"Becoming is the action that births our womanhood, rather than passive act of being born (an act none of us has a choice in). This short, powerful statement assured me that I have the freedom, in spite of and because of my birth, body, race, gender expectations, and economic resources, to define myself for myself and for others."

-- Janet Mock

#Powerful Quotes #Race Quotes #Expectations Quotes

“I'd hate to have a job where I had to be rude to people.”
“If I could have any job I would be a cat... but that's not something I'm supposed to talk about in public.”
“Crime fiction makes money. It may be harder for writers to get published, but crime is doing better than most of what we like to call CanLit. It's elementary, plot-driven, character-rich story-telling at its best.”
“In the state of Mississippi, Many Years Ago, a boy of 14 years got a taste of Southern law.”
“Noah, from 'The Young Lions' (1958), was the best performance of my life. I couldn't have given more of myself. I'll never be able to do it again. Never.”

Source : "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.
“It is always the same: women bedeck themselves with jewels and furs, and men with wit and quotations.”
“I think it's an area that one writes from that is curious because it is not a clearly defined partisan one.”
“Rather than being a luxury, emotions are a very intelligent way of driving an organism toward certain outcomes.”

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