“I'm always touched when I go to events and stuff, to meet fathers who come up to me and thank me and say, "because of you my young daughter knows that she can do anything she sets out to do." And the way young girls are raised now, I don't think there's any doubt that they know they can do anything. And if what goes by the by is that they don't feel they have to be in solidarity with all other women, that's O.K. as long as they know that that strength has been there in the past and can be there in the future for them.” IfsThinkingKnowsWayFeelsLongHas BeensPastYoungGirlFatherStuffCan DoDoubtEventsDaughterRaisedCome UpTouchedSolidarityBecause Of YouYoung Daughter Author:Nancy Pelosi
“I wouldn't consider myself a so-called 'celebrity.' Arrrgh, for the love of God!” God Love Author:Emma Stone
“You always are changed when you come back from summer camp.” ChangedSummerCampsSummer Camp Author:Emma Stone
“At the end of the day, nobody can tell you how to tackle failure or how to handle change. The world is very good at encouraging you to go along with the status quo and at basking in your successes. But when you hit a wall in your personal life, and you screw up, people don't give you a chance to navigate your way through it and tap into what's extraordinary about you.” PeopleWorldWayGivingEndsChanceWallExtraordinaryVery GoodHandleChanging The WorldThe End Of The DayPersonal LifeStatus QuoScrewsNavigateScrew UpsBasking Author:Viola Davis
“You have two stark choices when you find yourself in a really desperate situation. You can either fold and cave-in to it or you can become really passionate about getting out of it. When you're really passionate, you're going to grab hold of every rope you see, and wrap them around your arms and legs to claw your way out. And that's the way I've felt in my life.” WayTwoChoicesFeltSituationArmsPassionateLegsDesperateFinding YourselfCavesRopeWrapsFoldsStarksClawsArms And LegsDesperate Situations Author:Viola Davis
“I think redemption is about righting a wrong, and in that pursuit it's about trying. You can stumble, you can make mistakes, but it's about trying to do the right thing.” ThinkingTryingMistakePursuitRedemptionRight ThingMaking Mistakes Author:Michael B. Jordan
“As an actor, I've learned to become a detective. You have to figure out who that person is. If the character is a thief, you have to figure out what makes them a thief. Whatever the prevailing idiosyncrasy is, I have to find it in the script.” IfsPersonsCharacterActorsFiguresScriptsI've LearnedThievesDetectivesPrevailingIdiosyncrasies Author:Octavia Spencer
“My parents, God bless 'em, were very supportive of me and my decision to pursue acting. Their dream for me and my sister was that we graduate from college. And as soon as I fulfilled that, they were extremely supportive of what I wanted to do next. I will always be grateful to them for that, because I wouldn't be where I am today without their help and encouragement.” HelpingDreamTodayWantedNextParentDecisionActingCollegeEncouragementGratefulPursueEmsBlessMy SisterGraduatesFulfilledBe GratefulSupportiveGod Bless Author:Michael Ealy
“When I bought my house in L.A., that was the best business decision I ever made, until the housing market crashed, and it became the worst business decision I ever made.” MadeHouseDecisionWorstHousingBest BusinessBusiness DecisionsHousing Market Author:Michael Ealy