John Dingell Quotes

Living wild species are like a library of books still unread. Our heedless destruction of them is akin to burning the library without ever having read its books.

John Dingell

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LibraryLivingWildWithoutBurning

Managers have very tough jobs. I always respected their job but demanded respect in return.

Jim Evans

RespectJobToughAlwaysReturn

What makes you a SEAL, what makes you a SEAL is being a good tactician on the battle field, understanding how to shoot, move, and communicate, knowing small unit maneuver warfare. That's what makes a good SEAL, and so that is the course of instruction that I taught, was getting SEAL platoons ready for deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.

Jocko Willink

GoodSmallBattleUnderstandingYou

I've never looked down on anyone who uses the system, but I believe that it's a temporary station in life and that we should all work toward getting off it. And once we get off it, we should pay back to that system.

Jesse White

LifeWorkBelieveBackDownNever

I'm just looking for the best story being told by the best people and the best part that I can find. If those things add up, I want to be a part of it whether it's a studio film or, more likely in that instance, an independent film.

John Hawkes

BestPeopleLookingStoryFindWant

I like to have guns around. I don't like to carry them.

Maya Angelou

GunsCarryLikeAroundThem

It is easy to overlook the importance of the young in underdeveloped countries. It is the natural course for nations, and diplomats, and those who publish newspapers, to speak to the established order. Seeking out the young requires a conscious effort.

Robert Kennedy

EffortSpeakEasyYoungOutOrder

I would bring a $100 bill, and I would say, 'Alright, first person' - and everybody has their iPhone - and I would say, 'First person to find in the Constitution the phrase 'separation of church and state' gets this $100 bill'... And you know what - and everybody knows that, right? - that phrase isn't in the U.S. Constitution. It's nowhere.

Jeffrey C. Mateer

ConstitutionChurchYouFindPerson

When I started out in the late '80s, my act was pretty terrible, and for years, I kind of toiled in obscurity. I don't believe in a hierarchy in comedy; I feel that a person deserves respect the first time they get onstage, and after that, they just have to be funny and get more consistent.

Andy Kindler

FunnyRespectTimeBelieveComedy

I love Shillington not as one loves Capri or New York, because they are special, but as one loves one's own body and consciousness, because they are synonymous with being.

John Updike

LoveNew YorkBodyNewSpecialOwn

I was born with my moustache and, no, I've never been tempted to shave it off. I don't spend a lot of time worrying about my face and, like Gilbert and Sullivan's Katisha, my best feature is my left shoulder-blade.

Robert Winston

TimeBestFaceBornNeverLeft

What I always say is, 'Do every job you're in like you're going to do it for the rest of your life, and demonstrate that ownership of it.'

Mary Barra

LifeJobRestOwnershipYouSay

I don't sit down and relax very much. I don't desire to.

Chris Liddell

RelaxDownDesireSitMuchVery

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