Jurnee Smollett-Bell Quotes

Oftentimes, a history book in school will talk about the Underground Railroad as if it's one sentence. But thousands of people decided to run, and they single-handedly changed the trajectory of our nation. By running to the North, they put a face to slavery, which recruited a lot of abolitionists.

Jurnee Smollett-Bell

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I had a gun and I had to run and shoot, which is not easy.

Jimmy Fallon

GunEasyRunShootWhichHad

I felt that writing about peoples' lives was a heck of a responsibility, and I wanted to know them in a deep way.

Matthew Desmond

ResponsibilityWritingDeepKnowWay

Living in a small town, I knew everybody and everybody knew me.

Anna Nicole Smith

MeSmallSmall TownLivingKnew

In the '80s, 'Dreamgirls' was our 'Hamilton.' It was cutting-edge, and it was what made me want to do theater.

Angela Robinson

MeWantMadeOurTheaterHamilton

In a lifetime, you can say, yes, you have instances of pleasure, of happiness, you like some of your work, but your work is the entire story, and if you are not satisfied with a few moments of a few parts of that story, you would like to be able to adjust that.

Jean-Michel Jarre

WorkHappinessStoryMomentsYou

Tragedies make you realize how selfish you are.

Tony Dorsett

SelfishYouRealizeMakeHow

I am just grateful I have a British passport and a country here.

Mo Farah

GratefulI AmCountryPassportHere

That seems to be my superpower - really understanding what motivates people.

Julia Hartz

PeopleUnderstandingSeemsSuperpower

In the smart home of the future, there should be a robot designed to talk to you. With enough display technology, connectivity, and voice recognition, this human-interface robot or head-of-household robot will serve as a portal to the digital domain. It becomes your interface to your robot-enabled home.

Colin Angle

HomeFutureTechnologySmartVoice

It's safe to say I'm a comedy nerd. I listen to so many podcasts. I just love to laugh.

Allison Williams

LoveLaughComedySayListenSafe

All kids, when they go to school, are pretty good artists and dancers and singers and poets. All that gets buried, basically through being educated, or brainwashed.

William T. Wiley

GoodSchoolGoEducatedDancers

I really don't like that modern notion of 'I don't need anyone.' I see a lot of young women feeling they have to be that way, they have to be hard, in a way. And what does that bring them? They're just going to be lonesome. They're going to be, at best, lonesome and capable, at worst, lonesome and hard. And is that what we want? No.

Susanne Bier

WomenBestFeelingYoungWantWay

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