Erin Gruwell Quotes
I grew up in a very progressive family and with a great educational system, and I asked myself, 'Why doesn't everybody have these opportunities for a good education? So why not give back to these kids who didn't grow up with the same privileges I had?Erin Gruwell
Quotes to Explore
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Parodies of commercials are by no means new and have been popular going back to black-and-white TV shows of the '50s.
Dan Aykroyd -
In managers, I look for people who can get things done through other people. The most important thing for a good manager is that the people on his team feel like he or she has integrity.
Sam Wyly -
There are no more excuses for leaving women out of the inner circles of power. Qualified women are everywhere. Women are ready for leadership; they just need to be identified and asked.
Madeleine M. Kunin -
A hit film is what we work for as actors, as that goes to show that we have managed to entertain our audiences who shower us with their love and affection throughout the years.
Mahesh Babu -
There's a truth about public service that is often unspoken and rarely understood - that the role of our elected officials is about much more than balancing budgets and ensuring the delivery of essential services.
J. B. Pritzker -
Governor Palin leans far closer to 'spokesperson' than representative of the people.
Adam McKay
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Plowboy: You truly feel that all the major changes in history have been caused by science and technology?
Isaac Asimov -
Raising children is an enormously important part of life. I think one of the most important, or the most important, period.
Eric Braeden -
I love basketball. I love football. And to me, I think that's a dimension that you don't see with a lot of female leads, especially. I have a genuine love for it, and I always thought it was very interesting to show that side of me.
Cristela Alonzo -
When I have difficulties, I will not complain.
Kristaps Porzingis -
I cling to the idea that Herman Melville had to work at the end of his career watching ships in a dock, as a shipping agent in New York. Any writer who thinks they should be given patronage because of their gift... you don't have to look too far in history to see that's just not the case.
Jess Walter -
I learned a lot just watching people perform.
Bill Hader
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I always did music privately as a hobby, I think partly because I was nervous to do it in front of other people.
Alessia Cara -
I can't stop being in parades. I just love dancing on floats that move really slowly on the city streets in the early morning.
Chris Kattan -
You can't change the system through violence.
Alex Cox -
Jim Morrison's very good looking, but I don't like this version of the song. The Feliciano version is better.
Maurice Gibb Bee Gees -
In dreams begin responsibilities.
Delmore Schwartz -
Animation did not become the dominant form of children's television until the '60s.
Annette Funicello
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I am very close to a number of actresses who are trans and hungry for parts.
Amy Landecker -
My initial attraction to 'Red Tails' was the opportunity to play a character that was not me. 'Stomp the Yard' was a great film, but I played myself there.
Ne-Yo -
A grapefruit is just a lemon that saw an opportunity and took advantage of it.
Oscar Wilde -
I grew up in a very progressive family and with a great educational system, and I asked myself, 'Why doesn't everybody have these opportunities for a good education? So why not give back to these kids who didn't grow up with the same privileges I had?
Erin Gruwell