I was kind of an invisible girl when I was young.
Tayari Jones
Recitation: by Male by Female
I really like to try my hand at everything, and I think it's probably dangerous to let oneself be pigeon-holed, not necessarily by other people, but in one's own mind.
John Burnside
PeopleMindThinkDangerousHand
Retirement is purgatory for the former sports star. The world outside organized sports is unforgiving.
John Gregory Dunne
SportsWorldRetirementOutsideStar
I wasn't athletic as a kid, and I was self-conscious about my body, but then in eighth grade I won a school contest, and the prize was a bunch of personal training sessions.
Matt McGorry
TrainingSchoolBodyPersonalKid
My absolute favorite growing up was 'Super Friends.' The assemblage of so many mighty heroes in one place was, to me, mind-blowing. It was Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Aquaman, and then sometimes Hawkman and some other, lesser heroes.
Michael Ian Black
WomanMeGrowing UpFriendsPlace
I expected to be a pretty good NBA point guard and hopefully win a championship. But MVP and all this stuff? Not really.
Stephen Curry
GoodWinPointPrettyNBAGuard
From my perspective, 'postmodernism' merely names an interesting set of developments in the social order that is based on the presumption that God does not matter.
Stanley Hauerwas
GodPerspectiveInterestingMatter
Casino gambling is colorful and dramatic and theatrical.
Steve Wynn
GamblingColorfulDramaticCasino
I've got allergy pills upstairs in my room, and it says 'For Cat Work' right on it.
Mimi Kennedy
WorkRightCatRoomGotAllergy
I'm a believer in just open, free-form creativity, and you never know the surprises that life has in store, and that, purely on a creative level, there's no such thing as rules.
Josh Trank
LifeCreativityCreativeYouRules
What is true for book publishing is true for civilization: the books that survive the test of time are humanity's backlist, our collective memory.
Jason Epstein
TimeMemorySurviveBookHumanity
I think what's great about your community is that it's different than anyone else's. Look around. What do you want to change? What needs to be built, or what's valuable and needs to be maintained? Is it the people? Local animals? Your parks or gardens? Hospitals?
Debby Ryan
ChangeCommunityGreatPeopleThink
I didn't go to film school. I got my education on the set as a niche publicist in the film industry.
Ava DuVernay
EducationSchoolGoNicheIndustry
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