Barbara Jordan Quotes
We must exchange the philosophy of excuse - what I am is beyond my control for the philosophy of responsibility.
Quotes to Explore
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The word inventors have to create a new term to describe how I felt when I learned that 'Refund' was on the shortlist for the Frank O'Connor International Story prize - Excited, thrilled, honored, none of them quite do it.
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You might not agree with me, but I always offer a lot of support.
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I spend all my time right now trying to combat music retail and copyright.
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I went to high school, which was a good thing because I hadn't interacted with many people my age, and I didn't really have friends. I had a million acquaintances and no friends.
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The horror genre is my personal favorite. But then again, I was the kid who read coroner books for fun.
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Well, it's still another two-day competition, so it's really important to show that you're ready. Every meet is really important right now. You've got to keep showing you can hit.
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I've been lucky enough to have fulfilled so many ambitions, and gone way past anything I ever thought I would do. I could never have imagined the career that I've had with the Foo Fighters - playing stadiums and having songs on the radio. It's amazing, and my goal is really just to carry on playing.
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People that watch Adult Swim don't watch the Oscars.
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I'm not the best at video games, but I play them a lot.
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The key to U.N. reform is giving Americans a clearer picture of what the U.N. is and what it isn't, what it can be and what it can't be.
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When you are doing stand-up comedy, you are the writer, producer, director, sometimes bouncer.
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I moved to Paris for two years, then to London, then New York in 2002. In that time, I also lived in Japan, Italy, Germany - I've been a bit of a gypsy.
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Napster has pointed the way for a new direction for music distribution, and we believe it will form the basis of important and exciting new business models for the future of the music industry.
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When the line started to blur between the fans and the players, sometimes things can get ugly.
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I can't stand reading anything that I've said.
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I always try to remain aware that what affects others affects me, too.
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You have to take criticism with a grain of salt because you're never going to please everybody.
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I used to work for a newspaper that covered local resource issues, and my coworkers and friends were journalists. Their reporting work was always pretty grim.
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I can document this past week [of presidency] we've put out memos from every agency showing what did we do. Try to be as honest as possible. There's a little hype involved obviously. It's spin because it's our agencies. We feel some pride about it. But tried to be self-critical as well.
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The way a story makes an argument is quite different from the way a persuasive essay does it. Emotional truth and the logic of metaphors dominate.
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I've always been independent. I've always had courage. But I didn't always own my diabetes.
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When I look in the mirror, I never see a handsome chap or the person people think I am.
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Everything I'm saying shouldn't be taken so serious. I'm playing, but at the same token, I'm acknowledging that I'm not always the perfect man; I'm not always doing the right things. That's who I am. I'm working to be better.
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We must exchange the philosophy of excuse - what I am is beyond my control for the philosophy of responsibility.
