Jimmy Breslin Quotes

Pick up any newspaper in the morning. Count the words in the lead sentences. There will be at least 25 in all of them: Guaranteed. The writers just want to tell you how many degrees they have from this college or that university.

Jimmy Breslin

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MorningWordsCollegeYouWantWill

Some of the routines come back very easily. We do it off the top of our heads.

Jerry Stiller

BackTopOffComeOurSome

When you meet people who are spending 70, 80 percent of their income on rent, eviction becomes much more of an inevitability than the result of personal irresponsibility.

Matthew Desmond

PeopleResultYouMeetPersonalWho

I'm a minimalist. I don't really need much to enjoy a good holiday - just my family and the bare essentials.

Jean Reno

FamilyGoodEnjoyHolidayNeedJust

Think of a world where there is no ride-sharing; people are driving themselves to work. You now have 30 people being served by 30 cars. Those 30 cars are only served 4% of the day; 96% of the day, they're stored somewhere. Around 20% to 30% of our land is taken up just storing these hunks of metal that we drive around in for 4% of the day.

Travis Kalanick

WorkDayPeopleWorldDriveThink

A healthy attitude is contagious but don't wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier.

Tom Stoppard

AttitudeHealthWaitHealthyOthers

There may be no issue that better illustrates the differences between Republicans and Democrats than energy. Consider it the 'all of the above' strategy for reducing gas prices, versus the 'all pain, no gain' plan for punishing those who emit carbon (like you).

Roy Blunt

PainEnergyBetterStrategyPlan

As I look back over my life, before I had any real identity, I was a traveler. I grew up an Army brat, a runaway, an activist, and a musician. All my life I've been traveling.

Michelle Shocked

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We have lived for thousands of years together, Muslims and Christians; we are part of the same society.

Mohamed ElBaradei

TogetherSocietySameYearsLived

Here I am in my first command - a bit dazed but feeling very grand.

Lord Mountbatten

I AmFeelingFirstHereGrandVery

You seize sentiment better when you get clear of nature. You breathe it in every sense!

Jules Verne

NatureBetterYouBreatheSeizeGet

From casting to hiring to awards races like the Emmys, taking active steps toward inclusion will make for richer stories, a stronger democracy, and a better world.

Jay Duplass

DemocracyWorldBetterStrongerWill

My personal feeling is that ultra-high frame rates and ultra-vivid giant screen movies can be like a window onto reality. And if you recognize it as such, you can write your screenplay, direct your movie, edit it, and present it as a live experience - not like a movie.

Douglas Trumbull

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