Jesmyn Ward Quotes

After I finished my first draft of 'Salvage the Bones,' I felt that I wasn't political enough. I had to be more honest about the realities of the community I was writing about.

Jesmyn Ward

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Texans are by nature independent people.

Joe Barton

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After 'Star Trek,' I was the commander on 'Stargate Atlantis,' the final season, and once my character had become a good commander, I was sorry that the show didn't last beyond that.

Robert Picardo

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In order to preserve the dominion of our own passions, it behooves us to be constantly and strictly on our guard against the influence and infection of the passions of others.

John Quincy Adams

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I started out as a business manager for a national hotel chain based in Oklahoma. I got frustrated with what was happening in the state capital - the high cost of doing business and a lack of educated workers.

Mary Fallin

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In England, with all due respect, we have some of the plainest actresses in the entire world as our greatest.

Minnie Driver

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Sometimes I feel like both; sometimes I feel like neither. Sometimes I feel like something else completely. Gender-wise, I identify as a non-binary person, which means not male, not female.

Liv Bruce

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I went into a McDonald's yesterday and said, 'I'd like some fries.' The girl at the counter said, 'Would you like some fries with that?'

Jay Leno

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You can't have a university without having free speech, even though at times it makes us terribly uncomfortable. If students are not going to hear controversial ideas on college campuses, they're not going to hear them in America. I believe it's part of their education.

Donna Shalala

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I usually travel with a lot of people, like my dad, mom and sisters.

Booboo Stewart

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It's not a personal mission to win La Liga, but I want it very badly.

Antoine Griezmann

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I love politics.

Wolf Blitzer

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Marrying to increase love is like gaming to become rich; alas, you only lose what little stock you had before.

William Wycherley

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