“You see people who get so many big opportunities, and they take them, and they're not ready.” Quote by Olivia Munn
“I'm not one of those people who walks away and says, "That's a lot better than I thought it was going to be." I said, "No, this is as bad as I thought it was going to be, I didn't like it. I didn't want to talk to anybody."” People Author:Olivia Munn
“What keeps me motivated to create new music is the joy of songwriting. The joy of being creative. The joy of writing a poem or essay. Writing anything. I just love writing, whether it is music or words. I just didn't need to share it for the last 18 years. When you share it, it brings on other things, which is good.” WritingJoyCreativeShareMusic IsSongwritingMotivatedBe CreativeEssays Author:Nick Heyward
“I do not believe that the majority of men in the world would like to hurt women, but they can be very complacent, and that is just as bad.” MenWorldBelieveHurtComplacent Author:Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
“I think we have to continue to protect women on social media, who are coming out in a world that can still be very harsh towards them, so that they do not feel that they are alone. And of course, some of these attacks happen on social media, so we do need to provide a counter narrative - a supportive narrative - so that the voices of those that are punitive towards women does not become the dominant voice.” ThinkingWorldProtectSocial MediaHarshSupportive Author:Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
“These days, because women are so active on social media, it is important to be active on the sites of social media that represent the right value system. If you are a student on campus, be part of action groups that exist on campus. The worst thing that can happen to a young person is to be young and not be part of anything that is bigger than you. I think that it's such a missed opportunity, because the future depends on those who walk an extra mile in order to make sure that the world will be better because they have lived in it.” ThinkingWorldImportantActionValuesOpportunityWorstStudentsSocial MediaExtrasMissed Opportunity Author:Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
“The fact that women begin to avoid running for public office because of the harassment and sometimes even violence that they face as a hazard, it means that the world is being robbed of extraordinary leadership that women can bring to bear. And of course, if women as professionals begin to look at making career choices because they're looking at whether Am I going to be safe or not? You can imagine the missed opportunities that are out there for women.” WorldMeanSometimesRunningChoicesOpportunityImagineViolenceOfficeExtraordinaryHarassmentMissed Opportunity Author:Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
“A hairdresser who did my hair said, "You, my darling, have something that we call successful' hair," which is basically battered hair that's split and falling out in the back because you've had to blow-dry it every day. I don't want my hair falling out, so I wear wigs!” FallRed HairHairdresser Author:Jessie J
“Entering into writing a poem is an emotional endeavor for me as well as a spiritual and creative one. Having to write those poems for the inauguration, I started asking deeper questions about my cultural identity, and my connection to America.” WritingSpiritualCreativeIdentityEmotionalInauguration Author:Richard Blanco
“I was at a stage in my life where I felt sort of comfortable being a dislocated person emotionally, feeling in some ways like a man without any particular country. I had come to a nice space with the imaginary Cuba or the imaginary America that I thought existed.” MenCountryFeelingsNiceImaginary Author:Richard Blanco
“As an immigrant, there's a little part of you that always says, "Well, I'm not a hundred percent American." America is some other little boy or some other place I haven't been to yet.” BoysLittle Boys Author:Richard Blanco