“Making African American films are hard in Hollywood. We need to rely on a support network and bring more cohesion to different filmmakers, actors, producers etc. It's a very difficult business. There aren't a lot of Africans Americans or people of color in high positions in Hollywood that we can green-light films.” PeopleNeedsDifferentHardLightFilmActorsDifficultSupportPositionColorHollywoodGreenProducersAfrican AmericanFilmmakerRelyEtcCohesionAmerican FilmGreen Lights Author:Paula Patton
“Whether something 'has color' or not is as hard to define verbally as are such questions as, 'What is music?' or 'What is musical?” HardColorMusical Book:Interaction of Color Source: Interaction of Color
“If you are a woman, if you're a person of color, if you are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, if you are a person of size, if you are a person of intelligence, if you are a person of integrity, then you are considered a minority in this world. And it's going to be really hard to find messages of self-love and support anywhere. Especially women's and gay men's culture. It's all about how you have to look a certain way, or else you're worthless... For us to have self-esteem is truly an act of revolution, and our revolution is long overdue.” IfsWorldWayLooksPersonsLongSelfHardCertainSupportSelf EsteemThis WorldColorRevolutionSelf LoveIntegrityGayMessagesSizeEsteemMinoritiesWorthlessFind MeTransgenderBisexualOverdue Author:Margaret Cho
“And then God gave me insight: this was winter. It would end, in time, but not by my own doing. My responsibility was simply to know the season, and match my actions and inactions to it. It was to learn the slow hard discipline of waiting. It was my season to believe in spite of-to believe in the absence of evidence or emotion, when there's nothing, no bud, no color, no light, no birdsong, to validate belief. It was my time to walk without sight.” KnowsBelieveEndsHardLightActionBeliefWaitingMy OwnWalksEmotionResponsibilityColorDisciplineEvidenceSeasonsSightWinterInsightAbsenceMy TimeSpiteInactionBudBirdsong Author:Mark Buchanan
“No one color can describe the various and varied complexions in our group. They range from the deep black to the fairest white with all the colors of the rainbow thrown in for good measure. When twenty or thirty of us meet, it is as hard to find three or four with the same complexion as it would be catch greased lightning in a bottle.” HardWould BeThreeBlackWhiteFourGroupsColorTwentiesVariousRangeThirtyThrownBottlesLightningRainbowComplexionColors Of The Rainbow Author:Mary Church Terrell
“Being a die-hard Knicks fan, I remember hunting down these orange-and-blue Nikes that they only released in England. And I used to hunt for sneakers when I DJ'd in Japan. But then Nike flooded the market with a head-spinning array of color combinations and it just didn't seem cool anymore.” HardSeemsRememberUsedDiesFansColorEnglandBlueCombinationJapanHuntingOrangeHuntsSpinningDjsSneakersNikeKnicks Author:Mark Ronson
“The good is where American dream is alive and kicking. You can be any race, religion, color, creed, sexual orientation - it doesn't matter who you are or where you're from. If you have a talent and you have a passion and you're prepared to work hard, you can be anything you want to be. That's what I like about being in America.” IfsWantMatterHardDreamAmericaPassionRaceAliveTalentColorHard WorkWho You ArePreparedAmerican DreamCreedsOrientationKicking Author:Cat Deeley
“My view is that musicals are love stories with great final scenes. It's just that simple. Musicals are also conflicts between two worlds. And by those criteria, 'The Color Purple' is actually exactly the kind of story that makes for a great musical. Yes, it's got hard stuff in it, but so does 'Les Miserables' and 'Phantom of the Opera.'” WorldKindDoeTwoHardStoriesStuffSimpleViewsColorSceneConflictFinalsMusicalLove StoryOperaPurpleCriteriaPhantomsGreat MusicTwo Worlds Author:Marsha Norman
