“Just making sure the boys are okay is my priority in life, and that takes up all of my time right now.” BoysRight NowOkayPrioritiesMy TimePriorities In Life Author:Darren Clarke
“My mother used to say when we were children, 'When a boy gets a stick in his hand, his brains run out the other end of it.' Power is a stick in the hand, and I have never heard of anybody who wielded a very big stick of power whose brains did not run out the other end. As a nation, our brains are running out the other end of our power right now.” ChildrenEndsHandsBigsRunningUsedMotherNationsBrainBoysPowerHeardRight NowSticks Author:Jane Jacobs
“I go all the way back to the Hot Boys days and being 13, listening to this dude. Just remembering the staple he put on the game back then all the way to now, to have that longevity years beyond it. So for him to actually acknowledge what I'm doing right now and seeing it as a path, the same way the longevity he created, it's a great feeling to actually share that same stage and a moment with him. Wayne ain't no new jack to this game. He influenced a lot of styles and a lot of sounds. I would say I was influenced by a recent sound and flow, and cadence that he brung to the game.” WayYearsMomentsFeelingsRememberGamesSoundBoysPathSeeingShareStageStyleListeningRight NowFlowHotAcknowledgeLongevityWayneDoing RightStaplesCadenceGreat Feelings Author:Kanye West
“I'll bet right now most of the youngsters and hot club fans who hear the name Storyville hasn't the least idea that it consisted of some of the biggest prostitutes in the world ... Standing in their doorways nightly in their fine and beautiful negligees -- faintly calling to the boys as they passed their cribs.” WorldIdeasBeautifulNamesBoysFansFineCallingRight NowStandingHotClubsNew OrleansDoorwaysYoungsters Author:Louis Armstrong
“Education is key. We have to keep girls in school and give them the same opportunities that boys have. They need access to vocational training and mentorship, as well. It's an issue of gender equality, which is fortunately a hot topic right now, but we need to keep at it and not rest on our laurels.” NeedsGivingWellsSchoolGirlOpportunityBoysIssuesKeysRight NowTrainingHotGenderAccessTopicsGender EqualityLaurelsHot TopicVocational Training Author:Gillian Anderson
“We would never throw up our hands and say to those white boys - well, too bad, if you had just stayed away from marijuana or not dealt dope to your friends when you were 18 you wouldn't be serving a life sentence in prison right now. You wouldn't be locked out of jobs, unable to even get work at McDonalds. No, instead we'd say, "What's wrong with us as a nation that we would condemn so many of our young men to a life of poverty, exclusion, and scorn simply because they made a few mistakes in their youth?".” IfsMenWellsMadeHandsJobsYoungNationsWhiteMistakeBoysPovertyYouthRight NowPrisonSentencesYoung ManServingMarijuanaLockedScornDopeExclusionMcdonalds Author:Michelle Alexander
“It's really cool to see how many awesome, badass ladies are out there now just doing their thing and putting their foot down, saying, "Nope. You're not going to tell me I'm doing something women shouldn't be doing." It's a scary time but also I think a really important time. I'm happy to see how much girls are responding to a lot of the other powerful big boys swimming out there right now.” ThinkingImportantBigsGirlPowerfulBoysFeetRight NowScarySwimmingBadassReally CoolResponding Author:Bethany Cosentino
“Mrs. Landingham, does the President have free time this morning? The President has nothing but free time, Toby. Right now he's in the residence eating Cheerios and enjoying Regis and Kathie Lee. Should I get him for you? Sarcasm's a disturbing thing coming from a woman of your age, Mrs. Landingham. What age would that be, Toby? Late twenties? Atta boy.” ShouldDoeAgeEnjoyPresidentBoysMorningRight NowLateEatingTwentiesSarcasmShould IDisturbingFree TimeResidenceTobyLate TwentiesDisturbing Things Author:Aaron Sorkin