Jim McDermott Quotes

We pretended there was no problem with Agent Orange after Vietnam and later the Pentagon recanted, after untold suffering by veterans.

Jim McDermott

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We're at a point right now in our development in this country - setting the immigration issue aside - that you can't ignore the sheer population of us in metropolitan areas all across the country, of how significant Latino-ness is in the United States.

Jimmy Smits

ImmigrationIgnoreYouCountryNow

I miss West Virginia very much.

Jennifer Garner

MissWestWest VirginiaVirginia

I've never been a big fan of subtle art. I like art that gets deep into my head and starts my brain spinning with new ideas and inspiration and my whole body is full of energy.

Jello Biafra

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Writing the first draft is like hitting the beach on D Day. You don't stop to mourn the dead or comfort the wounded. You get off the beach because, if you don't, you'll die there.

Matt Hughes

BeachDayWritingDieYouComfort

The fact of the matter is that whether it's in London or Egypt or Turkey or New York or Washington, we have to pay the price of guarding ourself, which is internal vigilance.

John Reid

New YorkPriceNewWashingtonEgypt

My favorite book is the last one printed, which is always better than those that were published earlier.

Stephen Ambrose

BookBetterAlwaysLastFavorite

I've never been convinced that experience is linear, circular, or even random. It just is. I try to put it in some kind of order to extract meaning from it, to bring meaning to it.

Toni Cade Bambara

ExperienceRandomMeaningKindNever

I was moved by the 'Lovings' story because of my own background as a mixed-race person.

Ruth Negga

StoryPersonMy OwnOwnBecause

There's a ton of stuff in mythology and folklore that is loaded with wonderful creatures that I haven't drawn yet, but that's kind of my retirement plan. Theoretically, I won't be doing comics any longer, and I'll just be drawing and painting whatever the hell I want. Most of that will be monsters.

Mike Mignola

PaintingRetirementHellDoingPlan

Of course, there will always be, you know, conservative classical people who will judge you, but you know, who cares about them?

Luka Sulic

PeopleJudgeYouKnowConservative

We always want more, more, more. You see good work; you want it better. We push, push, push.

Louise Wilson

WorkGoodGood WorkBetterPushYou

Any discrimination, like sharp turns in a road, becomes critical because of the tremendous speed at which we are traveling into the high-tech world of a service economy.

Clarence Thomas

ServiceWorldRoadSpeedEconomy

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