Ai-jen Poo Quotes
We [women] are the majority of the population, majority of the electorate, majority of the workforce... and yet we're still doing majority of family unpaid or low paid labor. And we live longer. Our stuff is not "special interest" stuff. Our stuff is the stuff of the future, of the whole.
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To me, presentations are the most powerful device. You can't really name a movement that didn't start with the spoken word.
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I think all politicians lie.
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As far as religion goes, I feel like everyone should have their own one-on-one with God.
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You know, it's a hugely difficult thing to take any work of art or drawing and say 'make that real.'
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The road to democracy is rarely smooth, but for Egyptian women, it has been exceptionally bumpy.
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We had a good time mucking about during 'Band of Brothers' when we were young and single.
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I am Cuban, my parents are Cuban, and I was not adopted.
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I was raised by very traditional Southern parents with Southern manners. You don't air your dirty laundry to people that aren't your family or your friends. Why would I ever want to portray myself as anything other than together?
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'Heartbeats' is a film on people magnifying and subliming reality when they're in love. Hence the overstylized look, the aesthetics, the robes, the dresses, the vintage, hipster-ish look: All of this is voluntary. I'm not a hipster. I'm not!
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There's a great freedom in writing by yourself. You can write anything you want.
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We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us.
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This is my trademark: I rip my T-shirt. I'm into the whole showing-a-bit-of-chest-hair thing.
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You leave old habits behind by starting out with the thought, 'I release the need for this in my life'.
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Personally, I don't like watching violence. I'd much rather see more skin.
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Different directors offer you different things, and it's not necessarily the most obvious things.
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OK, I'm happy. I'm happy. All right? I'm happy.
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Fame is a lot of fun, but it's not interesting. I loved being noticed and praised, even the banquets. But they didn't have anything that I wanted. After about six months, I found it boring.
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I fed my ego, but not my soul.
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Netflix and Hulu are just extensions of television that live on the Web.
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I've been through a lot of moments when other people thought Bitcoin was going to implode, and in those instances, I generally have seen through inaccurate coverage of it.
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America is the brokest country in history. We owe more money than anyone has ever owed anyone. And Obama and Reid say relax, that's no reason not to spend more - because the world hasn't yet concluded we have no intention of paying it back. When they do, the dollar will collapse.
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The influence of teachers extends beyond the classroom, well into the future. It is they who shape and enrich the minds of the young, who touch their hearts and souls. It is they who shape a nation's future.
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We [women] are the majority of the population, majority of the electorate, majority of the workforce... and yet we're still doing majority of family unpaid or low paid labor. And we live longer. Our stuff is not "special interest" stuff. Our stuff is the stuff of the future, of the whole.
