Melvin Maddocks Quotes

Giving jazz the Congressional seal of approval is a little like making Huck Finn an honorary Boy Scout.

Melvin Maddocks

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You still have to go perform; it doesn't matter what the tournament is.

Jimmy Walker

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It wasn't always easy - getting dumped by my female friends for their newfound boyfriends, husbands, girlfriends stung; I felt like a jilted lover, heartbroken and wondering what I'd done wrong. But it was also easier to forgive them, to accept what time and energy they were willing to offer, even if it was less than what I wanted.

Jenna Wortham

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The struggle these veterans face receiving adequate care for PTSD and depression is a tragedy that needs to be addressed, which is why I cosponsored the Clay Hunt SAV Act.

John Delaney

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I'm always thrilled when I get feedback from young people, particularly from 'The New Normal,' young gay people - when they say they want that when they grow up, that means a lot to me.

Andrew Rannells

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I love a Hebrew National hot dog with an ice-cold Corona - no lime. If the phone rings, I won't answer until I'm done.

Maya Angelou

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Sometimes, after I finish the lyrics and have all the melodies and harmonies and the pop and vocal, I'll be like, 'I have to keep it. I love it too much.'

Sia

LoveToo MuchSometimesFinishKeep

The bottom line is that Ebola is hard to treat, and when the first patient ever with Ebola came to the United States, we thought the guidelines would protect the health care workers.

Tom Frieden

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Long-term unemployment can make any worker progressively less employable, even after the economy strengthens.

Janet Yellen

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There's no point in giving up something you enjoy unless you get something back that's even better, and quickly.

Dean Ornish

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If I tried to make a commercial album, it would be a complete flop. I have no idea what the world at large likes.

Brian Eno

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I was raised in a family where vulnerability was barely tolerated: no training wheels on our bicycles, no goggles in the pool, just get it done. And so I grew up not only with discomfort about my own vulnerability, I didn't care for it in other people either.

Brene Brown

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Our pollution out of carbon emissions is still very, very low compared to the world.

Piyush Goyal

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