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Mary Harris Jones Quotes

Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living.

Mary Harris Jones

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: activist
Nationality: american
Birth: August 1, 1837 - November 30, 1930

Topics

Fight Hell Living Dead Pray Like

Democracy is not something that happens, you know, just at election time, and it's not something that happens just with one event. It's an ongoing building process. But it also ought to be a part of our culture, a part of our lives.

Time Culture Democracy Building You

The impulse to write things down is a peculiarly compulsive one, inexplicable to those who do not share it, useful only accidentally, only secondarily, in the way that any compulsion tries to justify itself.

Down Way Write Things Share Justify

It's a thankless job for police officers, period, but specifically for men and women of color protecting and serving.

John David Washington

Women Men Police Job Color Serving

I'm not against making new fans, but I'm not going to go out of my way to pander to someone and try to make them like me; that's not who we are. It's not as if we're fighting to find an audience - we have our audience, and anybody else is definitely welcome.

Welcome Me Fighting Someone Find Go

If Mayweather wants to come over and fight in the UFC, then do it. It's hardcore here, though. I don't think it'll be a stroll in the park. Granted, he's the best boxer ever seen, just about.

Robert Whittaker

Best Fight Think Over Park Here

Sometimes there's something very comforting about a film unfolding more or less as you expect it to.

You Sometimes More Comforting Expect

In bed my real love has always been the sleep that rescued me by allowing me to dream.

Luigi Pirandello

Love Dreams Sleep Me Dream Bed

I think there's a bargain in every garage sale - not as much as there used to be, but they're still there.

Think Used Bargain Still Garage

We are now living in a post-Roosevelt, post-Reagan universe. What comes next will not be post-partisan, because faction is an intrinsic human impulse.

Universe Now Living Will Human Next

One of the things you learn when you go overseas is how much a lot of the countries overseas really just like to enjoy life.

Life Enjoy Life Learn Enjoy You Go

Because after my first year I had a lot of success, took everybody by storm, came back the next year thought it was easy and didn't have near the season I had the previous year. It was kind of a wake-up call. And so, life goes on.

Life Success Storm Thought Year

My dad was a man of great wisdom in his short time here.

Wisdom Great Time Man Short Here

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