Harold Brodkey Quotes
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I see Americans of every party, every background, every faith who believe that we are stronger together: black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American; young, old; gay, straight; men, women, folks with disabilities, all pledging allegiance under the same proud flag to this big, bold country that we love. That's what I see. That's the America I know!
Barack Obama -
My parents separated when I was very small. I grew up with my mother, and I was a single child then. She was very independent, doing her things and having fun alone and working.
Gael Garcia Bernal -
It's just about keeping people who are close to me, near. It's important to have people around who love themselves, are true to themselves, who have their own hobbies and their world doesn't revolve around Hollywood.
Vanessa Hudgens -
Politics is the art of the possible.
Otto von Bismarck -
I grew up in a house full of books, and we belonged to the Country Lending Service - each month the State Library would send us a parcel of books by train.
Garry Disher -
Don't dress to kill, dress to survive.
Karl Lagerfeld
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We confuse activity with progress, and that's always dangerous, especially in war.
H. R. McMaster -
Angulo presents a difficult challenge because he's a fighter who can punch and take a great punch.
Canelo Alvarez -
If we slide into a pattern of just thinking about today, we'll end up reacting to yesterday instead of shaping something more constructive in the world.
Zbigniew Brzezinski -
I love being a performer. It's like a hole that never closes. It's something in you that never dies.
Dagmara Dominczyk -
Bowie is a musician, but he works like a painter. Thom always thought that we should aspire to that.
Ed O'Brien Radiohead -
I was too prissy, too refined, too abstemious, too French to be a good American writer.
Edmund White
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To die for an idea; it is unquestionably noble. But how much nobler it would be if men died for ideas that were true!
H. L. Mencken -
Uchimura is the greatest of all time.
Nadia Comaneci -
You can write whatever you want about me in websites and newspapers, but no one really knows me. They get the idea that I'm a tough, heroic figure, but I'm a sensitive pussycat.
Sam Worthington -
The safest road to hell is the gradual one - the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts.
C. S. Lewis -
I love to be in the ballpark. I love to just go in and enjoy a great baseball game, a great pitchers' duel.
Magic Johnson -
Pretty is so boring now. There are so many different definitions of 'pretty.' It's so much broader than before. The old pretty is boring - nobody cares anymore.
Zendaya
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I just think that everything is symbolic, and who you are determines everything that you do, small moves and big moves.
Dan Gilbert -
Aviation - and space travel, in particular - have always been especially captivating.
Felix Baumgartner -
Stand-up keeps you alive. It is definitely the most specialized field in comedy because you need to stay sharp and well-tuned every night.
Tommy Davidson -
Sometimes you need to be touched to know you're still alive.
Cathie Pelletier -
To win a championship, you have to have a little bit of luck on your side.
Abby Wambach -
Public radio is alive and kicking, it always has been.
Harold Brodkey