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Jed S. Rakoff Quotes

I have a past of making a fool of myself.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: judge
Nationality: american
Birth: August 1, 1943

Topics

Myself Fool Past Making

A lot of people would write to me long stories from their lives, and I felt they were thinking of me as some sort of treasure chest to keep their secrets. I felt like sometimes they would tell me stories they wouldn't tell anybody else in the whole world. And I loved these stories.

People Me World Thinking Loved Long

I would love to be the African leader that steps down, that overthrows this idea of a Big Man ruler. I don't want to stay in office forever.

Love Leader Man Down Want Office

There are many plant medicines that are available to us that have a lot of stigma around them that I hope, in the future, our medical community can look at, because I would absolutely go to those alternatives first before I went back to Western medicine.

Melissa Etheridge

Future Hope Community Medical Plant

I strive to make movies I would enjoy.

Enjoy Movies Strive Make Would

Writing is a hard gig, and it's hard to convey a lot. That's why scripts tend to be a little bit overwritten.

Writing Why Hard Little Gig Convey

In a sense, what we do with the regional development agencies is to give them resources to look at the deficiencies in the economy in the regional areas, so they can address themselves to that.

Look Development Economy Resources

I remember telling Mom, 'I can't go to the Betty Ford Center. That's like going to the high school where your mom is the principal.' But maybe I could have gotten the family rate.

Family School Mom High School Go

I was not the kind of a principal player that was so in demand that eight or 10 or 12 scripts came per month.

Kind Principal Month Demand Eight

I've got about 27 gigs right now. I've got radio, I've got television, I've got The Washington Post.

Tony Kornheiser

Television Now Washington Radio Post

I think reasonable people could agree that, at some point, there's enough income that someone should be expected to participate in the health-care system.

People Think Someone Enough System

Professionally, I did a couple of operas when I was in school, when I was 18.

School Did Couple Operas

I actually love Twitter and Instagram. I do think it's so strange to think that 20 years ago, people would never have known personal stuff about musicians and actors, but I like it. As long as I don't obsessively overshare, it's OK. And when I do overshare, it's just, like, me saying, 'I've got $7 in my bank account!'

Love People Me Saying Think Long

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