The hallmark of our age is the tension between aspirations and sluggish institutions.
John W. Gardner
Recitation: by Male by Female
America's disabled veterans answered our country's call, and when their time in uniform is done, our country must stand with them.
John Delaney
TimeStandAmericaCountryUniform
I am convinced that there are only two types of companies: those that have been hacked and those that will be. And even they are converging into one category: companies that have been hacked and will be hacked again.
Robert Mueller
I AmWillTwoOnlyBeenAgain
There's only one common element that united every writer I've admired... they're all incredibly well-read.
Steve Toltz
UnitedCommonOnlyWriterElement
The part in 'Taxi' was originally written for a guy named Phil Ryan, so they made it Phil Banta, and then they made it Tony Banta, which sounded a lot better anyway.
Tony Danza
BetterTaxiGuyMadePartAnyway
I'm the youngest of 12 children. And although I was the youngest, I tried to organize things in my family. When there were disputes, I tried to mediate.
Ruth J. Simmons
FamilyChildrenThingsOrganizeWere
After 60, it's just patch, patch, patch.
Mary Martin
JustAfterPatch
Be a terror to the butchers, that they may be fair in their weight; and keep hucksters and fraudulent dealers in awe, for the same reason.
Miguel de Cervantes
FairReasonAweSameMayWeight
A long time ago, a sports reporter wrote that I wasn't strong in the free-skate, that I was more of a short-program skater. And that bothered me because I work so hard every day just for a person to judge me on a couple of bad skates and deem me a bad free skater. That's absurd!
Mirai Nagasu
WorkSportsTimeDayMeStrong
We Egyptians reject any kind of assault or insult against our prophet.
Mohammed Morsi
KindInsultAgainstProphetOurAny
With rap, you go in the studio, you make music, you put the music out, then all of a sudden, you're a star: you have a big record on the radio, and you're on stage, and you've never done it before. Let's say your first show is 'Summer Jam,' and you're in front of 60,000 people, and you've never played an arena, ever. You're gonna suck.
Jay-Z
MusicPeopleYouSummerGoDone
Colorado is a trade-dependent state.
Jared Polis
ColoradoState
After high school in 1969, I was appointed to the Air Force Academy. In '73, I studied for my postgraduate degree and became a USAF pilot in 1974. After my discharge in 1980, I became a commercial pilot and flew my first airline flight at Pacific Southwest Airlines in 1980.
Chesley Sullenberger
SchoolHigh SchoolFlightPilotHigh
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