Jacob Weisberg Quotes
What ultimately makes 'The Wire' uplifting amid the heartbreak it conveys is its embodiment of a spirit that Barack Obama calls 'the audacity of hope.' It is filled with characters who should quit but don't, not only the boys themselves but teachers, cops, ex-cops, and ex-cons who lose their hearts to them.Jacob Weisberg
Quotes to Explore
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I don't see pitches down the middle anymore - not even in batting practice.
Hank Aaron -
If you were black, you experienced prejudice. It wasn't a real horrible thing for us; we went through it. We noticed it mostly in the South and in Las Vegas, where we couldn't stay in the hotels where we entertained. But that began to change.
Harold Nicholas -
When I was prepping for my Broadway debut as Romeo, it really hit me that I had never done that. I had trained at drama school for three years in my late teens to early 20s, and I'd studied Shakespeare, of course, but I hadn't actually performed it. So to do something like Romeo for my first Broadway role was a challenge.
Orlando Bloom -
Can a moment of madness make up for an age of consent?
Basil Bunting -
I've always felt a bit hard done by in England – you know, I've won the Bisto three times in Ireland, but it has felt like nobody has even heard of me in my home country.
Kate Thompson -
What a cool job to be part of - whether it's doing lighting or acting or serving food on set. You're part of telling a story that hopefully has an essential component, and that's super exciting to me.
Laura Dern
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In argument, truth always prevails finally; in politics, falsehood always.
Walter Savage Landor -
But I have never wanted to be a singer, because the exterior part of a career, I don't like very much.
Victoria de los Angeles -
Together, Amazon and I are giving readers what they want - inexpensive, professional ebooks.
J. A. Konrath -
The time draws near, when a radical change must take place for the whole world in the management of diplomacy.
Lajos Kossuth -
The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.
Calvin Coolidge -
We must fight as a race for everything that makes for a better country and a better world. We are dreaming idiots and trusting fools to do anything less.
Ralph Bunche
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John Mayer and Jack Johnson are two of my all-time favorites. I love Colbie Caillat and really cool, beach-y, guitar, acoustic type music.
Halston Sage -
Some things have to be believed to be seen.
Ralph Hodgson -
Today, the origin of 90% of all the edible food Gambians consume are from places they have never heard of.
Yahya Jammeh -
I'm the youngest of five – three girls and two boys. There was one record player for the seven of us. It was good for me, because I got to hear everyone else's music.
Imelda May -
I know something quite sure. We'll never have peace with this Syrian regime. They'll never give us relief, and we'll never forget that.
Walid Jumblatt -
There's a melody in everything. And once you find the melody, then you connect immediately with the heart. Because sometimes English or Spanish, Swahili or any language gets in the way. But nothing penetrates the heart faster than the melody.
Carlos Santana Santana
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The unconscious is the discourse of the Other.
Jacques Lacan -
A novelist writes a novel, and people read it. But reading is a solitary act. While it may elicit a varied and personal response, the communal nature of the audience is like having five hundred people read your novel and respond to it at the same time. I find that thrilling.
August Wilson -
Time engraves our faces with all the tears we have not shed.
Natalie Clifford Barney -
I was with the former president for over 54 years. I don't regret that; I feel very proud. It was necessary. It is history. Each step where we worked together was a privilege, and in terms of history, that was necessary.
Emmerson Mnangagwa -
My daughter speaks with a wisdom beyond her years. We have all come here with anger in our hearts but she comes with courage and understanding. From this day forward if there is to be more killing it will not start with me.
Chief Powhatan -
What ultimately makes 'The Wire' uplifting amid the heartbreak it conveys is its embodiment of a spirit that Barack Obama calls 'the audacity of hope.' It is filled with characters who should quit but don't, not only the boys themselves but teachers, cops, ex-cops, and ex-cons who lose their hearts to them.
Jacob Weisberg