I had this terrible stammer, so I couldn't really speak properly until I was 16 or 17.
Carly Simon
Recitation: by Male by Female
When I was 11, I saw this ad for dish soap powder that said, 'Women all over America are fighting greasy pots and pans.' I was so angry. I couldn't understand why it didn't say men as well.
Meghan Markle
WomenMenAngryFightingAmerica
There's something about compassion that causes society to say, 'We're going to take this person seriously.' Take Mother Teresa. She was confrontational on abortion, but she wasn't rejected by society.
Max Lucado
MotherCompassionSocietyAbortion
If you're running businesses anywhere in the world, people who really do well are the people who have mental toughness.
Robert Kraft
PeopleWorldYouToughnessMental
I lost a dear friend of mine from a rugby injury at 26. We don't usually deal with mortality at that early age and it's given me an appreciation of time, of trying to fit everything in.
Matthew Rhys
FriendAgeTimeAppreciationMe
My wife thinks I'm crazy.
Sturgill Simpson
WifeCrazyThinks
When I was in school, martial arts made you a dork, and I became self-conscious that I was too masculine. I was a 16-year-old girl with ringworm and cauliflower ears. People made fun of my arms and called me 'Miss Man.' It wasn't until I got older that I realized: These people are idiots. I'm fabulous.
Ronda Rousey
GirlManSchoolFunPeopleMe
I acknowledge my feeling and gratitude for life by praising the world and whoever made all these things.
Mary Oliver
LifeGratitudeWorldFeelingThings
Directing films is incredibly exciting to me.
Jason Bateman
MeExcitingDirectingFilms
Good teaching is creating really interesting generalizations out of war stories.
Derek Bok
GoodWarInterestingCreatingOut
I adore the incredibly tight clothing! My own wardobe's changed - I've streamlined a little bit and definitely learnt from Joan's sleekiness and tailoring.
Christina Hendricks
My OwnClothingLittleOwnChanged
Theater will never, and never has, gotten audiences like film. But theater goes to work on society in a different and more subversive way.
Athol Fugard
WorkSocietyWillWayMoreNever
My pride at being a member of the theater community is deep, and we have a chance to reach a lot of people who might feel like there's a place for them. I want theater to be part of the cultural conversation and be on par with all mediums of television in its ability to be relevant.
Thomas Kail
CommunityPeopleChanceDeepPride
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