Cecily von Ziegesar (Cecily Brooke von Ziegesar) Quotes
I decided that, if I were to write a teen series, I'd want to set it in a place that was familiar to me - Manhattan, where I'd grown up - and I'd model the characters on myself and my friends.
Cecily von Ziegesar
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A lot of times, when mother-son or mother-daughter relationships have been put on screen, they tend to trickle towards ugly, and I don't find that totally realistic for the wide swath of us, and it's also not that fun to watch.
Dan Fogelman
What are the relationships between power and knowledge? There are two bad, short answers: 1. Knowledge provides an instrument that those in power can wield for their own ends. 2. A new body of knowledge brings into being a new class of people or institutions that can exercise a new kind of power.
Ian Hacking
People are told their rights when they're arrested. Consumers getting collection letters are entitled to the same courtesy.
Gary Weiss
Contrary to popular belief, I'm not always trying to stand out.
Natalie Massenet
I trust my hand. If I go into a space with a roll of paper, I can make a work, some kind of work, and feel pretty satisfied.
Kara Walker
If an organization values innovation, you can assume it's safe to speak up with new ideas, leaders will listen, and your voice matters.
Adam Grant
Investing in women and girls may once have been considered a radical notion or even a waste of resources, but in most places in the world today, women and girls are increasingly recognized as a critical link to greater prosperity, political stability, better health and public policy.
Pat Mitchell
No theory changes what it is a theory about; man remains what he has always been.
B. F. Skinner
When a Jew visits Jerusalem for the first time, it is not the first time; it is a homecoming.
Elie Wiesel
I've met some great people that deal with me in the press. I've also met some people that were very dishonorable, frankly.
Donald Trump
I have reared, or helped to rear, five children and the scariest bit, bar none, is the learning-to-drive part. It has filled me with anxiety not only about the children, but also about my former self and my friends.
Jane Smiley
I think marriage works for some people, but I just don't think it could work for me. I don't see it.
Anthony Santos
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