Ayanna Pressley Quotes

I went to a school with the kids of judges and elected officials and architects, civil leaders, and influencers. And I felt very much a minority in every way. But it did expose me to incredible things.

Ayanna Pressley

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SchoolMeWayJudgesMinorityKids

I love working in cinema - it can be in any language!

Jiah Khan

LoveLanguageCinemaWorkingI Love

I'm allergic to the word 'important' in film and theatre. Cancer research is important.

Robert Sean Leonard

ResearchTheatreImportantCancer

Something about her eyes or voice has always suggested the hint of a free spirit, trapped in a Peck and Peck cage, dreaming of making rude noises at public gatherings of Republicans.

Jeff Greenfield

EyesFreeVoiceTrappedSpiritRude

From the moment my dad died, from the moment I found out there was the possibility of his dying, there were many surprises - years after, minutes after. The moments I was okay were as surprising as the ones that I wasn't. Making it through the eulogy without losing it. And then the guilt I felt about it. Surprise!

Alysia Reiner

MomentLosingSurpriseGuiltMoments

I didn't act at all in college.

Tony Hale

CollegeAct

The things that you saw earlier in your life generally have more power than the things you saw last week.

Mike Nichols

LifePowerWeekYouMoreSaw

Remember the movie 'The Matrix,' where virtual information popped up to help inform physical day-to-day reality? Such things won't always be the stuff of Hollywood. If the Internet is accessible via contact lenses, biographies will appear next to the faces of the people we talk to, and we will see subtitles if they speak a foreign language.

Michio Kaku

PeopleSpeakRealityLanguageHelp

Once, I was a bigger star than Greta Garbo.

Luise Rainer

BiggerStarThanOnce

However, I hope I am also judged on my accomplishments as an actor and not just on my pretty face!

Jonathan Brandis

HopeI AmFaceActorPrettyJust

Why not drive a snowmobile? I own an Artic Cat. We bought them because we enjoy doing things like that. I enjoy doing fun things, and that's definitely one of the things.

Donald Cerrone

FunDriveDoingEnjoyWhyOwn

December used to be very difficult for me. For many years, I fought the transition to the new year, was generally exhausted at the end of the year, and just wanted to hide. I described myself as a 'cranky Jewish kid who felt left out by Christmas.'

Brad Feld

MyselfMeEndYearHideTransition

At the end of the day, most people just want to be valued. They want to feel they have put their time to something that will seem to have been of value when they die.

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

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