Zephyr Teachout Quotes
History is a series of mistakes. Now the task is to plan for those mistakes so those of us who are populists can actually take over the reins of power when the right mistakes are made.
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One of the prices that we pay for integration was the disintegration of the black community.
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I think shoppers are looking for newness and creativity. Look at C. Wonder, for instance. They're dancing in our stores. We don't believe in retail like retail was done in the past. We believe in disrupting the whole environment, offering them amazing value in an amazing package of fun, excitement and whimsy.
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I am not an enemy of the Negro. We want him here among us; he is the only laboring class we have.
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I don't know who Little Richard is.
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I was at one time a football wife, and there is a certain level of bonding that happens between women who are the wives of football players.
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Strong limits on carbon pollution will save Americans money, create jobs, improve our health, and help defuse climate change.
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When I got '227' and broke out from the rest of the cast, I became a workaholic, and I was very lonely.
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I like to smile. I smile even when I'm nervous since it calms me down and shows my friendliness.
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You make your mistakes to learn how to get to the good stuff.
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If you just keep your head down, work, and put it on the bottom line, sooner or later that takes care of everything else.
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So even though I consider myself a fairly upbeat person, energetic and things like that, I never do very well on happiness tests.
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At 3 years old, I was imitating and doing fun little commercials for the family. Then at 5, I knew, 'OK, this is something I really like.' At 8, I was crying in front of the mirror and my mom was like, 'Oh boy, here we go. We know what she's going to do.'
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Pictures are for entertainment, messages should be delivered by Western Union.
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A gentleman is simply a patient wolf.
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Do you know how many companies have wanted me to do an energy drink for them because I named my book 'Crush It!'? It might be fun one day, but right now I think it would undermine the personal brand I've built.
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I'm missing work. We didn't have enough money for preschool. I had a panic attack. I couldn't do it. I became one of those horrible foster parents who give the kids back.
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At the time of Woodstock, I was just 13, but I used to see these exotic hippy creatures and I did look on with envy. How could you not? In an ideal world, I would have loved to have been a hippy - but I might have been a bit strait-laced. It was my fantasy.
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I have like 20 snap-up shirts in my closet, and I never, never would have thought before FNL would I have had that.
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I know a lot of people who are very good at their craft who have learned - people behind the camera - who really have a lot to offer because they know what they're doing, they know what to do, they've made their mistakes.
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Young men often seek tests and trials, and to me, BUD/S training - basic underwater demolition/SEAL - seemed like the ultimate test.
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Acting and philanthropy are braided together. I've tried to seek out things that speak not just specifically to the community that created me, but that speak in a way that's universal and all of humanity celebrates.
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When critics disagree the artist is in accord with himself.
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Your biggest fear is the transition from football to business. You feel inferior at the beginning. You don't have the knowledge to compete. But once you start focusing and understanding, then you start relating to things.
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History is a series of mistakes. Now the task is to plan for those mistakes so those of us who are populists can actually take over the reins of power when the right mistakes are made.
