Coleman Young Quotes
There is no brilliant single stroke that is going to transform the water into wine or straw into gold.
Quotes to Explore
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There's something that happens with the collection of a large amount of data when it's dumped into an Excel spreadsheet or put into a pie chart. You run the risk of completely missing what it's about.
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You cannot exploit the advantages of getting above the atmosphere unless you are able to get up there reasonably large-sized telescopes and unless you are able to keep these telescopes pointing at one region of the sky for long periods of time to a high degree of accuracy.
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I think what 'The Monster' means to me is I find it really hard - like a lot of other people in the world - to really be OK in my own skin. It was a message to myself saying, 'It's OK that you're not perfect.' I'm gonna learn to love myself and accept myself, even though I'm a little crazy.
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The man for me is the cherry on the pie. But I'm the pie and my pie is good all by itself. Even if I don't have a cherry.
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I am not in the business of suppressing books.
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It's good for kids to look up to sporting role models.
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The civil rights fight was a very important fight.
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Sex is a bad thing because it rumples the clothes.
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I like to get suggestions on what to read. I'll look at Twitter, people I like, people I admire... I'll go and research the book, download it on my phone and read it while I'm on the road.
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When we were growing up, women in their late 40s generally didn't dye their hair.
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You know, I've had an incredible career and I'm blessed.
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World War II was a decisive time in our history and June 6, 1944, marked the decisive moment of the war.
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Anybody that's been in an election, you're always looking to get the upper hand.
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The Irish Government can no longer stand by and see innocent people injured and perhaps worse.
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I like the idea of growing old gracefully and full of wrinkles... like Audrey Hepburn.
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I have much greater faith in the governor and the state legislature to craft a Medicaid system that is going to be the best fit for the people of Georgia rather than someone in Washington dictating it.
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I write what I write in the way that I write it. I'm not being abstract, you know. I'm talking about something that, you know, is a part of my life.
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Debate is healthy and no one in this chamber - starting with me - has a monopoly on being right.
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When you think about it, media's the intersection of content and technology - it's all about storytelling, like photography and the camera.
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I think we've all done things we're not particularly fond of. Everybody goes through it and comes out the other end, and goes on with his life as if it didn't happen.
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I'd had people say, 'You'll enjoy being famous for a week, and you'll never enjoy it again'. But I don't think I had that week. I may have been working and missed that moment.
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Be an unstoppable force. Write with an imaginary machete strapped to your thigh. This is not wishy-washy, polite, drinking-tea-with-your-pinkie-sticking-out stuff. It’s who you want to be, your most powerful self. Write your books. Finish them, then make them better. Find the way. No one will make this dream come true for you but you.
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Not so long ago people believed in ideologies, systems, and institutions to save all societies. Today, they have given up such hopes and have returned to relying on the individual, on individual freedom, individual initiative, individual creativity.
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There is no brilliant single stroke that is going to transform the water into wine or straw into gold.
