“Following the script is one thing, but the unique way in which you deliver your lines is what makes them your own.” Quote by DeRay Davis
“I'd like the world to know that I would do what I do for no money. If I could trade my comedy for food, I'd walk into a grocery store and give them 15 minutes for $100 worth of groceries. My passion is beyond the financial. I don't think people are aware of that about me. I'm not a flashy guy, and I want people to know that whatever they do is just as important as my craft.” PeopleThinkingWorldGivingImportantGuyPassionComedyTradeFinancialMy PassionNo Money Author:DeRay Davis
“If you really want your kids to fly, you don't put stones in their pockets.” Kids Author:Michele Norris
“I can safely say that no one who has ever won an Oscar didn't want to win an Oscar.” WantI CanWinningOscars Author:Val Kilmer
“So many people are looking for news on the go. If you really want to understand the world, you're not going to by consuming news in the form of bite-sized haikus. I'm sorry to step up on a soapbox, but I have strong feelings about this.” PeopleWorldFeelingsStrongSorryHaikuStep UpStrong Feeling Author:Michele Norris
“It's rare for artists to really stare deeply at themselves in the mirror, literally, because there's constantly a mirror on you. But figuratively speaking, I'm really into growth, so when I look in the mirror, I see somebody who's just trying to get better everyday.” TryingArtistGrowthEverydayStaringGet Better Author:Omari Hardwick
“My mom experienced racism. She was harassed by the KKK several times. And I experienced racism myself, growing up. In New Jersey, we had trash thrown on our lawn every day. And we had the lines to our Christmas lights cut three years in a row. We just stopped putting up Christmas lights after that. That's probably why I still don't put up any lights during the holidays.” Growing UpCuttingMomRacismMy MomHoliday Author:Aldis Hodge
“People talk about Jim Crow as if it's dead. Jim Crow isn't gone. It's adjusted. Look at the disproportionate sentences meted out to blacks caught up in the criminal justice system. There's a problem when people profit from putting and keeping African Americans in prison. We need to do a better job as a nation understanding the real values the country's built upon in terms of fairness, equality and equal opportunity.” PeopleRealProblemValuesOpportunityUnderstandingTermJusticeEqualPrisonAfrican AmericanFairnessCaught UpCrowJustice SystemCriminal JusticeEqual OpportunityJim Crow Author:Aldis Hodge
“Loss makes me feel vulnerable. I've had my share, less than so many though, but enough to feel empathy. It's tough and I see it so much on Earth, too much suffering. The loss of free will I find unacceptable - what most of us refer to as rights.” EnoughEarthSufferingLossShareEmpathyToughVulnerableFree Will Author:Kristin Bauer van Straten
“Art and the triumph of the human spirit - the two combined thrill me. It's the "Braveheart" moment, the stuff Joseph Campbell talks about, "the heroes journey," a beautiful documentary on a poignant topic, the fireman saving a kitten from a burning building. It's the combo of heroism and kindness against the odds or even good reason. It implies immortality because it is the domain of the soul. That evidence of the spirit of life is what makes me get out of bed in the morning.” ArtSoulReasonMomentsBeautifulSpiritKindnessMorningJourneyBuildingHeroEvidenceImmortalityHeroismHuman SpiritKittenPoignantFireman Author:Kristin Bauer van Straten
“I can tell you what I am working on, which is being more cognizant of my actions and how they affect others, most I will never meet. I've begun with my purchases. I'm focusing on quality versus quantity - a nicer tee-shirt with organic cotton and buying just one or two instead of five that are cheaper but made with GMO cotton, which is hard on Earth. It's caring a little more beyond myself. And I think it may be our only hope - and it feels much better to my soul, which in the end may be all we have.” ThinkingSoulActionEarthQualityCaringQuantity Author:Kristin Bauer van Straten