“I had no idea what I was walking into, and the years and years of hard work it would take. I felt like an outsider and like it was never going to happen. But even if I would have known, I think I still would have done it. Dancers are perfectionists, and that's what keeps us going and growing.” IfsThinkingYearsStillsIdeasHardDoneHappensFeltKnownGrowingHard WorkWalkingNo IdeaDancerWorking ItOutsidersPerfectionist Author:Misty Copeland
“You become sort of insulated in this bubble when you're working on something that it's hard to have an outsider's perspective on what works and what doesn't so it's always good to see what other people think.” PeopleThinkingHardPerspectiveBubblesOutsiders Author:John Francis Daley
“The trouble with me is that I'm an outsider. And that's a very hard thing to be in American life.” HardTroubleOutsidersHard ThingsAmerican Life Author:Jackie Kennedy
“Conferences with open attendance are very important for the stimulation of young people or other people who are new in the field. ... The field of high-energy physics is, as you know, very strongly in the hands of a clique and it is hard for an outsider to enter.” PeopleKnowsImportantHardHandsYoungEnergyFieldsPhysicsVery StrongOutsidersConferencesStimulationCliqueAttendanceHigh Energy Author:Victor Frederick Weisskopf
“My new single 'I'm Gonna show you crazy' is really about knowing it's okay to not be okay. It's not about being legit crazy it's about feeling like you're an outsider and there's nothing wrong with that. I was bitter during that time in my life but I needed that. It helped shaped me and my music. Going through a hard time makes you a better person. Going through hell those two years was worth it.” YearsPersonsTwoHardShowsFeelingsHellKnowingCrazyLike YouNeededOkayBitterHard TimesTwo YearsOutsidersWorth ItBetter PersonLegit Author:Bebe
“Those who dismiss rappers as vulgar outsiders miss the way that Jay-Z and Kanye embody the American dream: starting from humble beginnings, both rose by dint of hard work and talent to wealth and success. Jay embraces this role, styling himself as much a CEO as an artist, and he and Beyoncé have become, in a significant way, more fully America's first couple than their friends the Obamas.” WayFirstsHardDreamAmericaArtistWealthRolesTalentMissingHard WorkCoupleEmbraceRoseStartingHumbleSignificantRapperAmerican DreamOutsidersCeoVulgarHumble BeginningsWealth And Success Author:Andrew Hoberek