John F. Kennedy Quotes
It might be said now that I have the best of both worlds. A Harvard education and a Yale degree.
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Was music my talent really? No, I don't think I was particularly talented.
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Working with Angela Bassett is by far the best. I've watched and admired her for years. I'm very intrigued by her work. She's so cool. I still call her 'Mom' when I see her.
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In my situation, every time I write a sentence, I'm thinking not only of the people I ended up in college with but my siblings, my family, my school friends, the people from my neighborhood. I've come to realize that this is an advantage, really: it keeps you on your toes.
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Disciples be damned. It's not interesting. It's only the masters that matter. Those who create.
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If I could meet Quentin Tarantino, I don't know if I'd just ask him one question. I'd probably milk it into, like, 500 questions.
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I guess I don't believe that death is the end.
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I'd repair our education system or replace it with something that works.
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My grandmother impressed upon me the importance of family, and my grandfather encouraged my hunger for learning.
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All of my life I have stayed away from violence and the instruments of violence, and have seen a legal, democratic struggle as the only means to achieve change.
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If you live in New York or L.A., and you're liberal, and you're playing to a liberal crowd, it's almost like a rally... it's not edgy.
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To me, a cat is an easy pet, they don't need any spoiling or looking after.
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Creme Brulee is the ultimate 'guy' dessert. Make it and he'll follow you anywhere.
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There is a statistic I heard a number of years ago: if you know somebody who is 85 years old, that person was born into a world that had a third as many people as the world does today. The population has tripled in the past 85 years.
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I love going to the local market and seeing friends that I grew up with... and having conversations. I love the community of Bayonne.
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I will run against anybody.
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I pity Americans for their very bad fruits. Your 'mango' is cucumber. The only thing I really miss about Egypt is mangoes.
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Paris by night is a nightmare now. It is not a cliche anymore.
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The advice of the elders to young men is very apt to be as unreal as a list of the hundred best books.
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Many are the things that man seeing must understand. Not seeing, how shall he know what lies in the hand of time to come?
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I do feel it's important to entertain people. I try to.
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I am but too conscious of the fact that we are born in an age when only the dull are treated seriously, and I live in terror of not being misunderstood. Don't degrade me into the position of giving you useful information. Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.
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The real role of leadership in education ... is not and should not be command and control. The real role of leadership is climate control, creating a climate of possibility.
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What I would do is bring that money home and invest it in education.
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It might be said now that I have the best of both worlds. A Harvard education and a Yale degree.