“I'm working hard to have a good life. You don't need fancy things to feel good. You can hug a puppy. You can buy a can of paint and surround yourself with color. You can plant a flower and watch it grow. You can decide to trust people, the right people. You can decide to start over and let other people start over, too.” PeopleNeedsFeelsHardGrowsWatchesColorFlowerPlantPaintFeel GoodFancySurroundGood LifeHugStarting OverPuppySurround YourselfFancy Things Author:Joan Bauer
“If asked to sketch a picture of the typical archer I would be hard put. They seem to come in all shapes, sizes, colors and backgrounds. Inwardly they seem to have in common a love for the outdoors, a reverence for wildlife, and a close tie with history. There is nothing they seem to enjoy more than telling tall tales around a campfire or talking about archery to others. It would be difficult to find a more interesting group of people.” PeopleIfsHardSeemsWould BeEnjoyDifficultInterestingCommonTalkingGroupsColorShapesSizeBackgroundsTalesTiesTallReverenceTypicalWildlifeArcherCampfireArcheryTall Tales Author:Fred Bear
“...we still feel that color is hard on the eyes for so long a picture.” FeelsLongStillsHardEyeColor Author:Frank Nugent
“I'm an unbelievable designer. I don't know how I know and just do these things. I just start sketching and then I just know the colors and I always know the forecast. I know green and purple are going to be hot. I was born to be a designer. I worked hard to be a tennis player, I don't work hard to be a designer.” KnowsHardBornKnow HowPlayerColorHard WorkHotGreenDesignerTennisUnbelievablePurpleForecastsTennis PlayerSketching Author:Serena Williams
“I feel like my music has become a lot of things. It's hard to label the evolution, but I like there to be an evolution. I just like to paint with all different kinds of colors.” FeelsKindDifferentHardColorEvolutionPaintLabelsDifferent Kinds Author:Taylor Swift
“Well I started out on guitar, so it is still the mainstay of my music. But I have recently been working very hard on my piano, and it is coming along to the point where it is taking more of the spotlight. It has been my plan to be able to make music well into my old age, and sitting down seems like a good idea. Also, I don't have to carry the piano on the road. I haven't been playing the banjo much of late because of the difficulties of travelling with so much gear. But maybe I'll bring it to Japan. It adds a different color to the musical palette.” WellsHas BeensStillsIdeasDifferentHardSeemsAgeAblePlansHavensColorLateSittingDifficultyAddGuitarMusicalOld AgePianoJapanGood IdeasGearsSpotlightSitting DownPaletteBanjosDifferent ColorsWorking Very Hard Author:Livingston Taylor
“George Jones was a big, huge name in our household. George Jones-he is considered country, but in every genre he is known. Everybody knows George Jones. But George has such a unique voice. And he made such timeless songs, like "Color of the Blues", just real hard-core country stuff.” KnowsMadeRealCountryHardBigsSongNamesStuffVoiceKnownColorHugeUniqueCoreGenreHouseholdTimelessHard CoreGeorge JonesUnique Voices Author:Patty Loveless
“Even when I went to America I didn't work for four years. It wasn't like I came to New York and it was the land of milk and honey. It was just as much of a hard graft. But there's a lot more opportunity nowadays across the board for actors, no matter what color you are, with the Internet and small productions.” YearsMatterHardAmericaActorsOpportunityFourLandNew YorkColorInternetNo Matter WhatProductionsBoardsHoneyMilkFour YearsMilk And Honey Author:Idris Elba
“I was very proud and grateful to be the first African-American woman in the position. I thought it said a lot about our country that we had back-to-back African-American Secretaries of State, Colin Powell and then me. I also thought it said a lot about President Bush that he didn't see limits on the highest ranking diplomat in terms of color. It's a hard job, but really the best one in government.” FirstsSaidCountryHardStatesGovernmentJobsPresidentTermPositionColorProudLimitsHighestGratefulOur CountryAfrican AmericanSecretaryPresident BushDiplomatsAmerican WomanRankingAfrican American Women Author:Condoleezza Rice
“Color is crucial in painting, but it is very hard to talk about.” HardColorPaintingColourCrucial Author:Roy Lichtenstein
