeOut

In politics, they play games. In Hollywood, they play games. I think that, overall, everybody is trying to do whatever it takes to get ahead.

Constance Zimmer

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That's the problem with news interviews, you work your tail off to get prominent figures in the news on the radio, but once they've been on, the event passes, the urgency, the issues you talked about evaporate.

Bob Edwards

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I like one nice man because he gets three tickets for the cinema so we've got somewhere to put our coats. He passes the test. I've been quite surprised because I really didn't expect to be wined and dined, and it's quite nice.

Anne Robinson

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