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" 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.' "

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" In TV, you look to make characters consistent, but in real life, we're not consistent. Sometimes we're brave, and sometimes we're not. Sometimes we're very aggressive, and sometimes we back right down. "

Nell Scovell

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" Together, we must all remember that one of the most effective responses to hate speech is more speech. "

" Moms Mabley blazed a path for female stand-ups in a housecoat and floppy hat. Phyllis Diller worked equally hard to make herself unattractive to men and non-threatening to women. "

" Even when powerful men stumble, they inspire fear. "

" If I were to write a sequel to 'Lean In' for men, I would call it 'Make Room.' "

" If necessity is the mother of invention, urgency is the uncle of change. Without it, progress slows and then stops and then reverses. "

" Like leggings, comedies created by women came into vogue in the late 1980s, exploded in the early '90s, went mainstream in the mid-'90s, and were shoved into the back of the closet around 1997. "

" One of the great things about being in entertainment is you have access to the media. People pay attention to you. "

" The desire to keep doing what we love supersedes the desire to penalize bad behavior. "

" I think I'm funnier in my writing than in person. "

" Retaining a child-like sense of wonder is a boon for creative types like Steven Spielberg and J. K. Rowling. "

Nell Scovell

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Boon

" People say, 'Dress for the job you want,' and since I wanted a job that guys had, I dressed like a guy. "

" Everyone - male and female - is biased. But no one wants to admit it, so our brains search for examples that disprove the accusation. "

Nell Scovell

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" I fantasize about the networks making a rule that each show's writing staff needs to reflect the gender and racial makeup of its audience. "

" There have been many great newspapermen, but to my mind, only two have achieved immortality: Pulitzer for his endowment and William Randolph Hearst for his castle. "

" 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. "

" To be happy about the fall of one powerful man is to know there are another 10 that need to follow. "

" There's this perception that there's a pipeline problem for women and people of color. I don't buy into that. I think we have a broken doorbell problem, and there are plenty of women and people of color standing at the doorstep trying to get in the door, and nobody's opening it. "

" Misogyny - and racism - are 'hidden in plain sight,' and the burden of eliminating them should fall on the institutions, not the victims. "

" Blondness is a core Trump-family value: Both Donald Jr. and Eric got the memo and married blondes. "

" In her darkest hours, Diana, Princess of Wales, could have used a friend like Empress Elisabeth of Austria. The two lived similar lives, a century apart. "

" When I write, I feel like an optometrist, constantly flipping between lenses and asking, 'Is this better? Is this?' Slowly, the work comes into focus. "

Nell Scovell

Focus

Work

" Early on in my career, I was often the only woman in the room, writing for shows like 'Late Night with David Letterman,' 'The Simpsons,' 'Newhart,' and 'Coach,' and sometimes I'd feel like I didn't belong. "

" 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. "

" An ocean of ink - real and virtual - has been spilled critiquing the appearance of female politicians. "

" 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. "

" Arts are a luxury, proof that a civilization has risen above 'politics and war.' "

" Hollywood is built on relationships, and the way you keep relationships is by playing nice. "

" For me, TV had always been a medium for entertainment. "

" I learned not to get too happy about good news or too distraught about bad. "