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Janet Mock Quotes

I was a mixed black girl existing in a westernized Hawaiian culture where petite Asian women were the ideal, in a white culture where black women were furthest from the standard of beauty, in an American culture where trans women of color were invisible.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: March 10, 1983

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Beauty Women Girl Culture Color

We believe that the best solutions come from solving your own problem. If you have a real problem, there's likely someone else who can relate. That's how Airbnb was born.

Best Believe Someone Problem You

I was 8 years old when I started listening to Lynyrd Skynyrd and Bad Company and Led Zeppelin.

Listening Bad Old Company Years Led

I'm never going to stop making theatre, but I don't think I'll make it as much, because I don't need to. There are other things I want to do with my life. I want to sit by the sea in Yorkshire and eat Eccles cakes and spend time with my family.

Life Family Sea Time Theatre Think

You know how I came up with the name 'Road to the Super Bowl?' It's an homage to the old Bob Hope - Bing Crosby buddy movies - you know, like 'Road to Zanzibar' or 'Road to Morocco.' Can you tell? All I've done my whole life is go to movies.

Life Hope Road Name You Know

I always get everyone prepared so there aren't so many arguments on set. I have a policy that the first thing I do in the morning is go over to the trailers and discuss exactly what we're shooting that day. It's time-consuming, but it reduces the chances of 'misunderstandings' on set.

Morning Day Go First Over Shooting

While I was pregnant, I had dozens of checkups. They covered everything from blood tests to ultrasounds, and I even had the option of attending birthing classes with my husband.

Husband Blood Everything Tests Even

When I first fought in the U.S., the size of the crowd was something I was not used to seeing, but you get used to it.

You Seeing First Size Something Get

If I could uninvent anything, I would uninvent Hitler's mum, guns and broccoli.

Dominic Monaghan

Guns Anything If I Could Would Could

We must be prepared to face our responsibilities and be willing to use force if necessary.

Face Be Prepared Force Must Willing

The fact is, our men and women in uniform, the bravest in the world, did everything they could to protect this country from a terror threat and to protect others from the terror threat that was Saddam Hussein. And nobody can deny that we are in a better place because Saddam Hussein is dead.

Women Men World Better Place Nobody

I don't want expensive gifts; I don't want to be bought. I have everything I want. I just want someone to be there for me, to make me feel safe and secure.

Me Feel Someone Want Everything

We can speak without voice to the trees and the clouds and the waves of the sea. Without words they respond through the rustling of leaves and the moving of clouds and the murmuring of the sea.

Sea Words Clouds Moving Waves Trees

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