Jill McCorkle Quotes

By limiting or denying freedom of speech and expression, we take away a lot of potential. We take away thoughts and ideas before they even have the opportunity to hatch. We build a world around negatives - you can't say, think, or do this or that.

Jill McCorkle

Recitation: by Male by Female

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OpportunityFreedomIdeasThoughts

We're leaving the House to people who either were born with a silver spoon in their mouth... or couldn't get better jobs in the first place.

Jerry Lewis

PeopleBetterMouthHouseBorn

When you become president, they don't give you a magic wand that you wave. You have to get legislation passed. You have to get agencies to run programs.

Andrew Cuomo

WaveMagicYouRunBecomePresident

I can't imagine anywhere I'd rather be than outside the space shuttle in my space suit next to the Hubble Space Telescope.

John M. Grunsfeld

SpaceOutsideNextImagineSuit

I'm not one of those guys who is going to dye his beard. I'm not that vain.

Jeffrey Dean Morgan

BeardGoingWhoVainThoseGuys

I directed a short series for Hulu called 'Paloma,' and being in an editing room, I learned a lot about acting. It gave me a new bolt of energy in terms of my interest in filmmaking because it made me realize how collaborative filmmaking can be and also that you're not just limited to one job.

Julia Stiles

JobMeEnergyShortYouActing

You don't buy a Picasso because you love the frame.

Joss Whedon

LoveYouFrameBuyBecausePicasso

I beg people not to accept the seasonal ritual of well-timed charity on Christmas Eve. It's blasphemy.

Jonathan Kozol

PeopleCharityAcceptChristmasBeg

I've read a lot of books on the laws of attraction, and in my home, I have a big book on Muhammad Ali, which I've read because he is, like, a hero of mine, but other than that, no, I'm not a big reader.

Conor McGregor

HomeHeroBookBigLawsMine

I had a burning ambition. Otherwise, I wouldn't have accomplished it.

Claire Bloom

AmbitionBurningAccomplishedHad

Social media now make it easier to organize protest movements, even - or perhaps especially - in authoritarian regimes.

Chrystia Freeland

Social MediaMediaNowAuthoritarian

If a guy treats me respectfully and the waiter demeaningly, I'm turned off.

Moran Atias

MeGuyWaiterOffTurnedTreats

You can do anything if you set your mind to it. Look out for kids, help them dream and be inspired. We teach calculus in schools, but I believe the most important formula is courage plus dreams equals success.

Marlee Matlin

SuccessDreamsCourageMindBelieve

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