Beauty does not mean one thing but not something else.
Alek Wek
Recitation: by Male by Female
I was reading poetry to my girlfriends, and they were like, 'You're really good. You should go to some poetry readings or something.' And I eventually went and got a, you know, somewhat of a name for myself and a little bit of a following.
Jill Scott
GoodMyselfPoetryReadingNameYou
Online, offline, it's gotta be the same.
Angela Ahrendts
SameOnlineGotta
The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. He inspires self-trust. He guides their eyes from himself to the spirit that quickens him. He will have no disciples.
Amos Bronson Alcott
TeacherEyesInfluenceTruePersonal
'You're beautiful' was the compliment I craved so much. I didn't care if people called me smart or innovative - it was the number-one compliment I gave out to other women hoping it was given back to me. I heard people saying it to my best friends. It was the one I wanted to hear more than anything else.
Rupi Kaur
WomenBeautifulBestSmartPeople
I feel like there's something interesting to learn from anyone's story, no matter their place in society. I think we've gotten really far away from that - we're in such a celebrity-obsessed culture.
Liz Goldwyn
CultureSocietyStoryThinkLearn
Every year, I am reminded of the kids who aren't in the freshman class and aren't graduating. I remember every single one of them. That is the worst of times for me, to see the future snuffed out.
Donna Shalala
FutureI AmMeRememberYearClass
People were making fun of redheads before I came along.
Chris Lilley
FunPeopleAlongMakingBeforeCame
People tell you what you have to wear and do, and I've never been a fan of it.
Christina Grimmie
PeopleYouNeverTellWearBeen
I think the reasons I retired stay the same. I don't want to change my style. I can't take a punch like I used to for whatever reason. I've heard all sorts of theories as to why that would happen, but I can't do it.
Chuck Liddell
ChangeStyleThinkWantWhyReason
Black music has become a commercial commodity. Live performances are not so accessible as they were previously. It use to be possible to go to the bar on the corner and hear music. It was available for a fifteen cent beer.
Archie Shepp
LiveMusicBeerBlackGoPossible
I always had a philosophy which I got from my father. He used to say, 'Listen. God gave to you the gift to play football. This is your gift from God. If you take care of your health, if you are in good shape all the time, with your gift from God no one will stop you, but you must be prepared.'
Pele
GoodFatherGodHealthTimeGift
What we think of as our sensitivity is only the higher evolution of terror in a poor dumb beast. We suffer for nothing. Our own death wish is our only real tragedy.
Mario Puzo
DeathThinkWishDumbEvolution
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