Tom Perez Quotes

My father earned his citizenship by serving in the Army during World War II. He devoted his life to caring for our nations veterans at a VA hospital in Buffalo, New York. That desire to serve fellow Americans propelled my four siblings into medical careers, too.

Tom Perez

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LifeFatherMedicalNew YorkCaring

There's been so many different types of musicals, and it's a funny genre because there's a fine line between clever and stupid. It really takes a genius to know how to do it.

Melissa Etheridge

FunnyStupidGeniusKnowClever

I love New York. I first came here with my Mom when I was in 9th grade. I took the subway for the first time and the doors closed between me and my Mom, and I was so scared. I could see her through the window and I didn't know what to do. I got off at the next stop and she caught up to me, but I couldn't stop crying.

Skylar Grey

LoveTimeNew YorkMeMomWindow

That was my first lesson from Ben-Gurion. Then I saw him making peace, and I saw him making war. He mobilized me before the war. The man was a very rare combination between a real intellectual and a born leader. There is a contradiction between the two.

Shimon Peres

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People seem to enjoy things more when they know a lot of other people have been left out of the pleasure.

Russell Baker

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I have always been a left-winger and an outsider. I loved being that. I was perfectly cheerful with that role. Then suddenly, you're one of the talking heads on 'Nightline,' and you think you must have sold out.

Molly Ivins

ThinkLovedTalkingYouCheerful

It feels good when your hometown supports you, and Macon's always done that with us. Every time we come here, it's an event - which is nice.

Jason Aldean

GoodTimeHometownYouDoneNice

Math and reading are my only weaknesses - other than that, I'm perfect.

Judah Friedlander

ReadingPerfectWeaknessesOnlyThan

That's one of the things I love about entrepreneurship is that if you see something that you don't like - and if you think you have a better idea - you can pursue your model.

Jason Calacanis

LoveThinkBetterYouSeePursue

In truth, men speak too much of danger.

Jose Marti

TruthMenSpeakToo MuchDangerToo

The body doesn't accept the lack of food, and it suffers from the temptation of food and from other aspects which gnaw at it perpetually. The body fights back sure enough, but at the end of the day, everything returns to the primary consideration - that is, the mind.

Bobby Sands

FoodDayMindEnd Of The DayEnd

My favourite moment from the Oscars was when Brando didn't attend and sent a Native American woman to talk about Wounded Knee. She delivered a very unpopular and lengthy monologue about the injustice for indigenous people in North America. It was one of the greatest moments in American television.

Anohni

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Chrissie Hynde is the coolest woman alive, and no man can have her.

Shawn Amos

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