It was jarring to be berated for ‘acting white’ when I was placed in a predominantly black middle school in Southern California. I was also chubby, into boys who weren’t into me, and tried too hard to fit into this ‘blackness’ I was supposed to be. Issa Rae Read Quote
Regardless of what tribe people think they’re in, we don’t work in isolation as human beings, we want to do what’s right. Angela Rayner Read Quote
Violence of action, as we call it in the Spec Ops community, will often change the odds in your favor. Brandon Webb Read Quote
Many are they who have a taste and love for drawing, but no talent; and this will be discernible in boys who are not diligent and never finish their drawings with shading. Leonardo da Vinci Read Quote
There is no excuse for this administration shielding information about Iraq and the fact that we have great difficulties there from the American people. Jay Inslee Read Quote
When I was in Birmingham I used to go to a place called Redwood Field. I used to get there for a two o’clock game. Where can you make this kind of money playing sports? It was just a pleasure to go out and enjoy myself and get paid for it. Willie Mays Read Quote
The first time I ever had the opportunity to dive on the Great Barrier Reef, it was while filming ‘Oceans Deadliest’ with Steve Irwin. I remember just how awestruck I was by its beauty. Philippe Cousteau, Jr. Read Quote
I think the thing that bothers me is that there’s a component of the Internet where people can write really nasty things anonymously. Michael Bacon Read Quote
