John Williams Quotes

So much of what we do is ephemeral and quickly forgotten, even by ourselves, so it's gratifying to have something you have done linger in people's memories.

John Williams

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Every year thousands of Americans mistakenly refer to Cinco de Mayo as Mexico's Independence Day.

Joe Baca

DayIndependenceYearMexicoEvery

'Six Feet Under,' for me, was college. Alan Ball and Alan Poul ran that show and really taught me what it meant to really run a show in a classic way.

Jill Soloway

CollegeMeFeetRunWayClassic

Nobody told me how hard it was going to be to get published. I wrote four novels that nobody wanted, sent them out all over, collected hundreds and hundreds of rejection slips.

Jerry Spinelli

MeRejectionNobodyHardOverOut

I don't have them down here asking me what my urban agenda is. I don't find them really doing in-depth stories on community-based organizations that have been struggling for a long time and who are out trying to get funds. They aren't interested in those stories.

Maxine Waters

TimeMeDoingTryingLongDown

I've fundraised for Hillary, and I'll be voting for her. I don't think we should be electing Donald Trump as president, and I'm supportive of Hillary's campaign.

John Legend

ThinkVotingDonald TrumpPresident

Why is it that the hot chicks never can sing?

Tommy Lee

WhyNeverHotSingChicks

I think of myself as the eyes and ears and voice of the reader.

Robin Givhan

EyesMyselfVoiceThinkEarsReader

You can take a school like the University of Colorado, with a selective admission standard. It has a better caliber student going in, so you ought to have a better caliber coming out.

Roy Romer

SchoolBetterYouStudentColorado

It should be that every child, when they leave school, can do ten meals, because when they leave home, they've got to be able to eat healthily. Blow the science of it and everything else. They've just got to be able to know what's good for them, how to buy it, and how to make a few dishes that they enjoy and don't cost too much.

Mary Berry

GoodHomeScienceSchoolChildKnow

There is just one exception to the FCC's no-throttling rule - if a company can prove that throttling is 'reasonable network management.'

Marvin Ammori

ManagementProveCompanyRuleJust

The only things I could do were English, drama and history. I loved them subjects, but I hated everything else.

Michael Socha

HistoryLovedDramaEverythingOnly

Broch is an inspiration to us, not only because of what he accomplished, but also because of all that he aimed at and could not attain.

Milan Kundera

InspirationUsBecauseAccomplished

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