“The idea that everything is purposeful really changes the way you live. To think that everything that you do has a ripple effect, that every word that you speak, every action that you make affects other people and the planet.” PeopleThinkingWayIdeasActionSpeakEffectsPlanetsRippleRipple Effect Author:Victoria Moran
“You gave us power in our words, so I think before I speak, and that way when I speak, they know I'm here to teach.” ThinkingKnowsWaySpeakEducationTeachOur Words Author:DMX
“Hollywood will put you in a box, so to speak. Some people will have seen you in 'La Bamba' or another dramatic film and think, 'Okay, that's what Lou does.' But they don't really have an idea of the range or diversity that I can bring to a project.” PeopleThinkingDoeI CanIdeasFilmSpeakDiversityProjectsOkayHollywoodBoxesRangeDramatic Author:Lou Diamond Phillips
“I think people assume I only do light things because of the movies that are like 'Hairspray' and 'John Tucker Must Die.' But I think it's all just based on material that I really like and that speaks to me.” PeopleThinkingLightDiesSpeakMaterialsAssumingHairspray Author:Brittany Snow
“I try to speak of a love that not necessarily romantic. I think there is so much love between people and so much love people want to give but it's harder and harder these days to show that, to celebrate that, you know?” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantGivingTryingShowsSpeakLove IsHarderCelebrateThese DaysMuch Love Author:Emeli Sande
“The point is that there is tremendous hypocrisy among the Christian right. And I think that Christian voters should start looking at global warming and extreme poverty as a religious issue that speaks to the culture of life.” ThinkingShouldChristianCultureSpeakReligiousPovertyIssuesExtremesHypocrisyGlobal WarmingVotersChristian RightExtreme Poverty Author:Al Franken
“In the 'Garnethill' trilogy, people always forget that Maureen O'Donnell's dad was a journalist and she did art history at uni and her brother did law, but no-one ever thinks they're middle-class - they're just working class because they speak with accents.” PeopleThinkingArtLawSpeakForgetClassMiddleBrotherDadJournalistMiddle ClassAccentsWorking ClassArt HistoryTrilogies Author:Denise Mina
“I think that's a hallmark of a really good story that it has readers that it speaks to more than others.” ThinkingStoriesSpeakReaderGood StoryHallmark Author:Erin Morgenstern