All your experiences, the places you go to, the encounters you have with people, and, of course, your cultural trappings all make you who you are, and who you are makes your music. Cyrille Aimee Read Quote
Far too many black men who praise their own mother feel less accounted to the mothers of their own children. Patricia Hill Collins Read Quote
Most men say they can cook pasta, but I think you should find a little bit of an unusual angle on your pasta and make that your signature dish. Yorgos Lanthimos Read Quote
One of the reasons I moved to New York was because I thought it would be easier to say no to dreadful scripts. I wouldn’t be tempted to fly back and do them. There are some things even I won’t do. Kathryn Harrold Read Quote
I think that black people, to a degree, need to have a certain level of dexterity. If we want to be at the highest level of whatever our field is, we have to be able to navigate both worlds. We all just know that you gotta be able to put that suit on and have a conversation with people that don’t look like you or your family. Mahershala Ali Read Quote
If you’re an open channel when you’re onstage, if you’re just a vessel, things are going to come out that are stored away deep in your DNA. Leslie Odom, Jr. Read Quote
Ignoring party leaders in order to sway public opinion may work in countries where elected representatives are responsive to their constituencies. But in Mexico, members of the legislature cannot be reelected, so their destinies depend less on the will of the people than on party bosses. Denise Dresser Read Quote
