Shirley Chisholm Quotes

I'd like them to say that Shirley Chisholm had guts. That's how I'd like to be remembered.

Shirley Chisholm

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: politician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 30, 1924 - January 1, 2005

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Gambling is part of the human condition. I love it. I have the best time gambling. I've been winning fortunes, and I've been losing them.

Jerry Lewis

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As to the evil which results from a censorship, it is impossible to measure it, for it is impossible to tell where it ends.

Jeremy Bentham

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My first cat was named Cowboy, after the Dallas Cowboys.

Jenna Bush

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Girlfriend and 100 Percent Fun were my two peeks, around '92 and '96. The reality is that the times I had the most media success, sold lots of records and played bigger shows, I had the least control of my own life.

Matthew Sweet

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I thought I wanted to be a clown, because what would be better than making people laugh?

Andy Grammer

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Radio allowed me to be a creator, and TV stole that creation from me by literalizing - and to some extent limiting - my vision.

Spalding Gray

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The failure of women to have reached positions of leadership has been due in large part to social and professional discrimination. In the past, few women have tried, and even fewer have succeeded.

Rosalyn Sussman Yalow

LeadershipFailureWomenPastSocial

As music became more profitable in the 1990s, it seemed like it attracted a lot of people who were just interested in the financial aspect of it, which is depressing.

Moby

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If you do good work, it tends to stick around. People still come up to me and say, 'The Ref' is my favorite Christmas movie.'

Denis Leary

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Along with my colleagues Mark Warner and Sheldon Whitehouse, I have been working to end the process of secret holds, which is when senators anonymously block legislation or nominations without explanation.

Claire McCaskill

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Not only is it harder to be a man, it is also harder to become one.

Arianna Huffington

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I have always liked to live my life in a quiet and peaceful manner. I used to lead my life that way. But the rise in social media has certainly affected me. Now I am always noticed.

Arijit Singh

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