Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. Quotes
As President, I am determined to offer leadership to overcome our current economic problems. My goal is for jobs for all who want to work and economic opportunity for all who want to achieve.
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I'm a paleoanthropologist, and my job is to define man's place in nature and explore what makes us human.
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Yes, and I can sit down on a white piece of paper and work because I don't believe too much into inspiration, only I'm waiting for inspiration, work and then inspiration may come. It's a little too easy to say that.
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I tell people all the time, 'Don't give up.' We get almost to our blessing, whether you believe spiritually in God or in a good force and an evil force. We get almost to our blessing, and we quit. Don't stop.
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Unless they're superhuman, nobody's going to look perfect all the time.
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There are aspects of being the first woman in space that I'm not going to enjoy.
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I have always been interested in the idea of self-reinvention.
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My son will be an American, but I remain French.
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Rhyme, that enslaved queen, that supreme charm of our poetry, that creator of our meter.
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I feel like being an artist and being an activist are separate things; I know some people who feel very differently.
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I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it.
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It is always the teacher who must learn the most … or else nothing real has happened in the exchange.
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I've never written a song that I thought was a hit.
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It's the big boys, the Googles of this world, that are already benefiting from piracy and not paying the artists a dime.
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My parents are left-wing, and I would describe myself as that. But also, you know what? I wouldn't describe myself as that. Because I don't have to. Because I'm not a political party. Most people are a little bit of each, and we change our mind on various issues.
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You would think that wrestling has so much to do with being aggressive and having a big ego, and it's exactly the opposite.
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The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven; the good fortune of the bad bows their heads down to the earth.
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When I'm not shooting, I'm a leggings and boots girl. I like cute and casual - for me, it's all about feeling good and being comfortable.
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Every man ought to be inquisitive through every hour of his great adventure down to the day when he shall no longer cast a shadow in the sun. For if he dies without a question in his heart, what excuse is there for his continuance?
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When I was born in 1942, World War II was still going. And I began to realize when I became a young adult that if we don't teach our kids a better way of relating to their fellow human beings, the very future of humanity on the planet is in jeopardy.
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I believe that the best measure of whether a nation is going to be successful is whether they are tapping the talents of their women.
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I love saying 'yes' and I love saying 'please.' Saying 'yes' doesn't mean I don't know how to say no, and saying 'please' doesn't mean I am waiting for permission. 'Yes please' sounds powerful and concise. It's a response and a request. It is not about being a good girl; it is about being a real woman.
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We need a plan. What's the plan? We don't have a plan. We need one. We need a master plan to fix traffic, water and crime problems. We need planning, planning, planning. I'm gonna make a plan, etc.
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There are moments when I think I'm not very smart and not very pretty, and skating is the only thing that stands out about me. It's like the love of my life. When you love someone, sometimes you want to break up.
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As President, I am determined to offer leadership to overcome our current economic problems. My goal is for jobs for all who want to work and economic opportunity for all who want to achieve.
