Quotes

CEOs of top companies could probably use a dose of not-asking-for-raise behavior and less self-entitlement, rather than us trying to change girls in order to fit into the common mold of what we think a CEO looks like.

We all love people who give credit to others for their success. Companies would probably do better with CEOs who didn't blow their own horn and ask for ridiculous salaries and new yachts every year.

My parents homeschooled my sister and me for many years. Why? Because the local school insisted that I, being three, should go to preschool, and my sister, being five, should go to kindergarten. The problem? You learn your alphabet in preschool, and I was already reading chapter books.

In many countries, schools are preparing students to participate in a democratic environment; yet schools themselves tend to be extremely autocratic, with all high-level decisions being made by adults.

When I was little, I thought everyone in the world liked to read because it was so fun. But then I realised that was not exactly true. I want other kids to read and write more all over the world, because it helps them to understand things better.

I do wear a lot of hats, and sometimes people get confused with all that I do, but one thing that I am extraordinarily passionate about is furthering women's rights. I think it's something that's incredibly important, not just for girls everywhere but also boys to get involved in.

Students read for tests and because their parents ask them to, but I think it's very important to tell children that you can read for fun, too, and to understand human spirit. It builds empathy.

The only time I felt I was different was when one of my friends said, 'I hate reading' and I stared at her like, 'What kind of an alien creature are you?!' Because it was so incomprehensible to me that someone could dislike reading! That really started my desire to help other children love reading and writing.

I am writing to make sure that kids don't lose very important traits like curiosity that can drive social change because oftentimes I think parents emphasise more on doing well in school, which is important, but perhaps that sometimes comes at the cost of a child's natural curiosity.

As we grow up in more technology-enriched environments filled with laptops and smart phones, technology is not just becoming a part of our daily lives - it's becoming a part of each and every one of us.

To try to teach ignoring technology is to ignore the progress that we have made over the last century. If school is preparation for the real world - a real world that is increasingly technology-driven - then to ignore technology is to become obsolete.

None of my friends don't have Facebook accounts. Op-eds and studies can highlight our decreased enthusiasm for Facebook 'til the cows come home, but it doesn't change the fact that we are chained to the beast. Voluntarily, of course.

Throw a little glitter on a dead flower and it'll mask the decay.

I mean, I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed, I'm like a continuation school dropout, but I'm trying.

I'm thankful for RuPaul and everything that he's done.

Drag Race,' you go back to your hotel, you come in and work, and then you do the challenge, blah blah.

Hollywood is built on delusion. Everyone thinks they're more important than they are. Nothing is real.

I think I'm versatile. I take good critique, I have a positive attitude, and I am I'm not delusional.

I just remember growing up in the '90s and figuring out my sexuality really, really early on because of the women in the '90s, and realizing how they were messy and doing what the guys were doing.

You've gotta keep the hustle on.

It's so funny to think about it now, but I kind of toned everything down about myself for 'Idol.' When it came down to song choices, or hair choices, or stuff like that, producers had the final say. I never got to sing, for instance, a female artist's song.

Punk to me is about fighting for something your passionate about.

I'm really obsessed with women who blur gender, and even men, like Pete Burns.

In high school I dabbed in drag. I used to compete in singing competitions, like at the Christian college by my house.

Right before I auditioned for 'American Idol' my mom made me kinda cut my hair off, but year, I was wearing makeup from, like 13 to 16, and I was like completely a girl from 14 to 16.