Jesmyn Ward Quotes

The women here are the ones that hold the families together. So if my mom were to be unhappy with me, in a way, it would be like I would have lost my entire family.

Jesmyn Ward

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FamilyWomenTogetherMeMomLost

I just play Cure music, whatever that is.

Robert Smith

MusicPlayWhateverJustCure

In our show, there's usually a comeuppance. Or, if not, it's an anti-ending. And you're supposed to get that.

Matt Stone

YouShowGetOurSupposed

For some actors, their star shines brightly and fizzles out. My star doesn't shine that brightly, but it buzzes along. Hopefully, that means it will last longer.

Anna Maxwell Martin

ShineWillOutStarLastAlong

When I'm working, on sets or stages, my contracts specify in the rider that no plastic bottles be used. When I'm playing with my band, we all use metal and non-plastic containers for drinking to be ecologically sensitive and show others that this is the way to go.

Jeff Bridges

GoWayOthersBandPlasticPlaying

A woman brought her child with an abscess in the lower part of the back, and offered as much corn as she could carry for some medicine; we administered to it of course very cheerfully.

Meriwether Lewis

WomanChildMedicineBackSheCorn

I'm a very real person that has overcome a lot, so I think I'm relatable.

Alyssa Edwards

ThinkPersonOvercomeRealI Think

I know there's a difference between being successful and feeling successful. And if you ask me if I feel successful, the honest answer is 'not yet.'

Simon Sinek

MeFeelYouFeelingKnowAsk

You adhere to a philosophy, but part of the philosophy I have is that I don't want to be too doggone inflexible that I miss a good player.

Marv Levy

GoodPhilosophyYouWantMissPart

After watching the shrill reaction from liberals to the George Zimmerman verdict, I am reminded about why I'm proud to be a conservative.

Mike Gallagher

I AmProudWhyConservativeWatching

It was the Michael Jordan/Nike phenomenon that really let people see that athletes were OK, and black athletes were OK. Defying a previous wisdom - not only that black athletes wouldn't sell in white America, but that the NBA as a predominantly black sport could not sell in white America.

David Stern

WisdomPeopleBlackAmericaWhite

I think that the blues is in everything, so it's not possible to neglect it. You hear somebody go 'Ooh ooh oooh,' and that's the blues. You hear a rock n' roll song. That's the blues. Somebody playing a guitar solo? They're playing the blues.

Wynton Marsalis

SongThinkGuitarYouRockPossible

For me, how an appliance looks is as important as how efficiently it works.

Pranav Mistry

MeLooksImportantHowWorks

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