Nancy Brinker Quotes
Have we come a long way? Yes. Have we gotten where we need to go? No. But it doesn’t help to take whacks at one another and stick your tongue out.
Quotes to Explore
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Only together do Europe and the U.S. stand a chance of keeping liberal democracy as the central doctrine for organizing world affairs.
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Prostitution presents a moral, economic and social problem that cannot be resolved juridically.
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You have to enjoy it. It is not going to happen every year, so this is the year that it is happening and we have got to go out there and enjoy it.
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I'm really into Greek yogurt, fruit and almonds. Those are my 'go-to' snacks.
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I can go to a country song, go right into it and make it sound authentic. And I think that's because of my ear as an impressionist.
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No one wants to see a person on TV who's super-ultra-cool. That's Superman, that's a thing of the past. Heroes are now flawed, and have terrible tempers, you know? They're real people.
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I had a Ford F-250. It was a big ol' farm truck, but it wasn't a rig. That's about the biggest I've ever driven. That's what I drove back and forth to high school. I was a poor guy, and it was a truck that my uncle owned and let me drive because I had no money.
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I've always been interested in strange foods, coming from all different places.
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Acting is a life experience. I'm always learning things when I'm making a movie. So the fame part of it is fine when you consider what you get out of this job.
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I'd say a good couple of my closest male friends are directors.
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China and Russia are regarded as the most formidable cyber threats.
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When I was a kid, I wanted desperately to be a jazz musician. I would practice the trumpet for hours, but when I got braces, that messed up my ability to play, so all of a sudden I had all this free time.
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The best players I have seen and known have confidence in their teammates. They know that basketball's not a one-man game. That confidence brings out the best in everybody, because it's contagious.
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There is only one way to achieve happiness on this terrestrial ball, and that is to have either a clear conscience or none at all.
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There was a rule, back when I was an education lawyer in Alabama, about visiting public schools: always go on a rainy day so you can see how badly the roofs leak.
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The little kids in the stands are going to give you a good cheer. Sometimes, that overrides the other people.
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I have affected the way women are regarded, and that's important to me.
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If you like your brother and he's prospering, you'll be pleased for him.
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I like having black hair. When I was really young, I wanted to be Asian - Asian hair is beautiful. I also wanted to look like the girl in George Michael's 'Father Figure' video.
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The rising and falling of the scales of pride and humility sustain the brooding mind as well as the alternations of desire and peace of the soul.
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As long as there have been elections, there have been attempts to keep eligible people from voting.
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I used to like to dig myself a hole just to see how long it took to get out of it.
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One foot in front of the other, wasn't that the grownup way of solving problems? Surely he ought to be a grownup at his age.
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Have we come a long way? Yes. Have we gotten where we need to go? No. But it doesn’t help to take whacks at one another and stick your tongue out.
