John Prendergast Quotes

Slavery, racism, sexism, and other forms of bigotry, subordination, and human rights abuse transform and adapt with the times.

John Prendergast

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RacismSlaveryAdaptHumanAbuse

I'm a books person. Yes, I have a Kindle. I used it for an hour and a half and put it in the closet.

Andrew Wylie

PersonYesHalfUsedClosetBooks

I had done one failed pilot. I remember, when it failed, I was like, 'Oh my God, how does someone survive this? That's it - that's the end of my career; it's over.'

John Krasinski

GodSurviveEndSomeoneRemember

Guilt for being rich, and guilt thinking that perhaps love and peace isn't enough and you have to go and get shot or something.

John Lennon

LovePeaceRichThinkingGuiltYou

There are so many cruel decisions parents have to make when their child dies. The funeral director requested a sheet for the coffin, and I sent the cozy flannel one, pale blue with happy snowmen, that had just been put away with the winter linens.

Ann Hood

WinterBlueHappyChildParents

The comics were not only stories to enjoy; for me they were drawings that possessed me.

Jean Giraud

MeEnjoyOnlyStoriesComicsWere

There is very little hope that the United States or anyone else can do much to stabilize Iraq, Libya, Syria or Egypt. Stabilizing Iran, and bringing it back into the family of nations, is much more possible. That would be a 'win' for both sides.

Stephen Kinzer

FamilyHopeWinBackEgyptPossible

I can bend my wrist down to my forearm. I can wrench my fingers backward until they rest on my hand. A hitchhiker's thumb might arc into a 90-degree angle; mine will go to 135.

Monica Hesse

RestDownI CanGoWillHand

There is a great deal of innovation occurring in Colorado, with some of the most brilliant minds and creative startup companies in the world formulating climate-change solutions right in our backyard.

Jared Polis

InnovationGreatCreativeWorldDeal

My mother asks when I will do some theatre, and there is something about getting your 15 minute call. That is what you become an actor for - performing in front of people and getting the love from the audience.

Jonas Armstrong

LoveMotherPeopleTheatreYouWill

Power doesn't corrupt people, people corrupt power.

William Gaddis

PowerPeopleCorrupt

There'll never be a 'Rocky IV.' You gotta call a halt.

Sylvester Stallone

YouNeverCallRockyGottaHalt

I was always a total ham, but my dad really taught me that.

Paula Pell

MeAlwaysHamTaughtReallyTotal

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