Eric Holder Quotes
On a personal level, I've seen a lot in my time as attorney general, but few things have affected me as greatly as my visit to Ferguson. I had the chance to meet with the family of Michael Brown. I spoke to them not just as attorney general but as a father of a teenage son myself.
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I always focused on being an actor. I did stand-up briefly, but I also did a lot of dramatic work. But since I've been on 'The Daily Show,' people think I'm a comedian. That's not how I see myself.
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Our relationship with Mexico in this regard is unique for us, and in many respects unique in the world.
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Art is to me the glorification of the human spirit, and as such it is the cultural documentation of the time in which it is produced.
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My aunt took me to see 'Salad Days' when I was seven. This story of a magic piano that infects everyone who hears it infected me, too. It was a Road to Damascus moment in my life.
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Every woman must own her story; otherwise we are all part of the silence.
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I've got that Beethoven energy, that Stravinsky energy. And it's all a gift from the Creator.
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The unique instrument to eradicate poverty and usher in prosperity is our youth.
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I was a ravenous child. I'm a ravenous adult. I love to eat.
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The point of an accelerator is to teach you about companies and business, not about technology.
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We cannot build foundations of a state without rule of law.
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Frankly, earmarking is not the problem. It is a symptom of the problem.
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One of the things you learn in football is that you're only as good as your last outing. I don't like to reflect on what we've done in the past. I'm not a very good storyteller, for one thing. I'd disappoint you. When it's time, I'll talk about the good old days. But it's a sign of old age, reveling in the past.
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I was a slightly geeky kid.
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Dawn comes slowly but dusk is rapid.
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It would be nice once during my life to go over [to Europe] and study the original paintings of the Masters.
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When I was reporting crime... I never had the sense of clockwork conspiracies or some kind of imposing order of evil. What I sensed was things just sort of falling apart.
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On a personal level, I've seen a lot in my time as attorney general, but few things have affected me as greatly as my visit to Ferguson. I had the chance to meet with the family of Michael Brown. I spoke to them not just as attorney general but as a father of a teenage son myself.
