I grew up with no money. No money. I always struggled and had the sense that there was this other class of people who went to college – this was when I was younger. Frank Grillo Read Quote
Unfortunately, I was not wise enough to listen to her advice, and hastily married. In a few weeks, I had occasion to repent of the step I had taken, as the report proved true – a report which I thought justified, and indeed required, our separation. Maria Monk Read Quote
People ask how could I be so conservative. Well, I was born to people raised in 1889. Daniel A. D'Aniello Read Quote
I’m not really an autobiographical writer, though I use lots of stuff from my life to make my stories seem real. But when I actually write about myself, I get very confused. Jeffrey Eugenides Read Quote
The reason immigrants come to America is to provide their kids with opportunities, but when they say ‘opportunity,’ they mean a prestigious job and career. When I had the epiphany that I could do music and sustain myself, they were like, ‘OK, son, we need to talk to you.’ Kevin Olusola Read Quote
I have a lot of suits, but I’m not the kind of person who looks good in a suit. Suits are too serious for me. They are better if you can break the rules, so that’s why I always try to add something crazy to them. Alessandro Michele Read Quote
You can’t be the vulnerable, transparent, raw person required to be an artist, and then cover that stuff up and meet the world with some kind of armor on. It just doesn’t go. Idina Menzel Read Quote
When the mother of the race is free, we shall have a better world, by the easy right of birth and by the calm, slow, friendly forces of evolution. Charlotte Perkins Gilman Read Quote
