Douglas Alexander Quotes
Politics requires the sense of possibility. Dare I say it - the audacity of hope.
Douglas Alexander
Quotes to Explore
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The first job I ever had was at a pool-liner-manufacturing plant. Minimum wage was $4.25, and that's what I was making. It was this huge, hot, un-air-conditioned factory staffed with all women and me. This is in Georgia, during the summertime, so it was pretty ridiculous.
Jack McBrayer
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To the poet fated to be a poet, self-expression is as natural and as involuntary as breathing is to us ordinary mortals.
Octavio Paz
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I'm not denying that it's exciting to have a play on Broadway.
Sam Shepard
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I grew up playing basketball and baseball. I've always been active because my dad played professional football, so sports and working out have always been a part of my life.
Zach LaVine
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I like being unconventional.
Florence Griffith Joyner
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I truly believe that you have to bring more content to the table to survive in radio than saying, 'There was AC/DC, and here's Journey,' because computers can do that.
Eddie Trunk
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I was approached in Texas to be a model a few times. One of my first jobs was the cover of a CD.
Candace Kita
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My real dream is that everybody will see their self-interest tied up with someone else, whether or not they see them, and see that as an opportunity for growing closer together as a culture and as a world.
Majora Carter
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Sometimes, whether you like it or not, people elevate you. It's real easy to fall.
Eddie Vedder
Pearl Jam
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The relationship between husband and wife should be one of closest friends.
Babasaheb
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I was doing a tour of the 'Batman' live stage production, and I challenged the cast to join me to run. One time, we were running in Switzerland just before Christmas, and it was heavy snow. Another time, we were running down the Seine in Paris on Christmas Day, and we all had Santa hats on.
Sam Heughan
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You need a great idea, but then you've got to carry it through. If you get it right, you're going to be a critical success. But not everyone who works hard gets it right, or has the success they deserve: there's an element of luck.
Ian Rankin
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In one sense, every character you create will be yourself. You've never murdered, but your murderer's rage will be drawn from memories of your own extreme anger. Your love scenes will contain hints of your own past kisses and sweet moments.
Nancy Kress
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When I'm working in the studio, I like to be on my own because I don't know where I'm going; I want to be completely free to spend lots of time on songs.
Yann Tiersen
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My pictures are always part of my thinking, and my emotions, tensions, dreams, desires.
Ingmar Bergman
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Yeah, I know, any time you hear an actor say, 'I do music', you cringe. But I want to be gradual with my music. I want to earn my stripes.
Idris Elba
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Jamal Crawford reminds me the most of myself, the way he goes to the basket. But they need leadership.
Earl Monroe
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The millennials were raised in a cocoon, their anxious parents afraid to let them go out in the park to play. So should we be surprised that they learned to leverage technology to build community, tweeting and texting and friending while their elders were still dialing long-distance?
Nancy Gibbs
