Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
We are trying to construct a more inclusive society. We are going to make a country in which no one is left out.
Quotes to Explore
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Perfection is immutable. But for things imperfect, change is the way to perfect them.
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I don't want to be polite. I don't think campaigning is polite. That's a disingenuous effort.
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If I must choose between healthy and tasty, I go for the second: having only one life to waste, it might as well be a pleasurable one.
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Human attention is limited, and a massive number of newly browsable books from the long tail necessarily compete with the biggest best-sellers, just as cable siphons audience from the major networks, and just as the Web pulls viewers from TV.
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I never was a very good singer.
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You know, the Brits had a way of - running an empire. And I don't think America is comfortable with an empire.
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I take my kids to school... I make them breakfast. Unfortunately, dad is a big spoiler, and most days, I make four different breakfasts.
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A Lawyer will do anything to win a case, sometimes he will even tell the truth.
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I would love the opportunity to create my own program. I feel like a TV show with a format of monologue with lots of sketches thrown in could be really fun. But you know, that may never happen. Minimally, I just want to keep making stand-up.
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I always assumed I would leave drama school and do 'Lady Macbeth' and all sorts of serious things. It just didn't happen.
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It's abhorrent to me that somebody is just evil, and you can't explain it.
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I believe in pulling together to make the country better right rather than pulling, tearing it apart for partisan reasons. I think the country comes first.
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I didn't know I was compared to Elizabeth Montgomery, but I think that I'm in very good company with her.
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I want to do whatever I can to survive.
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I think slavery is the next thing to hell. If a person would send another into bondage, he would, it appears to me, be bad enough to send him into hell if he could.
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I remember when the palm trees were short and Tomorrowland was modern.
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The Israeli public's willingness to enlist, the warm embrace for the soldiers and the residents of the south, and the desire to contribute and to give at any given moment really warm the heart, and it gives all of us strength.
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I was born and raised in Ohio. During my childhood, I spent most of my time drawing and reading fairy tales and myths.
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Groupon, as you probably are by now aware, is exactly what it sounds like: a daily-deal site offering group discounts. Maybe you've seen that done before, but certainly not like Groupon, which has executed with an energetic sales force and engaging copywriters, many culled from the Chicago comedy scene.
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Theater and sports are connected. You've got your team - or ensemble - your goal and your determination to win.
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The first person who showed me that I could be a maker of music was one of my best friends. It's like, you can't see yourself doing something until you see somebody else doing it. Other people were encouraging me singing, but this was the first time that I could see myself writing songs and playing guitar.
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When comparing the time scales of genetic and cultural evolution, it is useful to bear in mind that we today - every one of us - can easily understand many ideas that were simply unthinkable by the geniuses in our grandparents' generation!
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We are trying to construct a more inclusive society. We are going to make a country in which no one is left out.
