Janet Reno Quotes
Each generation looks to its children to keep our society moving and to make life better.
Quotes to Explore
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We are not accepting that countries just get to sit back and let the United States meet threats that are going to roost in their worlds just as easily as they are in ours.
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I've got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.
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When I told the people of Northern Ireland that I was an atheist, a woman in the audience stood up and said, 'Yes, but is it the God of the Catholics or the God of the Protestants in whom you don't believe?
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Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.
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I don't pick and choose subjects or settings; they pick and choose me.
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Truth never damages a cause that is just.
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And my friends, you ain't seen nothin' yet.
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I was the youngest and on my own a lot. I think this probably taught me independence and how to be okay with my own company. Also, it meant I read a lot.
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Near the end of my career, I saw things that didn't make too much sense to me when I was a kid.
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Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.
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I went to church when I was younger, but it was never something pushed down my throat or anything, which is a good thing. I found out for myself where I belonged.
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Curiosity does, no less than devotion, pilgrims make.
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Children in their young teens are just moving into the moment when they are most receptive to philosophy and psychology. You can explore these things in stories and, in doing so, give them power and control.
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I believe that it's better to have a conviction, believe strongly in something, and then the convictions create a style that reflects your mentality.
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A lot of my writer friends - some of whom are brilliant - work when the Muse calls them, for lack of a better description. You know, days of nothing, then this creative burst where they write for 36 hours straight fueled by caffeine and idealism.
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Galley Molina's a great inspiration and role model for a lot of young kids out there.
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I write about real people in disguise. If anything, my characters are toned down-the truth is much more bizarre.
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You can show me some stick ice cream and I can tell you if it's good or not just looking at it.
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Whether the process proves to be Kyoto or something else, let's acknowledge the urgency of global warming.
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My family is a part of my life and everything is all a mixture of enjoyment.
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My week at school would be good or bad depending on whether Balmain won. I have such fond memories of those suburban grounds, and everything was so undiluted. The players weren't censored, and for me it was a wonderful period of my life when everything was simple and pure. For me, that resonated with rugby league.
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I like the hip writers: Fitzgerald, the guy who committed suicide, Hemingway, all those guys. Some of them were alcoholics and drug addicts but they had fun. They were real people. They formed the culture of American literature. Hemingway admired Tolstoy, Tolstoy admired Pushkin, and Mailer admired Hemingway. It all flows down. The greats are all connected. One day I'm gonna write a book myself. The first chapter will be about what a rough deal my momma got. She believed in you guys and your society.
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You don't make Him Lord. He's Lord already. You just recognize it.
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Each generation looks to its children to keep our society moving and to make life better.
