I was an optimistic person, really bossy, gregarious and outspoken.
Mamie Gummer
Recitation: by Male by Female
History often reads as a hard and grim experience. But people are remarkably resilient and funny, even when the going is very hard.
Jim Murphy
FunnyHistoryExperiencePeopleHard
I had absolutely no trauma in my childhood. If anyone ever assumed that my books were autobiographical, they'd be sorely disappointed, because none of these things happened to me.
Jodi Picoult
ChildhoodMeTraumaDisappointed
Actors have these delicate appendages called Egos.
Maynard James Keenan
DelicateEgos
I think the definition of a book is changing.
Jeff Bezos
BookThinkChangingI Think
I knew from reading about Sarah Grimke that she'd been given a handmaid to be her personal slave and that her name was Hetty. The only other fact I knew about her was that Sarah taught her to read: They conspired in a very subversive way, by locking the door and screening the keyhole.
Sue Monk Kidd
DoorReadingNamePersonalWayShe
Any nation that refuses to hold intercourse with other nations must expect to be excluded from this family.
Townsend Harris
FamilyNationHoldExpectMustAny
The differences between Secretary Clinton and Donald Trump in terms of temperament, in terms of values, couldn't be more stark.
Tom Perez
ValuesDifferencesDonald TrumpMore
Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or keep one; the man who requires you to do so is dearly purchased at a sacrifice.
Robert E. Lee
FriendManSacrificeYouWrongKeep
'Luther' is raw and brutal like 'Game Of Thrones,' but it's coincidence. If I'm drawn to anything, it would be the writing. Choosing a project is an organic process where I'm taken in by the character and storyline, not the genre, whether fantasy or gritty and raw.
Rose Leslie
CharacterWritingGameProcessWhere
Pretending is the grease of non-relationships. Pretending is how you and I get through the day without ever having to know each other. When I walk in the room, you say to me, 'How are you?' Well, you don't want to know. And, frankly, I don't want to tell you. So I just say, 'Fine,' and you go, 'Fine.' And off we go.
Mike Yaconelli
WalkDayMeYouKnowWant
I hate the stereotype that women who fight are 'butch' or 'wannabe men.' It's nice to be able to embrace being a beautiful, strong woman.
Miesha Tate
WomenBeautifulHateMenWomanNice
I would love to see every woman feel that she knows who she is and how she wants to lead. Every part of me is passionate about having the ability to do what I never could do when I was young.
Joy Mangano
LoveWomanMeFeelYoungPassionate
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