Quotes About Impact

That's what's important to all of us that work on 'Atlanta,' that people don't see us as a fad.

What Obama is saying is simple: The United States has become Too Big To Fail.

Now, a leader must cause things to happen and lives to be affected. Something should move and change. He must see that those under him do not fail. But it should be done in the Lord's way.

If art doesn't move people, then art has failed.

Environmentalism has failed.

I still feel that a movie has to attempt to say something - even if it fails miserably. But I've sort of given up on believing that I'm going to change the world with every film I choose to act in.

Sometimes, leaders' failures can cost these young people's lives.

Fairly OddParents' is one of those rare shows that really resonated with people beyond demographics.

I was always told that I acted too white. I was always told that I was going to date a white guy - which, in fairness, was true: I do have a white boyfriend. So they weren't entirely wrong, but all of those things were really damaging.

People used to say, 'Well, how do you fake that?' Two words - we don't. When you got hit with the chair, you got hit with the chair.

'Faking It' was hard for me to let go of because I knew how many kids it helped.

'Fallen Too Far' was my first NYT bestseller. That changed my life.

Everything rises and falls on leadership.

Your celebrity capital rises and falls in any given year. And when you have some - temporarily, usually - you try to use it for some good.

Even though 'Aaranya Kaandam' wasn't successful or seen by many people, it has an aura around it. It's a false aura, but it has helped me get things done.

The 'problem lies' are the half-dozen or so falsehoods we hear every day that can lead us down the wrong path in our careers, change how we do business, or dramatically influence our personal lives.

I think money, power, fame changes people a lot.

Fame does different things to different people. For some people it makes them a better person.

I have Internet fame. Real fame is more intense.

I like stories that affect families.

A record like 'Price of Fame' - when you do get this success, how do you treat it, or how do you let it treat you? How does it affect your family and friends and the people around you? ... And I don't mind telling people what I've been through when it comes to the pressure I put on myself of wanting to be the best and the greatest.

If there are dominant teams, people enjoy discussing whether that's good or bad for the game, and if there aren't any dominant teams, then people enjoy discussing that.

At Rackspace, I'm building a media house which will celebrate small teams who are having world-wide impacts through their building or use of new technology.

I got interested in coaching while I played at St. Joseph's. Because we played a national schedule, we played teams coached by Nat Holman, Joe Lapchick, Hank Iba, and others. I could see the impact the coach had on their teams, and I thought, 'That's a pretty good thing to do.'