Mary Harris Jones Quotes

I believe that movements to suppress wrongs can be carried out under the protection of our flag.

Mary Harris Jones

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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Occasionally, you see presidents come in and provide a clear change in direction of leadership.

Jim Cantrell

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I wanted a baby of color, to be honest, because I wasn't attached to the idea that I look like the biological mother. I liked the idea of the adoption being clear; it was and is not something I am interested in hiding.

Jennifer Gilmore

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I can't say enough about Ireland. I can't. I'd move there.

Jeffrey Dean Morgan

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I'm a big believer in luck - the harder you work, the luckier you become.

Jeannette Walls

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I've had a private pilot's license for years and flown all round the U.K. and over to France.

Michael Gambon

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I looked into corruption in Afghanistan through a work called 'Payback' and impersonated a police officer, set up a fake checkpoint on the street in Kabul and stopped cars, but instead of asking them for a bribe, offered them money and apologized on behalf of the Kabul Police Department.

Aman Mojadidi

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People wear shorts to the Broadway theater. There should be a law against that.

Stanley Tucci

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I hate it when people use the word 'sorry' aggressively, as in, 'Sorry, but I hate you.' Sorry's an important word, and it shouldn't be abused.

Robert Webb

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In my view, Reform and Opening Up began with the abandonment of the 'using class struggle as guiding principle' government policy of the Mao era and, in its place, a commitment to economic development and social harmony.

Liu Xiaobo

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I say to people that it's a choice that we make every day in our lives. Doesn't matter what you're going through. You don't have to be going through what I went through. But it's whether you decide to get up or stay down, whether you say 'yes' or whether you say 'no' to life. Basically, I decided to say, 'Yes.'

Janine Shepherd

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If you're going into music, work on your music and do it as well as you can. And look at it as a business. I'm in it to make a living, too.

Johnny Van Zant

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At Real Madrid, we have many good players that the team can learn from.

Sergio Ramos

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