Tom Perez Quotes

Historians have often censored civil rights activists' commitment to economic issues and misrepresented the labor and civil rights movements as two separate, sometimes adversarial efforts. But civil rights and workers' rights are two sides of the same coin.

Tom Perez

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CommitmentLaborSometimesSameCoin

I know it affected me when I saw certain actors growing up. I had a drama teacher that would take us to see plays in New York, and it was seeing James Earl Jones and Raul Julia - I mean, this guy comes from the place my mother comes from. He's doing Shakespeare right now, and it doesn't seem to matter that he has an accent.

Jimmy Smits

MotherTeacherNew YorkGrowing Up

I was planning to transition right after high school and attend university as a girl, but then the modeling thing came up. It was an opportunity to see the world. My family knew I identified as a girl, but I didn't tell people in fashion.

Andreja Pejic

FamilyGirlOpportunitySchoolWorld

I don't want my kids going through what I went through - police stopping you, searching you and all that malarkey.

John O'Neill

PoliceYouWantSearchingGoing

It's a real concern of mine every day. What can we do? How much can we do? How quickly can we address all these important things?

Jeffrey Skoll

DayEvery DayImportantRealThings

I practice a lot. I practice in the winter when it's cold in Connecticut - a lot. I practice in my bedroom on the carpet - a lot. For all the practice I do, I should be a better golfer than I am.

Stuart Scott

WinterI AmPracticeColdBetter

No one quits a successful show without a valid reason.

Shilpa Shinde

ReasonWithoutSuccessfulShowValid

As everyone knows, I have never been a fan of George Bush's presidency.

Tom Tancredo

NeverEveryonePresidencyBeenFan

I'm taking Viagra and drinking prune juice - I don't know if I'm coming or going.

Rodney Dangerfield

KnowJuiceComingGoingDrinking

I don't think anybody is perfect.

Rose Namajunas

ThinkPerfectAnybody

It's weird to think about being introduced as 'Hall of Fame members Rascal Flatts.'

Jay DeMarcus

ThinkWeirdFameBeingMembersHall

If Trump wants to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement, the rest of the world should impose a carbon-adjustment tax on U.S. exports that do not comply with global standards.

Joseph Stiglitz

WorldRestParisTaxStandards

'The Apprentice' has been excellent for my dad. Before, there was always that kind of corporate, Napoleonic evilness to Donald Trump. Now people see him interacting with normal - barely normal - individuals, and it's like, 'Wait a second. He's a regular guy!'

Donald Trump, Jr.

PeopleWaitDonald TrumpNowKind

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