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" As a listener, we’re looking for that person who kind of excites the molecules within us – who knows how to tell the story that resonates deeply to our core and almost prompts us into action. Fats Waller has been that person for decades. When people need a lift, sometimes they go to him. I know I do. " - Jason Moran

" When you write a script, you hope that people will give it life beyond the script. " - Jack Thorne

" Women and girls inspire me. They drive me. " - Adwoa Aboah

" Sometimes I might borrow something from a song I started a long time ago and see if I can grab something. " - Lucinda Williams

" Little girls and little boys need to have role models to look up to and know that, ‘I’m not the first one. I’m not having to do this for the first time ever. Others have blazed the trail before me, and I can follow in their footsteps and do the same thing.’ " - Allison Schroeder

" When you share your story and become vulnerable, the ripple effect and the people that you can help along the way is a life lesson. " - Sophie Gregoire Trudeau

" In the ballet studio, it was such an organized and disciplined environment, like I’d never had in my life. Seeing myself in the mirror, surrounded by the classical music, that’s when I started to fall in love with dance. " - Misty Copeland

" There was a mission: To match the cover of ‘Extraordinary’ to the cover of the paperback ‘Impossible,’ which was commercially successful. Consider the outdoor natural setting, the single girl in motion with her hair blowing, and the cursive font used for the title; both covers have these in common. " - Nancy Werlin

" I wrote a screenplay for a ‘Sweet Valley High’ adaptation, and it’s really amazing to me how many women who are my age have responded to the idea and are excited about the movie. " - Diablo Cody

" When I was younger it was people like Victoria Wood who I loved. " - Ellie Taylor