My parents from a very young age raised my sister and I under a pressure to achieve. They're both attorneys. So good marks, getting through university, there was a huge emphasis and pressure to do well and keep going. Use this quote
I have had much to learn from Sweden's poetry and, more especially, from her lyrics of the last generation. Use this quote
I was silent as a child, and silenced as a young woman; I am taking my lumps and bumps for being a big mouth, now, but usually from those whose opinion I don't respect. Use this quote
Being a lazy parent and letting your kid watch stuff that's not appropriate for their age is one of the bigger mistakes you can make. Use this quote
We should never discourage young people from dreaming dreams. Use this quote
Art and mass entertainment and propaganda, they can all be plotted on the same graph, but there is a difference. Use this quote
Going to the theater is such a joyous experience. My dad would take my sister and me to plays when we were very young, like six or seven years old. Use this quote
I wanted to do two things when I was growing up, about your age. I wanted to play in the NBA, and I wanted to be a businessman after my basketball career was over, and that is what I am doing now. Use this quote
Men must be taught as if you taught them not, and things unknown proposed as things forgot. Use this quote
The idea is to die young as late as possible. Use this quote
In the different voice of women lies the truth of an ethic of care, the tie between relationship and responsibility, and the origins of aggression in the failure of connection. Use this quote
He whom the gods love dies young, while he is in health, has his senses and his judgments sound. Use this quote
I'd like to introduce someone who has just come into my life. I've admired him for 35 years. He's someone who represents integrity, honesty, art, and on top of that stuff I'm actually sleeping with him. Use this quote
David Lynch and I almost made a movie together in the late '80s. We had lots of dinners and lunches. He's a very cool, hip guy. This film, let's face it, is like an homage to him, I would imagine he'd find it funny. Use this quote
Segregation has no place in the education system. Use this quote
I can't advise any of the young ones, because I don't know what their background was, but I would suggest that anyone who wants to be famous more than anything - there's a real problem. Use this quote
Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it. Use this quote
I've always written, all my life, and when I was very young I developed an interest in poetry. Use this quote
We recognise in the finished art, which is the result of these conditions, the best words in the best order - poetry; and to put this essential poetry into different classes is impossible. Use this quote
Gray hairs are signs of wisdom if you hold your tongue, speak and they are but hairs, as in the young. Use this quote
