We must not be anything other than what we are.
Perseverance is my motto.
I had to make my own living and my own opportunity. But I made it! Don't sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them.
If I have accomplished anything in life it is because I have been willing to work hard.
I am a woman who came from the cotton fields of the South. From there I was promoted to the washtub. From there I was promoted to the cook kitchen. And from there I promoted myself into the business of manufacturing hair goods and preparations. . . . I have built my own factory on my own ground.
I am not merely satisfied in making money for myself, for I am endeavoring to provide employment for hundreds of women of my race. . . . I want to say to every Negro woman present, don't sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them!
I want you to understand that your first duty is to humanity. I want others to look at us and see that we care not just about ourselves but about others.
A good part of the fame of most celebrated men is due to the shortsightedness of their admirers
They're all. . . looking. . . a little. . . nervous right now
In the case of Game Change, the discussion in that film was how our politicians have become so much like celebrities - personality becomes more important than substance so that they can function in a 24-hour news cycle. So the question is, how do you feel about that? Is this what you want from a politician - somebody who's wildly charismatic, but has so little knowledge of substantive issues?
Compared with other Americans, journalists are more likely to live in upscale neighborhoods, have maids, own Mercedes and trade stocks, and less likely to go to church, do volunteer work or put down roots in a community. Journalists are over-represented in ZIP code areas where residents are twice as likely as other Americans to rent foreign movies, drink Chablis, own an espresso maker and read magazines such as Architectural Digest and Food & Wine.