Michael Harrington Quotes

People who are much too sensitive to demand of cripples that they run races ask of the poor that they get up and act just like everyone else in the society.

Michael Harrington

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 24, 1928 - July 31, 1989

Topics

PeopleSocietyRunPoorAskUp

Congress passed the deeply flawed Patriot Act and authorized the invasion of Iraq. It even gave its retroactive approval to warrantless wiretapping.

Andrew Rosenthal

CongressPatriotActApprovalEven

I'm a product of the 1970s, so I have a short attention span. You know, I grew up on cartoons and half-hour shows. So the stories that I'm interested in grab my attention very quickly, and they have to keep my attention.

Robert Kurson

ShortAttentionYouKnowProductUp

Licences to have babies incidentally is something that I got in trouble for some years ago for suggesting even in Canada that this might be necessary at some point, at least some restriction on the right to have a child.

Maurice Strong

ChildCanadaTroubleRightYears

'Oxygene' was one of the first, if not the first, popular electronic music album.

Jean-Michel Jarre

MusicFirstElectronic MusicAlbum

I'm very much an action movie type of person. My wife is more of a 'Notebook' type of girl.

Ronny Chieng

GirlWifeActionPersonMoreMovie

I do not separate my job and my personal life; therefore, I never work and never rest.

Roustam Tariko

LifeWorkJobRestPersonalNever

Jazz is very important. It's not something I can put my finger on. When I'm writing at my favorite time, I like to have the gentle side of Coltrane or Brubeck on the CD player. It creates sort of a spiritual space in which I write best.

Miller Williams

TimeBestSpiritualSpaceWriting

It's bad enough when people are comparing your movie to just other random movies, but when you have another 'Carrie' to compare it to, it's rough.

Judy Greer

PeopleRandomEnoughYouBadMovies

There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.

Alfred Hitchcock

AnticipationBangOnlyTerror

Rules and models destroy genius and art.

William Hazlitt

ArtGeniusRulesDestroyModels

Spending on largely ineffective programs - although well intentioned - is a detriment to fostering real job growth.

Phil Gingrey

GrowthJobRealWellJob Growth

I'll keep peace at all cost, even if I choke to death on my tongue.

Paula Deen

PeaceDeathTongueCostKeepEven

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