The government is becoming the family of last resort.
Jerry Brown
Recitation: by Male by Female
I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky; and all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by.
John Masefield
SeaSkyShipLonelyDownGo
It is unfortunate that so much of the history of Africa has been written by conquerors, foreigners, missionaries and adventurers. The Egyptians left the best record of their history written by local writers.
John Henrik Clarke
HistoryBestAfricaLeftBeenMuch
Even on a large ensemble where their parts are relatively small - because having ten main characters obviously affects their screen time - the thing that attracts great actors is when there is that challenge to get some reality into something.
John Hillcoat
GreatTimeChallengeSmallReality
Golf's a great game, and you meet a lot of people along the way.
Matt Kuchar
GreatPeopleGameGolfYouMeet
A rich man can afford to be generous to many.
Mercedes McCambridge
ManRichRich ManGenerousMany
To this day, I get rewrite offers where they say: 'We feel this script needs work with character, dialogue, plot and tone,' and when you ask what's left, they say: 'Well, the typing is very good.'
John Sayles
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There was one public school for boys, and one for girls, but Jewish children were admitted in limited numbers - only ten to a hundred; and even the lucky ones had their troubles.
Mary Antin
ChildrenSchoolNumbersLuckyJewish
Yes, I like doing TV. I like the idea of going to work with the same people.
Miranda Otto
WorkPeopleDoingSameYesGoing
Bigotry or prejudice in any form is more than a problem; it is a deep-seated evil within our society.
Judith Light
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As part of my relationship with my wife and my daughter, and we share everything and talk about everything.
Boris Kodjoe
DaughterRelationshipWifeTalkPart
People tell me if I don't eat vegetables, I'm going to get scurvy. Well, what the hell. But I was never overweight as a player. There was a clause in my contract that said I had to weigh in at 270 every Friday morning. I always made it. I'd have dinner on Monday, and then I wouldn't eat until Friday.
Art Donovan
MorningMondayPeopleMeDinner
Greenwich Village always had its share of mind readers, but there are many more these days, and they seem to have moved closer to the mainstream of life in the city. What was crazy 10 years ago is now respectable, even among the best-educated New Yorkers.
Aravind Adiga
LifeCityMindCrazyNewVillage
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