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Naomi Wolf Quotes

What, after all, is the narrative of 'the American Dream?' It was a discourse formulated between the 1880s and the 1920s in the United States during the great waves of migration and expansion and reforms of the Progressive Era.

Naomi Wolf

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: November 12, 1962

Topics

Great American Dream Waves American

As long as it comes across, the characters are well-served, the stories are good, and people like it, that's it for me. I'm a happy guy.

Jim Cummings

Good Happy People Me Long Guy

We have to be realistic about what the state can afford, and put an end to abuses of the system that cost millions.

Jerry Brown

End Realistic System Cost State Put

I wish when I was 15 that I realized my voice was important and that even my thoughts and my opinions had value. Had I known, I probably would've spoken up more. I probably would've found my activism sooner and become a writer sooner.

Angie Thomas

Value Thoughts Voice Wish Opinions

If there was anyone primed to raise their kids feminist, it was me. My parents treated me no differently from my brother. I was raised to believe I was capable of doing anything I set my mind to.

Amanda de Cadenet

Brother Parents Mind Me Believe

I went through all these different phases. But it always felt like I was impersonating something, so I went back to some of the music I grew up with, like music from South Africa and the '80s stuff. I stopped suppressing it, and I stopped trying to be cool.

St. Lucia

Music Cool Trying Back Africa Up

Henry is entirely invented though by now I feel he's as real as anyone I know.

Sue Grafton

Feel Know Now Real I Feel He

Writing comes more easily if you have something to say.

Sholem Asch

Writing You Say More Something

My 15-year-old threw open the door the other day to my room and screamed, ''Freaks and Geeks' only has one season? Can they make another one?' And I tried to explain to her that it happened a long time ago. She didn't understand that because it felt very relevant to her.

Shonda Rhimes

Time Day Door Long Long Time She

I think we should all come together, and that race and color or social demographics really don't matter.

JoJo

Together Color Think Matter Race

I knew nothing about sales, marketing or how to run a company. Nor did I have a desire to do any of those things.

Brian Behlendorf

Marketing Desire Run Nothing Sales

Yeah, I had gay friends. The first thing I realized was that everybody's different, and it becomes obvious that all of the gay stereotypes are ridiculous.

Bruce Springsteen

Friends Gay Stereotypes Ridiculous

I've always enjoyed studying the small clues that indicate a particular class level.

Anne Tyler

Small Class Studying Always Level