Tan France Quotes

I've experienced racism and homophobia my whole life, so I've trained myself to just deal with it calmly, to not cause a scene, and to find a way to calm the situation down.

Tan France

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LifeMyselfRacismCalmFindDown

I mean, believe me, I'm not for censorship.

Joe Mantegna

MeBelieveCensorshipMean

When I was a teenager, I used to love the Bronte books, 'Wuthering Heights' and 'Jane Eyre.' In those books, the women do usually manage to heal the men, but in life, I've found it's often the woman gets wounded. Instead of healing a man, she gets affected by his cruelty.

Jocelyn Moorhouse

LifeLoveWomenMenWomanMan

Ever since Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. election, I've been trying to expand my scope to understand the thought processes of people who don't see the world, or humanity, as I do.

Andreja Pejic

PeopleWorldVictoryThoughtTrying

For some actors, their star shines brightly and fizzles out. My star doesn't shine that brightly, but it buzzes along. Hopefully, that means it will last longer.

Anna Maxwell Martin

ShineWillOutStarLastAlong

I grew up Jewish. I am Jewish. I went to an Episcopal high school. I went to a Baptist college. I've taken every comparative-religion course that was available. God? I have no idea.

Michael Eisner

GodSchoolI AmCollegeHigh School

Part of me just wants 'Jane' magazine back, and 'Sassy,' too.

Mary H.K. Choi

MeBackSassyMagazineJustPart

But I don't have such a strong desire to need to get away from filmmaking.

Mike Figgis

StrongFilmmakingDesireNeedGet

New York City is home to so many people from so many places and the uniqueness of it is that you never feel a foreigner. English is almost hardly ever heard in the subway. In fact, it's weird.

Mira Nair

HomeNew YorkPeopleCityWeirdYou

A typical medical practice is like an old-fashioned business which keeps all of its records on paper. It can probably track down any individual transaction if it needs to, but it's basically helpless when it comes to overall measurements of performance. And that's the big problem.

Mitch Kapor

BusinessMedicalPracticePerformance

My first memory in life was my last visit to Warm Springs.

Mitch McConnell

LifeMemoryWarmFirstLastVisit

We necessarily operate in an environment in which there's a great deal of uncertainty. In such an environment, it makes sense to use a risk-management approach to identify and avoid the big mistakes. That's one reason I favor a cautious approach.

Janet Yellen

GreatMistakesUncertaintyReason

I have been constantly shaping and reshaping my career. I laid a foundation by doing respectful work in all media. And I am happy with what I have done.

Colman Domingo

WorkI AmHappyFoundationDoing

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