A biography for Nell Scovellhasn’t been written yet.
“The Pulitzer Prize was established when Joseph Pulitzer died in 1911, leaving a bequest to create the eponymous award. An immigrant from Hungary, Pulitzer struck it rich by combining the 'St. Louis Post' and the 'St. Louis Dispatch' to make the - wait for it - 'St. Louis Post-Dispatch.'”
“Making someone laugh is the simplest, most basic positive human connection.”
“Like Lindsay Lohan and Lauren Conrad, Barack Obama is addicted to his BlackBerry.”
“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.”
“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.”
“People say, 'Dress for the job you want,' and since I wanted a job that guys had, I dressed like a guy.”
“At 26, I was single, living in Manhattan, and working as a journalist at 'Vanity Fair.' I was Carrie Bradshaw... in sensible shoes.”
“When threatened, the nervous system sometimes goes into a 'freeze response.' You assess the risk and determine that fight or flight doesn't help you. Staying put does.”
“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.”
“I think it's an uphill battle in every field. You hear late-night comedy is hard on women. And then you hear investment banking is hard on women. And tech is hard on women. And then you start digging, and you learn philosophy departments are hard on women!”
“In over thirty years working in TV and movies, I've never had an exit interview or contributed to a 360 assessment.”
“I was ahead of the gender curve, but I wasn't ahead of the intersectionality curve, and I get it now. It's important to me.”
“I'm both an insider and an outsider.”
“The Kennedy Center Honors reflects our humanity and higher purpose. We are a great nation, in part, because we value culture.”
“I'm a little sad that they actually came up with the metaphor of waves for feminism. By definition, a wave goes in, and it comes out. I would really like it to be a tsunami that creates a flood that forever changes the landscape.”
“Jenny McCarthy has used her celebrity and sex appeal to attract attention to autism. And while no one questions McCarthy's determination and passion, many scientists have debunked her anti-vaccine message and her claims that a gluten-free diet can provide a cure.”
“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.”
“Writing is not what you start. It's not even what you finish. It's what you start, finish, and put out there for the world to see.”
“There have always been women who were successful against the odds. Now we need to change the odds so more women can be successful.”
“Hollywood is built on relationships, and the way you keep relationships is by playing nice.”