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Jayson Blair Quotes

One of my weaknesses happens to be lying, and I could tell you that I'm never going to lie again in my life, but that would be a lie.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: journalist
Nationality: american
Birth: May 23, 1976

Topics

Life Lie My Life You Lying Never

The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.

Leadership Greatness Humanity Task

When I was younger I wanted to be an airline pilot, but that lasted for about 30 seconds.

Pilot Airline Wanted Younger Seconds

I had ballooned out to close to 400 pounds at one point. And in the '80s, we were just beginning to get on video and disco. So therefore, I did not fit in, and my record company let me go because they said, 'Look, you're just not marketable enough with the weight problem.'

Jennifer Holliday

Beginning Me Problem Enough Look Go

In fact, I don't think I'll ever make anything that will feel as divinely dropped in my lap as the opening of 'Wall-E.'

Think Feel Will Opening Anything

The people are the government, administering it by their agents; they are the government, the sovereign power.

Power Government People Sovereign

Our nation, our economy, and our families would be much stronger if half of our companies were run by women and half of our households were run by men.

Women Men Stronger Run Economy Half

I cannot and will not violate my duty to protect confidential communications with the president.

Duty Will President Protect Cannot

I guess you can be a supermodel today just by building followers. You don't necessarily have to do the work of going to Milan and then to Paris or New York, trying to find the right photographer, artist, or designer to see you.

Work Today New York Building You

I'm somebody who's really contributed to culture. Popular culture.

Steve Guttenberg

Culture Somebody Popular Really

As the son of a feminist mother, I grew up with the idea that work was a sort of salvation for women as it would give them freedom from the domestic grind. Now it seems work is a form of slavery, undertaken out of apparent compulsion rather than choice.

Work Mother Women Son Freedom Grind

You can't hate James Brown! Who hates James Brown?

Rosemarie DeWitt

Hate You Brown Who Hates James

Sometimes when I'm on the phone, someone will say, 'Yes, Mr. Yeoh.' And I'm thinking, 'I'm not Mr. Yeoh, man.'

Man Thinking Someone Phone Sometimes

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