“It will be very hard to get out of Bond. It will be the pictures I do between Bonds that will color my career, that will give my career longevity after this franchise is over ... I will be stamped with this character for life.” GivingHardCharacterCareersColorLongevity Author:Pierce Brosnan
“It's so hard to do fittings [for Yeezy] because we want to do things that are inspiring, that people could look at and say, "Wow, I like that color palette, I could put that together." And there are so many images of things that it's almost impossible to have your clothes go up against the amount you're seeing and carry it into one language.” PeopleWantLooksHardTogetherLanguageImpossibleSeeingColorAmountClothesWowPalette Author:Kanye West
“Historically, opportunity has been afforded to a limited pool of people, excluding people of color and women. That doesn't diminish the talent or hard work of the people within that pool, but it does narrow the field of stories that have been told, and of the creative ideas and perspectives out there.” PeopleDoeHas BeensIdeasHardStoriesOpportunityCreativeTalentFieldsColorHard WorkPerspectivePoolDiminishCreative Ideas Author:Joe Robert Cole
“Here's an easy one: "Race is an entirely social construct." No, it's partially one, depending on how any given society seeks to define it and its implications. But there are basic things such as skin color and hair texture. Even a Martian who'd had no exposure to human "social constructs" would be able to spot those differences. But no Martian, as hard as he tried, could point at a "culture" or to "equality." Those are the social constructs. Those can't be measured in the same way as human DNA.” WayHumansHardWould BeAbleCultureGivenSocialEasyDifferencesRaceColorHairSkinsSpotsConstructsDnaExposureImplicationsTextureSkin ColorMartiansBasic Things Author:Jim Goad
“I try really hard to ask people to take a look at their bookshelves. Are there female writers on it? Gay writers? Writers of color? There should be.” PeopleShouldTryingLooksHardAsksColorGayFemaleBookshelvesFemale Writers Author:Jodi Picoult
“People of color are not under any kind of obligation beyond working hard, doing their best, and learning from their mistakes.” PeopleKindHardMistakeColorObligation Author:Roxane Gay
“It's always hard for me to find a therapist who is a black woman or even a woman of color. It's something that we've always been told is not for us. It's top down.” HardBlackColorBlack WomenTherapistsTop Down Author:Morgan Parker
“I don't think that there are as many black women or women of color becoming psychiatrists, so we can't find them and then we feel looked at and studied and that's part of what is damaging to us. It's hard to find therapy that is actually a tool for your own liberation. I think we can be really distrustful.” ThinkingFeelsHardBlackColorBecomingToolsLiberationTherapyBlack WomenPsychiatrist Author:Morgan Parker
“When I first saw a White Dutch person dressed up as Black Pete, I was both sickened and shocked. It's hard to stand next to someone who views your skin color and hair as a costume. As a filmmaker, whenever I get that feeling, I want to explore what motivates people to engage in such offensive behavior and enlighten folks about its origins.” PeopleWantFirstsPersonsHardFeelingsNextBlackWhiteViewsSawsColorHairBehaviorSkinsFolksFilmmakerOffensiveShockedCostumesEnlighteningDutchDressed UpSkin Color Author:Roger Ross Williams
“I don't judge people by their sexual orientation or the color of their skin, so I find it really hard to identify someone by saying that they're a gay person or a black person or a Jewish person.” PeoplePersonsHardBlackColorJudgingGaySkinsOrientationBlack Person Author:Diana Ross
“No matter who you are, no matter what your color, creed, how you choose to pray or who you choose to love, that if you are an American - first generation or fifth - one who is willing to work hard, play by the rules and apply your God-given talents - that you should be able to find a job that pays the bills.” IfsShouldFirstsMatterHardPlayAbleJobsGivenPayGenerationsTalentColorWillingHard WorkPrayingNo Matter WhatBillsWho You AreYou ChooseCreedsFifthGod Given Talents Author:Cory Booker