“I'm always on the lookout for projects with a strong moral and inspirational core.” Quote by Neal McDonough
“My faith is central to who I am as a human being, not just as an actor - so it informs every decision I make, whether it's deciding on a project or deciding on how to treat the guy who cuts me off in traffic.” HumansGuyActorsHuman BeingsDecisionCuttingProjectsTreatsWho I AmTraffic Author:Neal McDonough
“What people need to know is that asthma isn't a minor 'wheeze-disease.' It kills over five thousand people in America every year, and I could've been one of them.” PeopleKnowsNeedsYearsAmericaFiveThousandDiseaseMinorsAsthma Author:Jackie Joyner-Kersee
“I just see a lot of people who are really terrified of the "f-word." A lot of women these days, a lot of young women don't want to call themselves feminists.” PeopleWantYoungFeministThese DaysYoung WomenTerrified Author:Ani DiFranco
“I see a lot of young female performers who do not call themselves feminist, but would certainly believe in their own right to self-determination, and wouldn't want anybody to stop them from becoming themselves. They just refuse to recognize the relationship between their lives and those of other women, or feel any solidarity there.” WantFeelsBelieveSelfYoungBecomingFemaleDeterminationFeministRefusePerformersSelf DeterminationSolidarity Author:Ani DiFranco
“I think if we can't use the word feminist, if it's some kind of taboo or dirty word, or means you're ugly, or you're angry, or you're not dateable [laughs], then you've just reduced the language by a whole concept.” IfsThinkingKindMeanWholeUseLanguageLaughingConceptsAngryFeministUglyDirtyTabooDirty Words Author:Ani DiFranco
“I just don't know any other word than "feminist" that describes a person who believes women are people.” PeopleKnowsBelievePersonsFeminist Author:Ani DiFranco
“I think the music industry, for instance, is such a huge, multibazillion-dollar industry and it's become very, very savvy. There's a very short grace period in which actual human rebellion or resistance can thrive before it's co-opted by these huge companies. And all of youth culture is packaged and sold back to us at this furious rate these days. I think it's part and parcel to this corporate encroachment on our lives in general.” ThinkingHumansCultureCompanyGraceOur LivesYouthHugeIndustryPeriodsDollarsRateResistanceInstanceCorporateThese DaysThriveRebellionMusic IndustryFuriousSavvyParcelEncroachmentYouth Culture Author:Ani DiFranco
“If you turn on the TV, you're going to get a certain palate, and if you go looking underneath the surface, there's a whole lot of stuff there that I think a lot of our generation would be really interested in.” IfsThinkingWholeWould BeCertainTurnsStuffGenerationsTvsSurfaceTurn-onOur GenerationPalate Author:Ani DiFranco
“One thing I do find in the "lost" generation or something is a kind of abhorrence of history, you know, like it's boring, dumb, or just not interesting. I think it's terribly interesting if you can get your head around how it relates to where you're standing right here and now.” IfsThinkingKnowsKindLostInterestingGenerationsOne ThingStandingBoringDumbRelateHere And NowAbhorrenceLost Generation Author:Ani DiFranco