Ron Fournier Quotes

At the start of his second term, one wonders less about Obama's fitness than his willingness: Why doesn't he do more to build and maintain the relationships required to govern in era of polarization?

Ron Fournier

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FitnessStartBuildRelationships

I think, taking too long to work on a record, you sort of lose some of the feeling, so I write as fast as I can; it's just this manic phase where I'm by myself and or on tour, and I write, and I write.

John Darnielle

WorkMyselfThinkLongYouLose

Racism is a much more clandestine, much more hidden kind of phenomenon, but at the same time it's perhaps far more terrible than it's ever been.

Angela Davis

TimeRacismKindMoreHiddenSame

When I grew up in the South, I was taught that segregation was the will of God, and the Bible was quoted to prove it. I was taught that women were by nature in inferior to men, and the Bible was quoted to prove it. I was taught that it was okay to hate other religions, and especially the Jews, and the Bible was quoted to prove it.

John Shelby Spong

NatureWomenGodHateMenBible

I don't like to watch myself on screen because in my mind there is a touch of George Clooney about me, but when I see it, there is more than a little Donkey from 'Shrek' about me.

Stephen Mangan

MyselfMindMeTouchMoreSee

I came to believe that a leader isn't good because they're right; they're good because they're willing to learn and to trust.

Stanley A. McChrystal

GoodLeaderTrustBelieveLearn

I have a background in theater. At the time I read 'The Loved Ones' script, I was playing Catherine the Great of Russia onstage. Straight after that, I played Stella in 'A Streetcar Named Desire' and Isabella in 'Measure for Measure.'

Robin McLeavy

GreatTimeLovedMeasureDesire

Trust me: it's cool to invest.

Juice Wrld

TrustMeCoolInvestTrust Me

If you're not sincere with it, you shouldn't say anything at all.

Dr. Dre

YouSaySincereAnything

People used to grow up in small communities where folk wisdom was passed down. But we don't live there anymore. We can't go next door to your aunt and ask her for the answers.

Clarissa Pinkola Estes

LiveWisdomPeopleDoorSmallGrow

With all of the people in Cuba who I met - many of them hugely heroic figures - I found learning about their complexity and richness and contradictions just really fascinating, and it was fulfilling to be able to offer a different side to them, to be able to have some kind of unique takeaway from the official narrative.

Brin-Jonathan Butler

LearningPeopleUniqueKindCuba

I wanted to be a vet before I got into comedy, but then once I found out how much gore goes into that job, I wanted nothing to do with it.

Brian Posehn

JobComedyNothingOutGotFound

Politics is involved when you don't tackle inefficiency and burden people with higher tariffs.

Piyush Goyal

PoliticsPeopleYouBurdenTackle

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