Alexandra Robbins Quotes

Adults tell students that it gets better, that the world changes after school, that being 'different' will pay off sometime after graduation. But no one explains to them why.

Alexandra Robbins

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SchoolWorldGraduationBetterWhy

We have to change the culture of mass violence we have.

Joe Manchin

ChangeCultureViolenceMass

I'm wildly different than Maria Bamford or Sarah Silverman, and might be more similar to some male comics.

Jen Kirkman

MoreDifferentThanSomeComics

Never trust people; always trust paper. I'd marry a piece of paper if I could.

Robert Rinder

TrustPeopleNeverAlwaysPaper

I don't like to go out to parties or clubbing, and I kind of like my anonymity.

Matthew Morrison

GoKindOutAnonymityLikeClubbing

At 16, 17, you have no fear. You don't think or analyze. You just play on automatic. You can get smarter as you get older, but in sports you can be too smart, you know?

Anna Kournikova

FearSportsSmartThinkYouPlay

The Russian Federation's practice of instant citizenship, whereby Russian passports are distributed willy-nilly to ethnic Russians abroad so they can be 'protected' in their current homeland, is unacceptable. Passports are travel documents, not a tool to justify aggression.

Toomas Hendrik Ilves

TravelPracticeCitizenshipTool

We learned about honesty and integrity - that the truth matters... that you don't take shortcuts or play by your own set of rules... and success doesn't count unless you earn it fair and square.

Michelle Obama

LearningSuccessIntegrityTruthYou

Ringo isn't the best drummer in the world. He isn't even the best drummer in the Beatles.

Jasper Carrott

BestWorldDrummerBeatlesEvenHe

When I did Taming of the Shrew, I was very tired, and I decided to have a holiday and make a documentary.

Diane Cilento

TiredHolidayMakeDocumentaryDid

Francis Lawrence is an astonishing filmmaker, an incredibly gifted visual filmmaker. I have great respect for his work.

David Slade

WorkRespectGreatGiftedFilmmaker

The humblest citizen of all the land, when clad in the armor of a righteous cause, is stronger than all the hosts of error.

William Jennings Bryan

StrongerCitizenLandErrorCause

Fame is like a big piece of meringue - it's beautiful, and you keep eating it, but it doesn't really fill you up.

Pierce Brosnan

BeautifulEatingYouFameUpBig

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