John Rocco Quotes

There are so many things calling you toward that computer or TV. You forget, we're a family. We're all supposed to spend time together and talk.

John Rocco

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FamilyTimeTogetherYouForget

I'm a character actor so I've jumped around to all kinds of things.

Joe Mantegna

CharacterActorThingsKindsAround

Some of my earliest heroes were congresswomen like Shirley Chisholm and Barbara Jordan.

Jeffrey Wright

HeroesLikeSomeJordanWere

There are two kinds of hecklers: the destructive and constructive hecklers.

John Oliver

TwoKindsDestructiveConstructive

Initially, I wanted to write middle grade. YA scared me: there's a lot of responsibility in being a YA author. It's so important to give that age range the right books that reflect their world and show them themselves.

Angie Thomas

AgeResponsibilityMeWorldRight

American is the first democratic nation-state.

Stephen Ambrose

AmericanFirstDemocratic

A culture cannot lie down with dogs and not become utterly infested with fleas. The dogs, in this case, are the mongrel media and the corporate overlords who have grown fat on manufactured controversy and fear mongering.

Steven Weber

FearCultureLieFatMediaDown

Take my gay-hairdresser routine. You'll let your hairdresser say things to you that you wouldn't let your parents say. My hairdresser will say the funniest things, so I asked him if I could put him in my routine - you know, make fun of him in a good way. He said, 'Oh, mention my name, mention my name!'

Sinbad

GoodFunParentsNameYouRoutine

I ain't afraid to tell the world that it didn't take school stuff to help a fella play ball.

Shoeless Joe Jackson

SchoolWorldHelpPlayAfraidTell

I just wanted to play tennis. It wasn't a job. It was an ambition. I knew I could make money at it. I was 18 - old enough to think I could do it, young enough not to consider the consequences.

Martina Navratilova

MoneyJobAmbitionThinkEnoughOld

I was really fascinated by some of the things happening with Anonymous, the hackers group. I don't necessarily agree with everything they've done, but I thought it was a really interesting use of technology and the fact that there's a whole group of people who can take over systems and fight things from behind the scenes.

Michelle Gagnon

TechnologyFightPeopleThoughtDone

I am speaking as a Republican now, not a national security expert, but I believe that my party needs to come together.

Michael McCaul

TogetherI AmBelieveSecurityParty

I believe Jews are compassionate people because of what we've suffered. We must not put that suffering onto others.

Miriam Margolyes

PeopleSufferingBelieveI Believe

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