Corporations are mandated, in effect, to 'grow or die,' a rule also called 'the growth imperative. '
I am the daughter of Mr. Neo-realism: I should gravitate towards narrative simply told, character, the truth. And I do love those movies.
Adoption has the dimension of connection - not only to your own tribe, but beyond, widening the scope of what constitutes love, ties and family. It is a larger embrace. By adopting, we stretch past our immediate circles and, by reaching out, find an unexpected sense of belonging with others.
True elegance is for me the manifestation of an independent mind.
I believe in a set of values I cannot live by. I set high goals for myself, I seek perfection, dream of exotic faraway places. But ultimately, what I long for isn't far away at all. It's in my own backyard. Imperfection charms me, familiar things move me. . . a celebration of what we have, instead of what we long for. That for me, is glamor.
Women who stay true to themselves are always more interesting and beautiful to me: women like Frida Kahlo, Georgia O'Keeffe and Anna Magnani - women who have style, chic, allure and elegance. They didn't submit to any standard of beauty - they defined it.
If we are completely honest with ourselves, everyone has a dark side to their personalities.
Conventional economics is a form of brain damage. Economics is so fundamentally disconnected from the real world, it is destructive.
Victory is very, very sweet. It tastes better than any dessert you've ever had.
I don't wanna be labeled as straight or labeled as gay. I just want people to look at me and see me as white.
My Mom played violin and piano when she was growing up and she insisted, and I don't know if you can imagine how uncool it is to play the violin when you're eight and ten years old, but I told my Mom that I would quit every day until I went to high school and I met these other gentlemen who would become Yellowcard, and my friends, and I really fell in love with music and it wasn't just classical music, just submerged in the arts in the school I was in.