Shirley Chisholm Quotes

My greatest political asset, which professional politicians fear, is my mouth, out of which come all kinds of things one shouldn't always discuss for reasons of political expediency.

Shirley Chisholm

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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You want to continue with the social safety net: the good, the bad and the ugly parts of that, you have to have a vibrant economy. You have to have growth of the economy.

John Barrasso

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If you do a film with a studio, agents step in, they start saying, 'My actor has to get this amount of money', and it becomes about deals.

Robert Rodriguez

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We need a comprehensive focus on infrastructure that supports not just transportation but also broadband, education, healthcare, and our environment.

John Hickenlooper

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Congress did the right thing with Ebola. They funded us to protect Americans and keep us safer.

Tom Frieden

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One of the core organizing principles of my life is that success comes through a delicate balance between making things happen and letting things happen.

Robin S. Sharma

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While other state governments stiff their vendors, close parks, delay tax refunds, and ignore unacceptably poor service levels, Indiana state employees are setting national standards for efficiency.

Mitch McConnell

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Be thou the rainbow in the storms of life. The evening beam that smiles the clouds away, and tints tomorrow with prophetic ray.

Lord Byron

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One person I haven't worked with yet, who I find hilarious, is Chad Coleman.

Josh McDermitt

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I worship talents almost. I sinfully dare mourn that I possess them not.

Dorothea Dix

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When Sir Arthur Conan Doyle conceived Sherlock Holmes, why didn't he give the famous consulting detective a few more quirks: a wooden leg, say, and an Oedipus complex? Well, Holmes didn't need many physical tics or personality disorders; the very concept of a consulting detective was still fresh and original in 1887.

Christopher Fowler

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You can definitely notice a girl who has confidence versus one who's thinking, 'How are they judging me?'

Coco Rocha

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Our responsibility is to learn to draw upon the power of the Atonement. Otherwise, we walk through mortality relying solely on our own strength.

Sheri L. Dew

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