“Nice is not the same as kind. Nice is not the same as ethical. Nice is not the same as moral. The older I get, the less interested I am in 'nice.' Nice is the gift wrap; it says nothing about what’s inside.”— Cora Harrington, twitter.com
“Strange and serious things, though, aren't they—earthquakes? We take it for granted that the earth beneath our feet is solid and stationary. We even talk about people being 'down to earth' or having their feet firmly planted on the ground. But suddenly one day we see that it isn't true. The earth, t…”— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com
“The happiest people in the world love people and use stuff. The reverse ruins everything.”— Lecrae, twitter.com
“People may forget what you said. But will never forget how you made them feel.”— Letitia Wright, twitter.com
“Everybody here wanted something more, searching for a sound we hadn't heard before.”— Taylor Swift, open.spotify.com
“That’s the story of my life, honey. They want to suck the comedy out of me and then they want to detach.”— Kathy Griffin, theguardian.com
“People don't realize how little it takes to change our world for the better.”— Ellen Degeneres, amazon.com
“It was the uncertainty that was tormenting the others and excused their behavior.”— Franz Kafka, amazon.com
“I hope I offended some people. I didn’t want to win the Emmy for nothing.”— Kathy Griffin, reuters.com
“Some people may not know you, but say they don't like you. Don't even trip off people like that who spend most of their time chatting about you. CLEARLY, [you're] doing something they [are] interested in. LIVE YOUR LIFE as long as [you're] not hurting [anyone] & let the miserable people hang [out] t…”— Missy Elliott, twitter.com
“Humanity in the abstract will never inspire you in the same way as human beings you meet. Poverty is not going to motivate you. But people will motivate you.”— Melinda Gates, today.duke.edu
“But you can change the way you think about other people. You can choose to see their humanity first -- the one big thing that makes them the same as you, instead of the many things that make them different from you.”— Melinda Gates, today.duke.edu
“Strong women make strong societies. Nothing matters more to our future than the well being of women and children.”— Melinda Gates, gatesfoundation.org
“When we invest in women and girls, we are investing in the people who invest in everyone else.”— Melinda Gates, fortune.com