#mine

I felt I never needed to fight for a more prominent songwriting and increased vocal role with the Cars. ↗

— Benjamin Orr

#felt #fight #i #increased #more

If you want to uncover problems you don't know about, take a few moments and look closely at the areas you haven't examined for a while. I guarantee you problems will be there. ↗

— Bob Parsons

#areas #closely #examined #few #guarantee

Galvanised into action by the second trial, I was determined to change Britain's archaic sex laws. ↗

— Cynthia Payne

#archaic #britain #change #determined #i

If I could change on thing about myself, I would: Have better knees. Mine are shot because of injuries. You're only as good as your legs, whether you're an athlete or an actor. ↗

— William Petersen

#actor #athlete #because #better #change

As an American I wanted to explore... why are we the only first world country that still has capital punishment? Is it because we're too afraid to really examine the system, or is it because we really truly believe that this is the best way to deter future crime? ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#american #because #believe #best #best way

It was in New York, and I've always wanted to film in New York. And the writer was a teenage friend of mine. We did youth theatre together when we were 16 and always had a dream of making a film together. And ten years later, we've done it. So it's great. ↗

— Rosamund Pike

#did #done #dream #film #friend

Plato says that the unexamined life is not worth living. But what if the examined life turns out to be a clunker as well? ↗

— Kurt Vonnegut

#life #meaning-of-life #plato #socrates #unexamined-life

I believe in the power of intention to change the landscape of our society - and it is my intention to live an authentic life of compassion and integrity and action. Jamey Rodemeyer's life changed mine. ↗

— Zachary Quinto

#authentic #believe #change #changed #compassion

But it all came, and for me, hip-hop has done more for racial divide and racial sort of bringing together than anything in the last 30 years. Seeing people like Eminem sounding like somebody like Jay-Z and just the racial aspects of it all. ↗

— Michael Rapaport

#aspects #bringing #came #divide #done

When the media defines something, you have to question: Is it the definition that you want applied to your culture? I'm trying to determine who's leaving the legacy, and if the legacy that is being left is a positive one. ↗

— Tim Reid

#being #culture #defines #definition #determine