John Conyers Quotes
The Republicans claim they are for strengthening Pell grants when the truth is that over the last four years, their legislation has done the exact opposite.
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Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it.
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I want 'The Lady' magazine to be restored to its traditional place in the pantheon of weekly magazines.
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There are really two kinds of optimism. There's the complacent, Pollyanna optimism that says, 'Don't worry - everything will be just fine,' and that allows one to just lay back and do nothing about the problems around you. Then there's what we call dynamic optimism. That's an optimism based on action.
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The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail.
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Warren Beatty once told me that if someone's really stuck on you, find them their next boyfriend. But I could never do that.
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I don't want to be 'Halsey: America's Sweetheart,' or 'Halsey: Bad Girl.' If you can sum up my career in a clickbait headline, I've done something wrong.
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Most tragic mistake in history occurred when the United States joined the U.N.
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Note to self: Never ride a motorcycle in stilettos and a miniskirt.
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'A living dog is better than a dead lion.' Judge Douglas, if not a dead lion for this work, is at least a caged and toothless one. How can he oppose the advances of slavery? He don't care anything about it.
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Creative people are more prone to depression.
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You want to come home to a nice firm bed with the corners tucked in so you start over, like each night is like a new night.
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No great art has ever been made without the artist having known danger.
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I'm a terrific mimic, and you can feel my funny bone.
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Maui reminded me of San Diego: beautiful, but crowded.
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I was young and felt like it was opportunity 'cause they were moving units back then on the underground scene.
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We were on the cover of Women's Wear Daily, which was hardly rock 'n' roll, but it pleased me.
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I actually think one of my strengths is my storytelling.
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We're so marinated in the culture of speed that we almost fail to notice the toll it takes on every aspect of our lives - on our health, our diet, our work, our relationships, the environment and our community.
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Negotiating with the Taliban must be done from a position of strength. Negotiating from a position of weakness would be a disaster.
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A brave man is clear in his discourse, and keeps close to truth.
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Service to others seems the only intelligent choice for the use of wealth.
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Our hearts seemed safe in our breasts and sang to theLight - The marrow in the boneWe dreamed was safe. . . the blood in the veins, thesap in the treeWere springs of Deity.
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In all the great religious systems, there are divine beings who represent the feminine face of the divine.
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The Republicans claim they are for strengthening Pell grants when the truth is that over the last four years, their legislation has done the exact opposite.
