Andrew Solomon Quotes
I had always wanted to have children, so it caused me a lot of grief when I was younger, and I had supposed that gay people could not be parents.Andrew Solomon
Quotes to Explore
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Between two groups of people who want to make inconsistent kinds of worlds, I see no remedy but force.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. -
We need to find the courage to say no to the things and people that are not serving us if we want to rediscover ourselves and live our lives with authenticity.
Barbara De Angelis -
We're supposed to be an example of freedom, and if we are doing things that are injustice to people, then what is our statement?
Forest Whitaker -
If you love things or ideas or people that contradict each other, you have to be prepared to fight for every square inch of intellectual real estate you occupy.
G. Willow Wilson -
People have to evolve.
Caprice Bourret -
Open-minded people tend to be interested in Buddhism because Buddha urged people to investigate things - he didn't just command them to believe.
Dalai Lama
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Of course we wish that more people involved in the leak of my true CIA identity had been prosecuted, but the system worked.
Valerie Plame -
Having been on tour in countries that are extremely eco-friendly, we automatically end up doing the things that normal people do in other countries.
Kaki King -
I've always been interested in how people think, how they react to challenges in their lives - what makes people tick. I've also always been passionate about social issues and causes, and I wanted to make films that addressed important issues in very human terms.
Barbara Kopple -
I'm very passionate about the use of sports in young people's lives to build self-esteem and self-discipline and self-confidence. It's been a big thing for me.
Ed Skrein -
Growth should take care of the fear of job losses. People will be challenged to do different things. For people who are not up to it, purely based on objective assessment, that's a different issue, which, you do it anyway.
Uday Kotak -
Eddie Murphy was my guy for a long time. My first exposure to 'SNL' was his 'Best Of' VHS, and I would watch it over and over again. He was one of the few people on the show to play with the live elements and engage with the audience.
Taran Killam
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Surround yourself with people who provide you with support and love and remember to give back as much as you can in return.
Karen Kain -
Don't get me wrong: there are some fantastic people who work at British Cycling who kept me together, who were there when I was struggling with it all. They were walking the same tightrope in many ways, because if you do speak up, your days are numbered.
Victoria Pendleton -
Most people believe that the Creator of the universe wrote (or dictated) one of their books. Unfortunately, there are many books that pretend to divine authorship, and each makes incompatible claims about how we all must live.
Sam Harris -
When you're warm and approachable, you don't have to go up and talk non-stop to someone in a social situation. You just have to be open to the conversations you're already having - and warm and receptive to the people you're meeting.
Karen Salmansohn -
It really bugs me the way people criticise how actors look. We're not models. Models exist.
Natalie Dormer -
The chief internal enemies of any state are those public officials who betray the trust imposed upon them by the people.
Dalton Trumbo
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Having traveled to parts of the world where war has done its usual nasty work on people's lives, I have come to develop a particular hatred for the shape, the look, the sound of the AK-47.
Abigail Disney -
The misperception about the South is that everybody is racist, and all black people are victims, that what was prevalent in the '60s is only relegated to the South.
Octavia Spencer -
I don't consider myself a star or a celebrity or anybody, you know. I just think of myself as doing something that I love to do.
Jimmy Bennett -
It's easy to look at the things of this world to solve our challenges and obstacles in life, but when we submit our lives to Christ, His grace, mercy, peace and love will bring true fulfillment to our lives.
Bethany Hamilton -
Sometimes I sits and thinks. Other times I sits and drinks, but mostly I just sits.
Neal Cassady -
I had always wanted to have children, so it caused me a lot of grief when I was younger, and I had supposed that gay people could not be parents.
Andrew Solomon