John Shelton Reed Quotes

You ask people what their ethnicity is, and a lot of Scots-Irish people either don't know or if they know it they just don't acknowledge it. It's not something they really identify with. They're just plain old Americans, plain vanilla. I don't think they are a self-conscious voting bloc.

John Shelton Reed

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: sociologist
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  • Birth: 1942

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PeopleThinkVotingYouKnowAsk

There are some people, no matter what they do, it turns out badly. They have a problem: either what they do is wrong or things that happen were wrong. I was president of a company like that; it was called Grid Computer.

John Morgridge

PeopleProblemWrongMatterCompany

I'm not an actor. I'm really bad in front of a camera. It wouldn't work.

Matthew Vaughn

WorkCameraBadActorFrontReally

I've never seen any ghost, but I definitely believe that there's some sort of something spiritual out there. I mean, there has to be.

Amanda Crew

SpiritualBelieveNeverMeanOut

I'm astonished to say, but people are really pleased to hear what happened to me, the way I got a little bit more confident, the people I've met, and the things I didn't know.

Roger Rees

PeopleMeConfidentKnowSayWay

I became famous, I think, really because of the interpretation of other people's songs, way back when, and that's what I enjoy the most. And I'm a lazy bugger.

Rod Stewart

PeopleThinkFamousEnjoyBackLazy

I would say that being open to new things is kind of vital in this line of work, if not all lines of work, and being prepared to embrace the challenge of the new thing is something I want in my life until the day it's over.

Rupert Friend

LifeWorkChallengeDayNew Things

For every failure, there's an alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.

Mary Kay Ash

FailureActionYouFindTakeJust

Praying in Jesus' name makes the distinction that all glory and honor belong to Christ, who is one with God the Father.

Monica Johnson

FatherGodNameHonorGloryBelong

Growing up in New York City, I was always encouraged to question authority, and I think I confused patriotism with jingoism.

Claire Danes

PatriotismNew YorkCityGrowing Up

My husband is old-fashioned and kind, he does the greatest Sinatra impression, and I'd never have written anything if he hadn't read all those bedtime stories and unloaded the dishwasher while I slaved over chapters.

Allison Pearson

HusbandKindNeverOverAnythingHe

I think, for so long, women of different sizes have been pigeonholed, and with every campaign, it's always an adaptation of making fashion but for plus sizes. Sometimes it's in a little bit of a negative way, and plus is always a little bit slow to be fashion forward.

Philomena Kwao

WomenFashionNegativeForwardThink

The trouble with remakes is that people fall in love with the original. It's like peanut butter. If you try to change the taste of peanut butter, you're in trouble.

Sylvester Stallone

LoveChangePeopleYouFallTrouble

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