Hugo Black Quotes
The Founding Fathers gave the free press the protection it must have to... bare the secrets of government and inform the people.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm the C.E.O., nominated by the shareholders. If they're not happy, I have to take the consequences.
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I'm old enough to remember the end of World War II. On Aug. 14, 1946, a year after the Japanese were defeated, most newspapers and magazines had single articles commemorating the end of the war.
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The director had come to Madrid to court me.
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A teacher should have a creative mind.
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We don't expect every operator to be Christian, but we tell them we do expect them to operate on Christian principles.
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In France and other European countries, film stars are more celebrated. In Germany, if we are good at what we do, we are respected but not acclaimed. And, of course, we are not paid like Americans are.
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I used to have the 'Best Of Eddie Murphy' VHS tape that I wore out completely, watching it over and over again. His 'Buckwheat Sings' is, to this day, one of my all-time favorite sketches on the show. I also loved the one where he plays the Tooth Fairy.
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I don't talk about political matters. That's not my department.
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They're making a song and dance because that serves their immediate interests. But what will happen tomorrow? They will have to pay salaries and pensions.
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I want to empower and educate and inspire individuals who are giving to give in a way that is more meaningful. The more meaningful our giving is, the more giving we will do.
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We are the ancestors of those gardening the universe.
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The allurement that women hold out to men is precisely the allurement that Cape Hatteras holds out to sailors: they are enormously dangerous and hence enormously fascinating.
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Anyone can forget about talent, but if you're also a good person, your name will be remembered for a long time.
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Why must everybody like you?
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Then there are the 22 million Americans on food stamps. And of course there are the 39 million greedy geezers collecting Social Security. The greatest generation rewarded itself with a pretty big meal.
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Looking at yourself in a mirror isn’t exactly a study of life.
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Looking back, I think that's why I did music. I'd get home from school and the house would be so quiet.
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It's a pleasure to play my sister because everything I've accused her of my whole life, I can now re-enact before her eyes.
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If I knew anything about what people wanted and was popular, I'd still be writing for 'Saturday Night Live'. I can only write what I want, and hopefully people will like it.
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I've always felt, in all my books, that there's a deep decency in the American people and a native intelligence - providing they have the facts, providing they have the information.
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I learned to cook because I want to know about the food and the ingredients going into my family's bodies.
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I always say it doesn't matter what age you are: everything is like high school.
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The Founding Fathers gave the free press the protection it must have to... bare the secrets of government and inform the people.
