Harold Washington Quotes
Throughout American history many of our social gains and much of our progress toward democracy were made possible by the active intervention of the federal government.
Quotes to Explore
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My dad lived by example. I lived by watching him. I watched all the great things he did and said. I try to walk that talk for my children.
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The modern economy is becoming a place where women hold the cards.
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My manager's biggest dream is for me to be on Letterman. She says, 'Oh, Maggie, will you promise me you'll be on 'Letterman?' What can I say? I just tell her I can't promise, but I'll try my best.
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Summer is a promissory note signed in June, its long days spent and gone before you know it, and due to be repaid next January.
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Oh, what a tangled web do parents weave when they think that their children are naive.
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I never wrote my books especially for children.
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The most fascinating person is always the one of the most winning manners; not the one of greatest physical beauty.
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I don't want anybody to dictate to America how to decide our lives.
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I'm always nervous when I start a new picture.
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The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases.
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I just came back from my hometown, making a movie about a kid who grew up just like me, and it was financed by white people in New York. Personally, I can't be angry. In my personal experience, the support was there.
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You mustn't always believe what I say. Questions tempt you to tell lies, particularly when there is no answer.
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It takes people a while to trust you.
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Learning about factory farms and their horrendous treatment of animals is what made me become vegetarian in the first place. I also support the education of the public on adopting pets from animal shelters or saving homeless animals off the street in lieu of buying them from pet shops.
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I have reached the conclusion that those who have physical courage also have moral courage. Physical courage is a great test.
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Past success is no guarantee of future success, so I have learned to be an entrepreneur. I began to produce and direct my own projects.
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Perhaps no place in any community is so totally democratic as the town library. The only entrance requirement is interest.
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Don't try to convince your partner you are right. Instead of trying to win arguments, try to have a winning relationship!
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The thing about a failure is that it is possible to deny it forever.
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In this Court dissents have gradually become majority opinions.
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Media always comments if I wear the same thing twice.
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In some respects I have been the most unlucky because I have spent more time living as a refugee outside my country than I have spent in Tibet. On the other hand, it has been very rewarding for me to live in a democracy and to learn about the world in a way that we Tibetans had never known before.
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I think it's easier, I really do, because of not having that similar history, so that's why I think two-thirds of these mixed congregations are either white with Asian and Hispanic, or black with Asian and Hispanic.
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Throughout American history many of our social gains and much of our progress toward democracy were made possible by the active intervention of the federal government.
