Nell Scovell Quotes

Moral licensing comes into play when people rely on past behavior to dismiss current prejudiced behavior. This is better known as the 'Some of my best friends are...' defense.
My criticisms of late-night TV blew up some old friendships and sparked some new ones.
My first joke that ever aired on 'Late Night' was for a list of 'Top 10 Least Popular Summer Camps.' My contribution - 'Camp Tick in beautiful Lyme, Connecticut' - squeaked in at No. 10. Like a trip to Camp Tick, my time at 'Late Night' faded into memory like a short session at a dicey summer camp.
Once, after a long week, I felt so insecure that I decided to make a list of people who thought I was funny even if I didn't think I was. At the top of the list, I wrote, 'Garry Shandling.' His early praise protected me like a comedy-writer version of Harry Potter's scar.
One of the great things about being in entertainment is you have access to the media. People pay attention to you.
One of the greatest benefits to come out of 'Lean In' was convincing women to help and support other women - not out of this sense of duty and that you'd be condemned to hell forever if you didn't, but because it will make all your lives better.
One of the most rebellious things a woman can do is allow people to think she's mean.
People say, 'Dress for the job you want,' and since I wanted a job that guys had, I dressed like a guy.
Retaining a child-like sense of wonder is a boon for creative types like Steven Spielberg and J. K. Rowling.
Sensitivity training is a fine idea but isn't taken seriously by those who need it most.
Smash together the Grammys, Oscars, Emmys, and Tonys, and you get the Green Room at the Kennedy Center Honors.
Sometimes, not knowing what you're doing allows you to do things you never knew you could do.
Studies do show that in hierarchical structures, you do get more harassment. There's more power concentrated at the top, which means there's more abuse of power concentrated at the top. And every TV show is very much a hierarchy.
The average career span for a TV writer is 11 years. The only other thing I could find that had the same career span was a police dog.
The creative process is often wrapped up in bottomless anxiety, and when the world applauds the product of that process, it soothes the anxiety. Briefly. Then the anxiety returns and even intensifies.
The desire to keep doing what we love supersedes the desire to penalize bad behavior.
The first Emmys I went to was in 1990 when the five nominees for best comedy were 'Designing Women,' 'Golden Girls,' 'Murphy Brown,' 'Cheers,' 'Wonder Years.' Three and a half were created by women.
The focus on male politicians extends beyond clothes, legs, and pretty faces. It's hard to find an article about former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich that doesn't mention his mop.
The Kennedy Center Honors reflects our humanity and higher purpose. We are a great nation, in part, because we value culture.
The more successful you are as a man, the more you're liked. And the more successful you are as a woman, the more you're disliked.
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