Jimmy Reid Quotes

When New Labour came to power, we got a Right-wing Conservative government. I came to realise that voting Labour wasn't in Scotland's interests any more. Any doubt I had about that was cast aside for ever when I saw Gordon Brown cosying up to Margaret Thatcher in Downing Street.

Jimmy Reid

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: activist
  • Nationality: scottish
  • Birth: July 9, 1932 - August 10, 2010

Topics

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Americans are fed up with these mandatory census surveys, and they're asking us to stop the harassment.

Jeff Duncan

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The great majority of men, especially in France, both desire and possess a fashionable woman, much in the way one might own a fine horse - as a luxury befitting a young man.

Stendhal

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After making a lot more films, I realized that the movie and TV business is, for all its inefficiencies, one of the best-run big businesses we have.

Steven Soderbergh

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When you have confidence, you can do anything.

Sloane Stephens

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I think it's better to feel good than to look good.

Tom Hanks

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Conscience is our magnetic compass; reason our chart.

Joseph Cook

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I read tons of books, listen to music non-stop, watch as many movies as possible, catch a play when I can, art shows, concerts, bar talks - I just try to engage in art, which to me is everywhere, as often as I can because narrative lives in it all.

Jason Reynolds

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I have a respect for the 3-D computer-generated action movies, but my first love is stuff like 'Lethal Weapon.'

Josh Peck

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All that Tim Kaine has is to try to convince people that conservatives are racist - and you know what, people are smarter than that.

Corey Stewart

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You go through spells where you feel that maybe you're too sensitive for this world. I certainly felt that.

Winona Ryder

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Warning stickers on books would be a nightmare.

Scott Westerfeld

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The thing of playin' and singin' never bothered me.

Mose Allison

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