Benjamin Wittes Quotes
In 1999 and 2000, when I was a young editorial writer at the 'Post', the 'Post' won the public service medal two years running.Benjamin Wittes
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To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it.
Tacitus -
If we despond, public confidence is destroyed, the people will no longer yield their support to a hopeless contest, and American liberty is no more. Through the darkness which shrouds our prospects, the ark of safety is visible. Despondency becomes not the dignity of our cause, nor the character of those who are its supporters.
Samuel Adams -
When a culture has fallen totally away from spiritual pursuits into materialism, one must begin by demonstrating they are each a soul, not a material animal.
L. Ron Hubbard -
I was shot in the wrist when I was a kid. Deliberately.
Sam Shepard -
I think it is not necessary at this time to put forth a grand vision such as an East Asian Community. What we must do before that is create scenarios for Japan's response in case of a serious territorial incident.
Yoshihiko Noda -
I don't know how to cook, but I do know how to bake.
Rachel Nichols
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We were determined to be in the fashion, and to visit the various delightful watering places on Long Island Sound. Of course, it would be necessary to combine business with pleasure and pursue our calling as beggars.
W. H. Davies -
When I'm not near the girl I love, I love the girl I'm near.
E. Y. Harburg -
I couldn't believe verse was supposed to be hard. It was a snap for me. I loved Shakespeare.
Ted Lange -
While taking sign language in high school, one of our assignments was to go out and participate in the deaf community, so I really got to know a lot of the group from that. I felt like they needed a little bit more of a voice because people treat them different just because they're hearing impaired.
Zach LaVine -
I have climbed Everest from the Nepal route and the China route. The other routes are too hard for me. So I don't think I can climb Everest again.
Tamae Watanabe -
Nations are divided, but we citizens need not be.
Ian Goldin
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When I was younger, I didn't have that type of person that I could look up to and be like, 'OK, this is someone who dresses like me and I relate to.' I didn't have that growing up, so to give that opportunity to a younger generation of women - and not just Somali women, but anyone who feels different - that means a lot to me.
Halima Aden -
Only in space did I realize how lucky I am to be Korean. Only in Korea could I have gone to space before turning 30 years old.
Yi So-Yeon -
I came from the Groundlings Theatre in L.A., and there, you're guaranteed to at least try something out in front of an audience. At 'SNL,' only the best stuff gets picked, and it's taught me a very defined language of comedy. You learn the structure of a joke, which is not something I was very good at beforehand.
Taran Killam -
So far as the government is concerned, there is only one holy book, which is the constitution of India. My government will not tolerate or accept any discrimination based on caste, creed and religion.
Narendra Modi -
When people ask me exactly how much time I spend in each country, I always tell them I have no idea.
Utada Hikaru -
When I first seriously decided to become a cartoonist would have been '99/2000, right before 9/11. I've been writing and illustrating stories in the world post-9/11 since then, watching the world change around me.
Jeff Lemire
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My touring isn't about collecting souvenirs and always being on the go. My souvenirs are writing in my journal and creating new music, because that fits easily into my backpack when I'm travelling around the world. It's something that I can share later with fans or with future family members.
Jason Mraz -
You never get over bein' a child long's you have a mother to go to.
Sarah Orne Jewett -
The fiction writer has to engage in a continual examination of conscience. He has to be aware of the freak in himself.
Flannery O'Connor -
Steve McQueen is my style hero. He's just cool, isn't he?
Orlando Bloom -
America's a faith-based experiment as a country. We should celebrate and invite faith. And our motto is, 'In God We Trust.' This isn't something that divides; this is something that pulls together and lifts us up.
Sam Brownback -
In 1999 and 2000, when I was a young editorial writer at the 'Post', the 'Post' won the public service medal two years running.
Benjamin Wittes