Tom Vilsack Quotes

People don't understand rural America. Sixteen percent of our population is rural, but 40 percent of our military is rural. I don't believe that's because of a lack of opportunity in rural America. I believe that's because if you grow up in rural America, you know you can't just keep taking from the land. You've got to give something back.

Tom Vilsack

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OpportunityPeopleBelieveGrowYou

The problem of the Panthers is that they scared people. The music of N.W.A didn't scare people; it taught people what it was like to grow up in our inner cities.

Jerry Heller

MusicPeopleGrowProblemGrow Up

Music is something so mystical, so unexplainably a thing you cannot put in the rules or boundaries, you know? It speaks about our feelings about questions of life and death. It goes absolutely beyond any kind of rules.

Andris Nelsons

LifeMusicDeathQuestionsYouKnow

A good story is a good story, whatever the medium.

Michael Arndt

GoodStoryWhateverGood Story

I'm passionate about mobilizing young Latinos to get to the polls, so I'm involved with Voto Latino. Latinos are a vital but underrepresented force in this country.

Ana Ortiz

CountryYoungPassionateLatinoGet

I see courage everywhere I go in Africa. Fearless human rights activists in Darfur. Women peace advocates in eastern Congo. Former child soldiers in Northern Uganda who now are helping other former child soldiers return to civilian life.

John Prendergast

LifeWomenCouragePeaceChildGo

I could never know someone who could hurt someone else and not feel like a horrible person.

Amber Mark

HurtFeelSomeonePersonKnowNever

Mum was a big style icon for me: her natural sexiness and natural confidence.

Stella McCartney

ConfidenceStyleMeBigNaturalHer

What you don't want to do is to hang on to the aging superstar past his prime and take resources away you can otherwise use to build a better overall team.

Tom Hicks

PastAgingTeamBetterYouWant

My favorite dish is bibimbap, which is composed of various vegetables, steamed and pickled, and meat toppings over a bed of rice.

Mary Gordon

VegetablesBedOverMeatRiceDish

I've been so lucky in all my jobs. I just, you know, when you hear nightmare stories of other jobs - which I'm sure are true, but I've been lucky and never experienced them.

Lucy Davis

YouKnowTrueLuckyNeverSure

I'm an insomniac. Ambien is my best friend.

Johnny Weir

FriendBestBest Friend

The Liberals have been pressing for the brief on the basis of which he said there was authority for war.

Clare Short

WarSaidAuthorityBeenLiberalsHe

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