J. B. Pritzker Quotes
There are not 'many sides' in the fight against hatred and bigotry. There is only right and wrong.
Quotes to Explore
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All of us are mad. If it weren't for the fact every one of us is slightly abnormal, there wouldn't be any point in giving each person a separate name.
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I was raised in Topanga Canyon. It's an eclectic community up in the Santa Monica mountains. A lot of musicians lived there - Joni Mitchell, Neil Young - as well as artists and craftspeople.
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I'm the 1st black platinum artist in Detroit, solo artist in Detroit.
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My parents divorced when I was seven. Because divorce is messy, for good or ill, they sent me to boarding school.
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I have changed so much as an actor over the years.
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Ever since I took to the streets when I was 17 to protest at great personal risk against the communist dictatorship, I have been a passionate democrat.
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Buddhism has had a major effect on who I am and how I think about the world. What I have learned is that I like all religions, but only parts of them.
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Cornwall bears a certain resemblance to Italy: each is like a leg or boot, but Italy stands a-tiptoe to the south, whereas Cornwall is thrust out to the west. But, whereas Italy is kicking Sicily as a football, Cornwall has but the shattered group of the Scilly Isles at its toe.
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Nobody should be sent indefinitely into detention; everybody should have their day in court.
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Parents are telling other parents that you can save a lot of money renting. Forever they've been looking for a solution to higher textbook prices.
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A Tea Party tidal wave is coming.
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For a woman to consider a financial question was shuddered over as a profanity.
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We have magnificent brains, but we use a great deal of our brilliance to keep ourselves stuck and ignorant, to keep ourselves from not shining. We are so afraid of our beauty and radiance and brilliance because it scared the adults around us when we were children.
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I don't like to run. You will not see me running on a treadmill ever. Ever! I like boxing, though, so if I can go to the gym and box for 30 minutes, I will.
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Violence against embassies and civilians must be categorically condemned. At the same time, we must attempt to understand why such events occur.
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I feel I'm a strange mixture of insecurity and strength. Most of us, probably most people. I'm transferring that same concept to the people I photograph.
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When I put together a graphic novel, I don't think about literary prose. I think about storytelling.
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I've always felt I had the ability to be a good, elite defender in this league on the wing. I just need to lock in. I feel if I pick that up, I can be a very good all-around player.
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Strike the right balance between your outfit and makeup. Make a statement with one, not both.
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In life and in movies, it's a similar challenge, where you have expectations, and you end up in situations that are not meeting your expectations.
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There aren't many idealists in politics.
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Even in my really bad, drugged-out days, I didn't go away. I still toured, still did interviews. I never gave up the fight. That's why I'm who I am today, because I didn't leave. And I think I made the right choice.
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I don't know what keeps me going. Sometimes I wonder... I think it's just pure perseverance and wanting to succeed and having that burning desire to always have success.
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There are not 'many sides' in the fight against hatred and bigotry. There is only right and wrong.
