One reason the United States is one of three countries in the world that do not have any form of paid maternity leave is that many American business leaders, like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, oppose any family-friendly policies. They scare people into thinking maternity leave will be a job killer. Madeleine M. Kunin Read Quote
Parents with meager means have the same aspirations for their children as other parents. Children from poor families have the same needs as other children. Mark Sanford Read Quote
For a long time, it was hard for me to get my work done in Chicago. Silk Road gave me opportunities to do shows like ‘Golden Child’ – shows that nobody else seemed interested in. And they bring an artistic integrity to the work that matches anything you’ll find at a bigger theatre. David Henry Hwang Read Quote
People sometimes seem surprised because often, you know, you know, there’s a lot of tortured characters in the stuff I write. Mike White Read Quote
My best capacity is to edit. If anything, I am a specialist at editing: my usual approach is to record a song very long. In the beginning just jam, jam on and on. Then break the song and play with it. Manu Chao Read Quote
I have been to the theater more since I have lived in New York than I ever really did in London working on a television show. Richard C. Armitage Read Quote
Winston Churchill was not entirely British. His mother was American, making Sir Winston part Iroquois Indian. Rachel Blanchard Read Quote
We have all been there: we see that gorgeous person across the room, and we want to go and speak to them so badly. However, the ‘rules’ of society mean we usually don’t end up doing it, despite our friends’ best efforts to convince us to. Time for a change. Be empowered and say hi! It’s proven that people really like it when you take initiative. Whitney Wolfe Herd Read Quote
