Jill Abramson Quotes
The times I didn't get jobs I wanted, I remember feeling dispirited - really crestfallen.Jill Abramson
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Society becomes how we behave.
Gavin Newsom -
Art is subjective. I'm not looking for people's praise.
Tali Lennox -
I saw what the Depression was doing to my students. Often they could get no jobs, or jobs which were wholly inadequate. And through them, I began to understand how deeply political and economic events could affect men's lives. I began to feel the need to participate more fully in the life of the community.
J. Robert Oppenheimer -
Every body about me seem'd happy but every body seem'd in a hurry to be happy somewhere else.
Hannah Cowley -
It's still going on. I guess it will be until Redmond quits, dies or is jailed.
Farrah Fawcett -
You need to make a trip to Des Moines in August, because the Iowa State Fair really is a sight to see. The Iowa Fairgrounds are usually packed for those 11 days, and you get a real sense of what a classic Midwest fair is all about.
Zach Johnson The Fray
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I got married quite early. And then I had a son. I had a family. And this may be hard to believe, but I am a complete family kinda girl.
Malaika Arora Khan -
I wasn't a major in political science for nothing, so I understood the politics of beauty and the politics of race when it comes to the fashion industry.
Iman -
My dad met my mom at Casper College in the orientation line. He studied business and eventually transferred to the University of Wyoming at Laramie.
Dana Perino -
I didn't just get to 75 years by tiptoeing. I had to work hard sometimes.
Aaron Neville -
When you start directing movies at the age of 24, you're just a kid; you don't necessarily even have the experiences to add to the story. You're working off of instinct and raw emotions and raw talent, and hopefully it's the same trajectory as growing as a person.
F. Gary Gray -
I am a registered Democrat and two-time unsuccessful candidate for office.
Jack L. Chalker
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You've got to play every game until it's over. Baseball is a funny game, so you never know what's going to happen.
Jacob deGrom -
Most organisms have loads of junk DNA - less pejoratively, noncoding DNA - cluttering their cells.
Sam Kean -
I've already fought my share. God gave me a rich, eventful career, and I thank God for everything, but I'm done fighting.
Fedor Emelianenko -
I always think that good writers should be growing up on the brink of death - it really lets them see mortality very clearly.
Gary Shteyngart -
Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends.
H. L. Mencken -
I loved every day I was in politics. But I got out at the right time. I never miss it.
Abraham A. Ribicoff
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I am a teacher... The life I lead is the most agreeable I can imagine. [In the] classroom ... there await me a group of intelligent and curious young ... [people] who read the books assigned them with a sense of adventure and discovery, discuss them with zest, and listen appreciatively to explications I may offer. What makes the process most satisfying is the conviction that ... education is mankind's most important enterprise.
Moses Hadas -
You can never be happy when you're constantly comparing yourself to others. Keep your eyes ahead.
Sanaa Lathan -
I quite clearly remember driving home at 9 a.m., after shooting all day, in a bathrobe, with bodypaint all over my face, and going through McDonald's drive-thru. I ordered a coffee to make sure I didn't crash on the way home. And the girl working there, she didn't even bat an eyelid. I guess it's a regular thing down in Hastings McDonald's.
Gotye -
My mom always told me to follow my bliss. And I remember specifically with my father, when I was out of school and not knowing how I'd get a job or make money - should I take some classes? What do I do? He said as long as I was working - to enrich myself in some way - that I was on the right path.
Phillipa Soo -
The good feeling I get from contributing rivals anything I felt on the Olympic stand in Albertville.
Kristi Yamaguchi -
The times I didn't get jobs I wanted, I remember feeling dispirited - really crestfallen.
Jill Abramson