#ones

If whiteness were of no particular advantage, then having a fuller color wheel of skin tones would be purely a matter of celebration. But whiteness - just a drop of it - does still carry privilege. You learn that very young in America. ↗

— Eric Liu

#america #carry #celebration #color #does

Write your story as it needs to be written. Write it honestly, and tell it as best you can. I'm not sure that there are any other rules. Not ones that matter. ↗

— Neil Gaiman

#best #honestly #i #matter #needs

In the choice between changing ones mind and proving there's no need to do so, most people get busy on the proof. ↗

— John Kenneth Galbraith

#busy #changing #choice #get #mind

My parents were dishonest people. If it was my birthday, I knew my mother took me to the K-Mart and she stole my toy. She'd put it in the shopping cart and we'd walk out. I was raised with that. ↗

— Vincent Gallo

#cart #dishonest #honest people #i #i was raised

And now, I still really don't care that much but now I have music playing all the time at home, which is a first for me. Whatever. Everything from Ani DiFranco to Dave Matthews to Jack Johnson and Norah Jones. ↗

— Jennifer Garner

#dave #dave matthews #everything #first #home

My parents started with very little and were the only ones in their families to graduate from college. As parents, they focused on education, but did not stop at academics - they made sure that we knew music, saw art and theatre and traveled - even though it meant budgeting like crazy. ↗

— Jennifer Garner

#art #budgeting #college #crazy #did

We know that in order for us to turn this around, it doesn't matter how many coaches they bring in here, assistants, weight trainers, whoever, we're the ones that are going to have turn it around. And I think just took that responsibility on ourselves. ↗

— Kevin Garnett

#assistants #bring #coaches #going #here

I don't know any of us who are in relationships that are totally honest - it doesn't exist. ↗

— Richard Gere

#any #exist #honest #i #know

I do think that good actors can do any part. It doesn't mean that they are the best ones to do it. ↗

— Richard Gere

#best #good #good actors #i #i do

Maybe the Dalai Lama is the only person who is totally honest, and even with him, he's skillful not to hurt anybody. He's skillful. ↗

— Richard Gere

#dalai #dalai lama #even #him #honest