Benjamin Hooks Quotes
A good history covers not only what was done, but the thought that went into the action. You can read the history of a country through its actions.Benjamin Hooks
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I don't need to be motivated by anybody. Never have.
Dan Marino -
When restraint and courtesy are added to strength, the latter becomes irresistible.
Mahatma Gandhi -
Our society wants things to grow, and our society wants things to become bigger and bigger. Everything has to be put under the spotlight.
Raf Simons -
To put it simply and a bit crudely: Our economy is demanding more well-educated workers than our schools are providing. To attract this scarce resource, communities have to offer more than just jobs.
Adam Davidson -
I've got friends who are literally working alone on indie games that have no prospect of profit or commercial success. I've got guys working on iPhone games.
Warren Spector -
The most important thing is to enjoy yourself and have a good time.
C. Z. Guest
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I entered politics from a completely different background from other people in this field, and that has helped me to see and deal with things differently.
Edi Rama -
I've never owned an Apple product. I like the fact that PCs are open architecture and not locked down like Apple products. I feel that Macs are also unjustifiably overpriced.
Oren Peli -
I was just a mini-star when we did 'Gone With the Wind.'
Olivia De Havilland -
When I realized that if I was an actor, I could be any character I wanted instead of just one particular, I was like, 'Wow, that's cool.'
Orlando Bloom -
I was brought up in Britain, and I'm very proud of my Britishness and my culture.
Naomie Harris -
Feminists might identify with me because I'm unapologetic in what they think is a male-dominated world … no, I guess, what is a male-dominated world.
Lucy Lawless
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I'm constantly progressing. My style is changing every day.
Kali Uchis -
To the young girl who fails to see opportunities around her: Awaken the intellectual curiosity within you. Go on, search for those opportunities and chase after them! Because when you are curious and in 'search mode,' you will meet a lot of people and learn, and when you find opportunities, you will be exhilarated rather than overwhelmed.
Clemantine Wamariya -
'The Hunger Games' isn't for everybody. But neither is 'Anna Karenina.'
Mary Schmich -
Although in my life the level of loss has never reached the extremes it does in 'The Winter People,' I certainly can identify with being both a daughter longing for her mother and being a mother who is almost scared by the intensity of her love for her daughter.
Jennifer McMahon -
He who lives in our mind is near though he may actually be far away; but he who is not in our heart is far though he may really be nearby.
Chanakya -
I'm really compulsive with music. I listen too much, and I can't listen to one thing. I love iTunes Genius.
Louise Harman
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I'm not going to throw my imagination away. I refuse to lie down to expectation. If I can just hold out till I'm thirty, I'll be incredible.
Wendy Wasserstein -
Once, after a long week, I felt so insecure that I decided to make a list of people who thought I was funny even if I didn't think I was. At the top of the list, I wrote, 'Garry Shandling.' His early praise protected me like a comedy-writer version of Harry Potter's scar.
Nell Scovell -
We have actually experienced in recent months a dramatic demonstration of an unprecedented intelligence failure, perhaps the most significant intelligence failure in the history of the United States.
Zbigniew Brzezinski -
A good history covers not only what was done, but the thought that went into the action. You can read the history of a country through its actions.
Benjamin Hooks