“I am terrible with examples. I can never think of them when anybody asks for an example.” Quote by Shonda Rhimes
“I really don't think there's a world in which you can do anything with anybody. Because we're in the world of the White House, I think there are certain things you can do, and larger things that can happen, but I don't think you can do anything.” ThinkingWorldHappensCertainHouseCan DoWhiteWhite House Author:Shonda Rhimes
“It's really not enough to just have black women. A really good idea could be to comment on how they are treated by society.” IdeasEnoughBlackTreatedCommentGood IdeasBlack Women Author:Lea DeLaria
“If you're a woman and you've decided to step in front of people on any kind of platform and say that you have feelings about anything, you are committing a radical act. People view it as such, so you might as well actually commit a radical act.” PeopleIfsWellsKindFeelingsMightViewsStepsFrontsDecidedCommitRadicalPlatforms Author:Lizz Winstead
“There are people that say you should never use humor to talk about anything that's important or hard, and since I don't believe that, at some point there has to be a level of "agree to disagree."” PeopleShouldBelieveImportantHardUseLevelsAgreeDon't BelieveDisagreeAgree To Disagree Author:Lizz Winstead
“There's plenty of ways you can go and encourage people. And you should do that. But don't demonize what you do, I do, what other comics are doing, when you see people showing up and listening and responding because they've heard the messaging in the new kind of way.” PeopleWayShouldKindHeardListeningPlentyRespondingShowing Up Author:Lizz Winstead
“Could people be trained to be less gullible? Or are you as stuck with gullibility as you are with skin colour?” PeopleSkinsStuckColourGullibleGullibility Author:Keith Henson
“Unless you can point to something that I have done or said that has changed the course of the public opinion in a negative way, you've got to check yourself sometimes and say, "Maybe I don't like the way that this thing is said, but it's expanding tolerance." If I said something that was shutting down something that was positive, call me out, but I don't really see me doing that.” IfsWaySaidSometimesDoneCoursesOpinionChangedNegativeToleranceChecksCall MeExpandingPublic OpinionShutting DownCheck Yourself Author:Lizz Winstead
“Really life is about narcissism; no one is ever thinking about you much. You always think people are thinking about you way more than they are.” PeopleThinkingWayLife IsNarcissismThinking About You Author:Lizz Winstead
“It is easier to talk about issues; it is easier to say you're a feminist because it's actually awesome to be one. The panopoly of people identifying as feminists is really excellent now that we've come to a point where all these really interesting voices are rising up and saying they're feminists - women of color, trans people, gay folks, everybody. It's an exciting time to actually define as that because it means that people are really feeling like their voice is what's the most important thing in the movement, and I love that.” PeopleMeanImportantFeelingsVoiceInterestingIssuesMovementColorEasierGayExcitingImportant ThingsFolksFeministExcellentRisingReally InterestingTransIdentifyingRising Up Author:Lizz Winstead