Jose Antonio Vargas Quotes
It's not my job to worry about how Left, Right will react to something. My job is, am I creating something that connects people? That's my job.
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When you are young you take the kindness people show you as your right.
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From the consumer perspective, what happened in the U.S. 10 years ago and Europe five years ago is now happening in Russia. People are beginning to understand that e-commerce is easy and safe.
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People say, 'Oh, politics is so polarized today,' and I'm thinking... '1861, that was polarized.'
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We take so many of our freedoms for granted nowadays - I can travel where I like, I can have a baby when I like, I can do any job I want - but I do think chivalry has been lost a little bit.
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Meditation isn't snake oil. For some people, meditation might be the most efficient way to reduce stress and cultivate mindfulness. But it isn't a panacea. If you don't meditate, there's no need to stress out about it.
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People who have a sense of peace that their priorities are in the right place also have a sense of humility and a realistic view on life.
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I think the Mama people remember is from 'Mama's Family.' She really turned into a pretty cool character. The sketches from the 'Burnett' show, if people are old enough to remember, were written by writers who all hated their mothers.
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The White House New Media team circulates multiple highlights each day of what people are looking for online - Twitter trending topics, popular Google searches, etc. - and it gives us a sense of what's breaking through, what isn't, and a sanity check for what the larger online population cares about at any given time.
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Every job is important because each one represents an American's livelihood and ability to raise a family. Yet spending our time building walls around America will do nothing to help us compete for the millions of new jobs being created.
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For me, there are no my people and strangers, no bad people and good people. All people are equal for me.
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I have my website, The Ruckus, which is an Internet site, similar to the Funny or Die format, where people post funny videos. I get a chance to rate their videos; they get a chance to blog and kick it with me.
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People don't just love mysteries. They are obsessed with them - especially the kind that are never definitively solved.
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So certainly, if we can tell evil stories to make people sick, we can also tell good myths that make them well.
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I think it is really important that people at least have some potentially difficult discussions about what their expectations are - and not just financially - prior to getting married. It should really even happen prior to people living together or casting their lot together.
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I think a lot about the private emotions of black people - what we feel and yet is rarely publicly expressed.
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Tell your mother that any clothes she wants to purchase you as a gift has to be suitable for a job interview.
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The chief glory of every people arises from its authors.
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Every cancer looks different. Every cancer has similarities to other cancers. And we're trying to milk those differences and similarities to do a better job of predicting how things are going to work out and making new drugs.
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It's very difficult to make a 100% turnaround. It's tough when you actually do exhibit patterns of bad behavior. You need to have a very strong support system of people who are willing to keep you in your place if you're going to overcome these things.
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Religion is man's attempt to bind himself back to a relationship with God.
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There's that old journalism rule that sunshine is the great disinfectant - which is how reporters bust their way into meetings and such all the time. In sports, I really think winning is the great disinfectant.
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We've all made mistakes that are similar in just trying to get by or make some money or feel good about ourselves.
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George Bush, Dick Cheney, every one of the speakers praised John Kerry's war record. No one said he was unfit. They said he has terrible judgment, and that's his record as a senator. Nobody questioned his military record.
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It's not my job to worry about how Left, Right will react to something. My job is, am I creating something that connects people? That's my job.
