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.
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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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I differ materially from Capt. Lewis, in my account of the numbers, manners, and morals of the Sioux.
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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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Poetry should only occupy the idle.
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'Some people become cops because they want to make the world a better place, some people become vandals because they want to make the world a better looking place.'
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Rock 'n' roll and playing live is very addictive. But you have to really be careful, because you don't want to do it all the time. It's like when you are young and you think if you are not having sex you're wasting your time. But as you get older you realise everything has its place. It's the same thing with performing.... Performing is a great thing to do but you don't want to have to be doing it every night.
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Let me tell you this and I want to really emphasize it...nothing is going to help Nigeria like Nigerians bringing back their money. If you give me $5 billion today, I will invest everything here in Nigeria. Let us put our heads together and work.
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Life is long. Just because you don't get your chance right when you want or expect it doesn't mean it won't come. Fate doesn't punch a time clock or consult a schedule.
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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.
