Viola Davis Quotes

I was bullied at school. The black girl in Central Falls, Rhode Island, in 1973. There'd be 8 or 10 boys; I would count them as I was running.

Viola Davis

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GirlSchoolBlackIslandCount

Me being nice or positive is not what people want to hear, which sucks.

Jeffree Star

PositivePeopleMeNiceWantBeing

I hardly ever see new plays. They don't have the audacity and daring that they used to.

Steven Berkoff

NewSeeUsedDaringAudacityEver

I think I started watching 'Trek' in the mid-'70s when I was in elementary school, and I was just into space. Somewhere along the way, I started realizing there were really interesting ideas in the show.

Ronald D. Moore

SchoolSpaceIdeasThinkInteresting

My entry into the field of hydrogen came as a great surprise. President Bush of the United States was interested in hydrogen for energy applications, and I was asked to chair a committee on hydrogen for the Department of Energy.

Mildred Dresselhaus

GreatEnergySurpriseChairUnited

I like a good old-fashioned fistfight if people are pissed off at each other. I just feel like if you're really mad and want to have a fight, then put your dukes up.

Julia Roberts

GoodFightPeopleFeelYouMad

I hope the fathers and mothers of little girls will look at them and say 'yes, women can.'

Dilma Rousseff

WomenHopeLittle GirlsLookSay

To make harmonics scream, I first dump my Floyd Rose real quick, hit a harmonic with my left hand while the string is still flapping, and then use the bar to pull it up to the pitch I wanna hit.

Dimebag Darrell

RoseHandFirstRealQuickBar

I decided to study special education and fell in love with working with individuals with autism. That's what I planned to do with my life.

Clay Aiken

LifeEducationLoveMy LifeSpecial

In our case, one of my earliest experiences working in the company was being asked to be on Ted Turner's board, and I saw that the value creation from owning networks was stunning - new channels, international opportunities, synergy, many things that Turner Broadcasting built for decades.

Brian L. Roberts

ValueOpportunitiesNewSawChannels

Most pundits regard an election year session as an opportunity for the two parties to frame issues and garner political advantage in advance of the approaching election.

Bob Ehrlich

OpportunityPoliticalYearElection

I think as Christians we have to sponsor a national Lighten-Up Day.

Willie Aames

DayThinkSponsorI ThinkChristians

Whether people like it or not, my marketing thought is if you keep something in front of people for too long, they get used to it.

Shah Rukh Khan

PeopleThoughtLongYouMarketing

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