Talking Points
Berry Gordy, Willie Nelson and More
“He’s decompressing. He’s enjoying some of the time he hasn’t had in the past. And he’s thinking about impeachment.”
SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM ON FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP
“I THINK THAT CANCEL CULTURE, A LOT OF THAT IS JUST A FABRICATION. IT’S NOT REALLY REAL.”
—DON CHEADLE
“Going through the five phases of grief, we need to come to the acceptance phase that our lives are not going to be the same. I don’t think the world has really absorbed the fact that these are long-term changes.”
—THOMAS FRIEDEN, FORMER DIRECTOR OF THE U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
“It troubles and saddens me that in 2021 professionals STILL have to choose between whistleblowing in the workplace and job security.”
—ACTRESS CHARISMA CARPENTER ALLEGING MISTREATMENT BY DIRECTOR JOSS WHEDON
“I’M HERE LIVE. I’M NOT A CAT.”
—Lawyer Rod Ponton who was accidentally using a cat filter on a Zoom hearing
“She was a trailblazer, a diva and will be deeply missed.”
—MOTOWN FOUNDER BERRY GORDY ON THE DEATH OF MARY WILSON OF THE SUPREMES
“I’VE MADE IT A POINT TO STAY AWAY FROM POLITICS, BECAUSE EVERY FOUR YEARS IT CHANGES. YOU GET USED TO HATING ONE GUY, THEN ANOTHER ONE COMES IN, THEN YOU GET USED TO HATIN’ HIM. “
—Country singer Willie Nelson