Jon Meacham Quotes
The bringing-about of order is the first and fundamental task of government. We accept limits on our rights for the sake of a larger social compact all the time.Jon Meacham
Quotes to Explore
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We continue to be bullish on China.
Carlos Ghosn -
Magneto wants to cope with the difficulties thrust upon him by society and by his own nature.
Ian Mckellen -
I've been accused of having very long ingredient lists, and I guess there's some truth in that.
Yotam Ottolenghi -
Sometimes I wonder where I am from. I am either way ahead or I come from another world. I don't recognise this world.
Waris Dirie -
Derivatives are financial weapons of mass destruction.
Warren Buffett -
Sir, I see a lot of documents in my day-to-day business, and I can't tell you every document that I've seen. It may have passed across my desk. It may not have passed across my desk. I truthfully cannot answer that question, other than to say I don't remember.
Rand Beers
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Sometimes in someone's gestures you can notice how a parent is somehow inhabiting that person without there being any awareness of that. Sometimes you can look at your hand and see your father.
Sam Shepard -
You have the core hip-hop, which would just be beats and breaks, more something like what you hear with DJ Premier. Then you get into the more highly produced hip-hop, which is something like what DJ Khaled does. But at some point, it starts to get kind of pop.
Ice T -
When you're a teenage girl, a lot of being pretty has to do with your hair.
Halsey -
I think it's possible to be multi-rooted, rather like a banyan tree, without being deracinated.
Vikram Seth -
In writing, as in medicine, there are no short cuts. You need stamina.
Abraham Verghese -
To be honest, if it wasn't for my daughter, I don't think I would have gotten out of the situation that I was in before 'Idol' because I am a domestic violence survivor.
La'Porsha Renae
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If transportation technology was moving along as fast as microprocessor technology, then the day after tomorrow I would be able to get in a taxi cab and be in Tokyo in 30 seconds.
W. Daniel Hillis -
What a pity human beings can't exchange problems. Everyone knows exactly how to solve the other fellow's.
Olin Miller -
The logical thing is to implement the Arab Defense Agreement.
Bashar al-Assad -
What are prophecies? Don't we hear them every day of the week? And if one comes true there may be seven blind and come to nothing.
Lady Gregory -
Law enforcement officers are never 'off duty.' They are dedicated public servants who are sworn to protect public safety at any time and place that the peace is threatened. They need all the help that they can get.
Barbara Boxer -
How you manage change can make all the difference.
Irene Rosenfeld
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Actively deciding to give to causes that move you deeply is far more fulfilling than the momentary gratification derived from signing a check and mailing it to a nonprofit about which you know little more than what's on the brochure they sent you.
Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen -
I used to take my mother to Yosemite. When I turned 14, I got my driver's license, and that's where she'd want to go, so I'd go take her there for two weeks.
Dave Brubeck -
Most men today cannot conceive of a freedom that does not involve somebody's slavery.
W. E. B. Du Bois -
My mom loved to sing - and I'll go on record and say she was the worst singer ever. I'd get up and move away from her!
Kenny Rogers -
If you want to get a facelift, get a facelift. Don't sit there and talk about why you got it because of the pressure.
Debra Winger -
The bringing-about of order is the first and fundamental task of government. We accept limits on our rights for the sake of a larger social compact all the time.
Jon Meacham