Nancy Gibbs Quotes
The Reverend Jeremiah Wright would baptize Obama, perform his marriage to Michelle LaVaughn Robinson, baptize their daughters, and draw him into the raucous, restless family of faith that Obama had never known before.
Quotes to Explore
-
If it weren't for the Internet, WWE probably wouldn't even know my name. If I had to rely on 'Pro Wrestling Illustrated' to get my name out there, it would have been a much more difficult road.
-
I just think that you have to believe in yourself and you have to work very hard. You can't ever think that you're the best thing since sliced bread because I promise you, there are going to be Viola Davises and Jessica Chastains and Emma Stones who are the best thing since sliced bread. So take it seriously, but don't take it too seriously.
-
I have 179 children that I take care of full-time: close to 40 in Uganda and the rest in Sudan.
-
Not all ideas will be accepted, but every idea deserves its own space, and every idea deserves to be expressed.
-
I live on the same street as my family, actually. I live across the road. I'm a real family person!
-
I would say the secret is to be enthusiastic about everything that comes into your life. To care, to care about people. To be excited about everything that comes close to you. I love to read. And I love to write, mostly.
-
I've had five weddings but if I'm really honest and if I count significant de factos... I've had nine husbands... which sounds appalling but when you consider I started at 18 and I'm 65 it's not so bad.
-
In the future, I want to have super-fights.
-
A good stand-up, you lead the audience. You don't kowtow to the audience. Sometimes the audience is wrong. I always think the audience is wrong.
-
If you want to grow a beard like mine, the only thing I can tell you is that you have to have patience. You just have to let it grow.
-
Service to others seems the only intelligent choice for the use of wealth.
-
My approach to cricket has been reasonably simple: it was about giving everything to the team, it was about playing with dignity and it was about upholding the spirit of the game. I hope I have done some of that. I have failed at times, but I have never stopped trying. It is why I leave with sadness but also with pride.
-
Every village in Africa now has a cyber cafe.
-
The Arab awakening was driven by youth, organized by technology, and fired by a hunger for political change.
-
I know some people say I can be funny. But there is always a deeper meaning to what I say. I am a socialist at heart and have the interests of the poor in mind. When people see how I manage to work my way out of tough situations, it gives them hope in their own life.
-
There is always going to be a little bit of me in each character.
-
When I was a kid, there was so much talent outside of recorded music.
-
I love to read poetry but I haven't written anything that I'm willing to show anybody.
-
I've never been shy or secretive with the fact that if you walk into my life, you may be walking onto a record.
-
I remember I wanted to be an athlete. I wanted to be in the NFL or NBA or something, and I don't think I dreamed of being a benchwarmer. I'm sure I wanted to be the best. But I didn't really ever think I was going to be a famous musician.
-
My family always makes a huge deal out of Christmas.
-
A public office is not a job, it is an opportunity to do something for the public.
-
No negotiation is ever possible if you have to negotiate not only with the people in the room but also with some other committee in permanent session.
-
The Reverend Jeremiah Wright would baptize Obama, perform his marriage to Michelle LaVaughn Robinson, baptize their daughters, and draw him into the raucous, restless family of faith that Obama had never known before.
