"I've always been a writer because I've always been a student. My mom's a retired professor, so I come from a very academic background. I love writing, you know?"

-- Kerry Washington

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“You ask me what forces me to speak? a strange thing; my conscience.”
“Being a professional is doing the things you love to do, on the days you don't feel like doing them.”
“I am one of those people who is not very patient in the makeup chair. I have been offered movies like 'Planet of the Apes' and stuff like 'The Grinch Who Stole Christmas' and I turned them down.”
“It came to me late, as an adult, the desire to draw and participate in the world of lines.”
“Since hate poisons the soul, don't cherish enmities or grudges: avoid people who make you unhappy.”
“Right... is the child of law.”
“We rehearsed our 'Scarface' to the nines. Long period of rehearsal, so that by the time we started to shoot, it was almost like doing a play. We all had a grand time doing it. It was a wonderful cast.”

Source : Interview with Joel Keller, film.avclub.com. September 8, 2011.
“Zip codes might be great for sorting mail, but they should not determine the quality of a child s education or success in the future workforce," said Bob Wise, president of the Alliance for Excellent Education and former governor of West Virginia. "With common standards and assessments, students, parents, and teachers will have a clear, consistent understanding of the skills necessary for students to succeed after high school and compete with peers across the state line and across the ocean.”

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