John Searles Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
When I was in school, there was no such thing as girls' athletics.
-
Inevitably, I think the people that want to work with me are also the people that I want to work with.
-
People shouldn't have to spend a lot of money to get high-quality clothing.
-
Whatever its flaws, the United Nations is still the only institution that brings together all the countries of the world. And it is the best forum for the United States to spur countries to act - and to hold them accountable when they don't.
-
As governor, I'm spending my time focused in three areas: creating jobs, reducing the expense of government and schools.
-
Reading galleys on the subway is the closest the publishing industry comes to having a standardized mating call.
-
Democratic accountability means that governments must be popularly accepted, with citizens empowered to replace corrupt or incompetent rulers.
-
I usually get up between 7 A.M. and 8 A.M., have coffee, and go right to work. It's really important not to get sidetracked in the morning so I'm still in that dreamy state for my writing.
-
The beauty of the Democratic Party is in the mix.
-
I went to a French immersion school, and French-Canadian improv is a big thing, and we had an improv team at school, and 12 of us would get up and make things up against other elementary schools. I'd always wanted to perform, and that was just another extension of it.
-
I want a big house with a moat and dragons and a fort to keep people out.
-
I have seen a lot of people, including myself, make a lot of tip money because of 'Black Water,' so this is a full circle moment. To collaborate and recreate this iconic song is just an amazing moment as an artist.
-
You will find peace not by trying to escape your problems, but by confronting them courageously. You will find peace not in denial, but in victory.
-
The conviction of our Ukrainian nation is embedded in the pages of its history.
-
We've been together 32 years and married for 27.
-
Global poverty is a complex web of interlinked problems. There is no one 'silver bullet' that will solve global inequality. Multiple contributing factors must be tackled in parallel. Yes, education alone is unlikely to lead to employment without economic reform to address the demand side in much of the developing world.
-
I thank Him every chance I get - on my knees praying.
-
If you're young enough, any kind of writing you do for a short period of time is a marvelous apprenticeship.
-
I see the church as a field hospital after battle. It is useless to ask a seriously injured person if he has high cholesterol and about the level of his blood sugars. You have to heal his wounds. Then we can talk about everything else.
-
History should belong to all of us, and it needs to include people from different cultural backgrounds. Otherwise, it risks becoming irrelevant to children, who could then become disenchanted with education.
-
For many years I wanted to do a film, but I never had the courage to clear my desk and say, 'OK I'll take a year off and do a film.'
-
Just because people are related doesn't always make the difference it should.
