Marian Wright Edelman Quotes
The question is not whether we can afford to invest in every child; it is whether we can afford not to.Marian Wright Edelman
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The decathlon takes so long to learn that people who are good athletes don't want to go back to the beginning again.
Daley Thompson -
We are living in difficult times. There are a lot of people out of work - am I going to stand there and whinge? No, because I am lucky to have such a wonderful job.
Gary Lineker -
Ninety-nine percent of who you are is invisible and untouchable.
R. Buckminster Fuller -
The latest revelation - from no Mount Sinai, Sermon on the Mount or Bo tree - is the outcry of mute things themselves that we must heed by curbing our powers over creation, lest we perish together on a wasteland of what that creation once was.
Hans Jonas -
When you're babysitting a kid, all you're seeing is a version of them, a small dosage.
J. B. Smoove -
Brands mature over time, like a marriage. The bond you feel with your spouse is different than when you first met each other. Excitement and discovery are replaced by comfort and depth.
Gary Vaynerchuk
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I think men, growing up, you have to go through some form of hardship. You've got to harden the metal.
Ice T -
I think I'm telling the truth. I sat by Ray Perkins at the Hall of Fame dinner in New York, and at that time he didn't know he was our coach and I didn't either.
Bear Bryant -
I think the paradigm is shifting with regard to women and what we bring to the industry. I feel very blessed.
Octavia Spencer -
Here's how I work: It's 2013, and most marketers are operating like it's 2009. I'm always trying to market like it's 2015, but not like it's 2020. A lot of my contemporaries who understand where the world is going, go too far out, and aren't practical. I have always prided myself on being visionary, with a heavy practicality.
Gary Vaynerchuk -
I can't imagine playing a boring gig. Like, a boring audience without reaction, I will play against them.
Yann Tiersen -
In America it's live by the sword of freedom of expression and be will to die by it as well.
Vince McMahon
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Instead of hazarding our future on the dirty fuels of the past, let's invest in clean power that can drive this country forward. Let's cut energy waste, make our economy the world's most efficient, and give our workers a leg up in the global marketplace.
Frances Beinecke -
'The Wire' really is an American classic, and I think that's something to be very proud of.
Wendell Pierce -
I used to hate any batsman who would not get out in my deliveries.
Kapil Dev -
Accept it or not, every star, actor, and director wants to work on larger-than-life films.
Ram Charan -
Don't use your advance to buy an antique sports car, diamonds by the yard, or a bottle of wine from Thomas Jefferson's cellar instead of investing in your book.
M. J. Rose -
How can I wage political battle against a widow who does not mean anyone any harm except only the president himself?
Ferdinand Marcos
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Parts of the world can be very hostile to differences, social or artistic.
Patrick Wang -
One result of An American Family was that I became a gay role model.
Lance Loud -
Mental fitness is served by consciously redirecting our attention away from the constant bombardment from the media whose reason to be seems to be focused on keeping us in a state of constant alert.
David Perlmutter -
I don’t question your loyalty, Skade. I just wonder exactly what it is you’re loyal to.
Alastair Reynolds -
The question is not whether we can afford to invest in every child; it is whether we can afford not to.
Marian Wright Edelman