“I write a tiny fraction of what I used to write. My only job used to be to just write songs, and that was a really nice job to have, but only a tiny amount of people heard those songs, and I didn't make a living from it, and eventually I begged my parents to let me move back into my room.” PeopleWritingJobsMovingUsedSongParentRoomsNiceHeardAmountLet MeTinyUsed To BeFractionsReally Nice Author:Regina Spektor
“We talk about orphanages, we talk about their countries and differences, and it’s a source of excitement and pride. I’ve heard Maddox explain to Zahara when they are talking about pregnancy, ‘No, Zee, remember, you were in that nice African woman’s belly. I was in that nice Cambodian woman’.” CountryRememberDifferencesTalkingNiceHeardSourcePrideExcitementPregnancyBellyRemember YouRemembers YouOrphanageAfrican Women Author:Angelina Jolie
“I chose Bagdasarian Productions when I heard from some colleagues at work who were buying story boards at the time back in the early '90. I met the man once when I came in with the first half of the story board and the only thing he said when looking at the first half of the board was, "It's so nice to see someone using their imagination."” MenFirstsSaidStoriesImaginationHalfNiceHeardHe ManMetsProductionsBoardsBuyingColleagues Author:Mike Royer
“Why not say it? I'm bursting out of my cocoon. It was all too nice in the past - it never knocked anyone out. But last year... my first opening night at the Met - I looked out and heard all that cheering... for me... And I loved it.” YearsFirstsArtLastsPastNightNiceHeardMetsOpeningWhy NotCheerLast YearBurstingCocoonsToo NiceOpening NightBursting Out Author:Benita Valente
“White people scare the crap out of me. I have never been attacked by a black person, never been evicted by a black person, never had my security deposit ripped off by a black landlord, never had a black landlord, never been pulled over by a black cop, never been sold a lemon by a black car salesman, never seen a black car salesman, never had a black person deny me a bank loan, never had a black person bury my movie, and I've never heard a black person say, 'We're going to eliminate ten thousand jobs here - have a nice day!'” PeoplePersonsJobsActorsBlackWhiteNiceHeardSecurityCarThousandTenDenyMovieScareCopCrapLoanSalesmanRippedLemonsDepositsLandlordBlack PersonNice DayCar SalesmanHave A Nice Day Author:Michael Moore
“I almost dropped dead the first time I heard Bob Dole say 'gay marriage' on the floor of the senate. He wasn't saying nice things, but he said it! I never thought in my lifetime I'd hear that. I just think we're moving now at warp speed. Even when we take a step back like with prop 8, we take two steps forward.” ThinkingFirstsSaidTwoMovingStepsNiceHeardGayFirst TimeLifetimeSpeedSenateBobGay MarriageNice ThingsPropsSteps ForwardWarp Author:Cherry Jones
“It's nice to be given a role where you can really find the strength from within, as a woman, and to be heard.” GivenRolesNiceHeard Author:Nicky Whelan
“People have these perceptions; maybe they've been here for a day, or have only heard about it. It was like when I first came to work here. You want to see the clean city that is always talked about, how nice the people are, the restaurants, the vibe, how diverse the city is. That's what we want to show: what an enjoyable city it is, what a great city it is. Forget about basketball.” PeopleWantFirstsShowsForgetCitiesNiceHeardBasketballPerceptionCleanRestaurantsDiverseEnjoyableGreat Cities Author:Masai Ujiri