Tom Wolfe Quotes

Nerds... the 'nerd' has never been precisely defined, thanks to the psychological complexity of the creature. The word has connotations of some level of intelligence. The typical nerd is a male with intelligence but no sense of giving it a manly face.

Tom Wolfe

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IntelligenceFaceGivingNeverManly

I'm part of a party that I think values making sure that everyone in this country has an opportunity to succeed. That's why I'm a Democrat.

Jim Matheson

OpportunitySucceedThinkValuesWhy

The individual Siemens businesses must be able to keep up with the specialists in the industry and be at least as good as their strongest competitors.

Joe Kaeser

GoodUpIndividualIndustryKeep

I was a ballet dancer and that kind of bled into musical theater. I was constantly in rehearsal for one thing or another.

Jennifer Garner

KindRehearsalMusical TheaterBallet

I always see Beethoven as having been influenced by Haydn. Yet he started a revolution - not just to be different, but also because he lived in a revolutionary era.

Andris Nelsons

RevolutionBe DifferentAlwaysSee

I reserve the right to survey the national political landscape for candidates at all levels who reflect a proper understanding of our national security, economic security, and family security - the ideals of social conservation, the heart and strength of our country.

Jeff Fortenberry

FamilyStrengthHeartPolitical

I just feel that I'm compelled; that I have a responsibility to give back to those less fortunate.

Stewart Rahr

ResponsibilityFeelBackFortunate

Steaming is a great way to cook any firm fleshed fish, but it's often overlooked by the home cook.

Tom Douglas

HomeGreatFishWayFirmCook

I went to church every Sunday and sang in the choir. But for all that the church gave me - for all that it represented belonging, love and community - it also shut its doors to me as a gay person. That experience left me with the lifelong desire to explore the power of religion to transform lives or destroy them.

Roger Ross Williams

LoveCommunityPowerExperienceMe

Any person of honor chooses rather to lose his honor than to lose his conscience.

Michel de Montaigne

HonorLosePersonConscienceRather

My parents' generation grew up high on the Arab nationalism that Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser brandished in the 1950s.

Mona Eltahawy

ParentsGenerationNationalismHigh

The best thing I know between France and England is the sea.

Douglas William Jerrold

SeaBestKnowFranceBetweenThing

I'm excited about Los Angeles because I believe in her. I believe in her destiny. I think that the fact that we have so many different people from so many parts of the world is a big reason why L.A. is the city of America's promise.

Antonio Villaraigosa

PeopleCityWorldBelieveThinkWhy

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