H. Jackson Brown, Jr. Quotes
Dishonesty is like a boomerang. About the time you think all is well, it hits you in the back of the head.H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Quotes to Explore
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The Catholic Church was the church of the colonial fascist regime.
Samora Machel -
It's very hard to teach someone how to write a song if to begin with there's no creative crop to harvest.
Barry Mann -
The biographical novel is a true and documented story of one human being's journey across the face of the years, transmuted from the raw material of life into the delight and purity of an authentic art form.
Irving Stone -
Society in the English countryside is still strangely, quaintly divided. If black comedy and a certain type of social commentary are what you want, I think English rural communities offer quite a lot of material.
Rachel Cusk -
I think it all comes down to motivation. If you really want to do something, you will work hard for it.
Edmund Hillary -
My phone blows up all the time. I had to change my number.
Calvin Johnson
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I think the interesting thing about the word 'posh' is that it is so relative; it's quite a provocative title because people have strong feelings about that word.
Laura Wade -
Well I do think, when there are more women, that the tone of the conversation changes, and also the goals of the conversation change. But it doesn't mean that the whole world would be a lot better if it were totally run by women. If you think that, you've forgotten high school.
Madeleine Albright -
When I was a teenager, the number one book I was most obsessed with was 'Gone with the Wind.'
Rachel Cohn -
Lead us not into temptation. Just tell us where it is; we'll find it.
Sam Levenson -
What we want to do is put a price on greenhouse gases. Because if they're more expensive, businesses will find a way to be more efficient or switch to solar or hydro or wind power. So that will reduce emissions.
Ramez Naam -
No person is just one particular emotion.
Octavia Spencer
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Some people think electronic music is cold, but I think that has more to do with the people listening than the actual music itself.
Imogen Heap -
I remember feeling that Michael was extremely sensitive when it came to that moment. Most directors are and they usually rely, at least in my experience, on the actress to take over. And Michael is a gentleman.
Madeleine Stowe -
I've been into every doo-wop there is. I think I went to the university of doo-wop-ology.
Aaron Neville -
All human beings are also dream beings. Dreaming ties all mankind together.
Jack Kerouac -
I had seen images of Crystal Renn and Sophie Dahl growing up, but I didn't really know about the plus-size fashion industry or how lucrative it was or, like, that it was changing or that I was even invited.
Paloma Elsesser -
When I'd go to Israel, I felt like a tourist. My social and professional ties had started to dissolve, and it confused me. I didn't know whether I should stay here in Paris or go back to Israel, or even cut off all my ties with Israel so I could really plant roots here. Or maybe go somewhere else altogether.
Yael Naim
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The Arab Awakening or Arab Spring has transformed the geopolitical landscape.
Ban Ki-moon -
I got the acting bug back because I felt like all of a sudden maybe after all these years, maybe I might have something to offer again. I walked away from it after 'Signs' because I just felt I was a bit stale and it wasn't ringing my bells, so I focused on directing, writing and producing.
Mel Gibson -
There are those who believe that the value of a children's book can be measured only in terms of the moral lessons it tries to impose or the perfect role models it offers. Personally, I happen to think that a book is of extraordinary value if it gives the reader nothing more than a smile or two. In fact, I happen to think that's huge.
Barbara Park -
I have come to accept the real me. I have come to love the real me. I now celebrate the real me.
Charice Pempengco -
If you believe in your heart that you are right, you must fight with all your might to do it your way. Only dead fish swim with the stream all the time.
Linda Ellerbee -
Dishonesty is like a boomerang. About the time you think all is well, it hits you in the back of the head.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.