Jessica Williams Quotes
I was always told that I acted too white. I was always told that I was going to date a white guy - which, in fairness, was true: I do have a white boyfriend. So they weren't entirely wrong, but all of those things were really damaging.
Quotes to Explore
-
I really do inhabit a system in which words are capable of shaking the entire structure of government, where words can prove mightier than ten military divisions.
-
I still remember my first Giacometti exhibition, and going back to the museum every day, whenever I could, to look again and again at these long, thin stick figures, so beautiful, so graceful. That, I think, was the moment I became really obsessed by art.
-
It's always been a desire of mine to work with my parents.
-
All I wanted to do was be a working actor.
-
Geffen was never supportive of the band.
-
I'm not a Man U fan at all, but I can't get enough of Rooney. What a joy to watch!
-
I'm completely in love with the idea of love.
-
I do read some of the scripts from America and, even though the themes or subject of the film is very interesting, and some of the scenes are very interesting, there is a tendency that they have to explain everything. There will be no dilemma.
-
It is above all by the imagination that we achieve perception and compassion and hope.
-
Looking out at the ocean, it's easy to feel small - and to imagine all your troubles, suddenly insignificant, slipping away. Earth's seven oceans seem vast and impenetrable, but a closer look tells another story.
-
Women would be disproportionately affected by the privatization of social security. It is one of the most important safety nets for American women in old age, or in times of disability, to insure financial income for their families.
-
Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.
-
When you're buying paintings, it feels grown up.
-
The intensity of being in front of all these incredible musicians and tremendous conductors in these elaborate halls can be overwhelming.
-
We may define therapy as a search for value.
-
Back in May of 2008, the Kindle was still quite new, and we focused on that.
-
There is no better way to bring people together than with desserts.
-
To suggest that a Muslim cannot think for himself sounds to me very much like an incident of anti-Muslim bigotry.
-
Everyday rape incidents are being highlighted as if the entire state has become the land of rapists. Rape is sought to be glorified by these people. This will not be tolerated by people. I would like to say that negative journalism only destroys and it is time to champion positive journalism.
-
For a really long time in my life, I fought against how I look. Because I was raised Catholic in school, where everyone had to wear a suit and tie. I hated everything that stood for. And I realized when I walked down the street, everyone would see the guy I hated and not the guy I was.
-
History told me that you just keep working, and it is easy to make more money.
-
Darling -- I suppose the world would consider us absolutely crazy, but it is wonderful to feel that way, isn't it? Sort of a perpetual springtime in our hearts.
-
I was always told that I acted too white. I was always told that I was going to date a white guy - which, in fairness, was true: I do have a white boyfriend. So they weren't entirely wrong, but all of those things were really damaging.
