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That's easy to answer: I never had any special appetite for filmmaking, but you have to make a living and it is miraculous to earn a living working in film. ”
To shape today's and tomorrow's 'future proof' worker, schools must teach specialized hard skills, such as the STEM skills that are in high demand. ”
Countries that want to achieve sustainable growth must cater for diverse forms of work and consider the rights of all workers. ”
On paper, being good sounds great but a lot depends on the atmosphere of the workplace or community we live in. We tend to become good or bad depending on the cues sent out within a particular space. ”
I learnt to stop fantasising about the perfect job or the perfect relationship because that can actually be an excuse for not living. ”
I suppose I had my rock star fantasies while I was singing into my hairbrush in the bathroom mirror, but I never really consciously said, 'OK, this is what I'm going to do for a living and I'm going to be Weird Al.' ”
There's room in the world for one historical folk-rock singer to make a decent living, and I happen to be it. ”
We cannot reform institutional racism or systemic policies if we are not actively engaged. It's not enough to simply complain about injustice; the only way to prevent future injustice is to create the society we would like to see, one where we are all equal under the law. ”
Who defines terrorists? Today's terrorist is tomorrow's friend. ”
National Action Network, the group I founded, has affiliates or chapters in over 40 cities around the country. ”