Josiah Strong Quotes

As a rule, our largest cities are the worst governed.

Josiah Strong

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WorstRuleOurGovernedCities

I'm still craving approval from my parents. It took a lot of success for me to realize it was never coming. It's just not in their nature.

Andrew Stanton

NatureSuccessParentsMeNever

If the government can make money, what on earth does it collect taxes for you and me for? Why don't it make what money it wants, take the taxes out, and give the balance to us?

Robert Green Ingersoll

MoneyBalanceGovernmentMeYouWhy

We have a problem with dealing with race in our country. We have a problem with dealing with marriage equality and equality in general. These are complex, divisive issues in our society, and I think that the only way we further this conversation is to take them down to a very human scale.

Jeff Nichols

MarriageEqualitySocietyThinkDown

I've been doing magic since I was five years old, and when I was trying to get acting gigs, I found I could make a good living at it. It's great to kind of shake the cobwebs off and get the feeling of a live audience again. I love close-up magic, the card stuff, the coin stuff, the really up-close David Blaine stuff.

Steve Valentine

LoveGoodLiveGreatDoingMagic

The more I've learned about me, the more I'm interested in others.

Shirley MacLaine

MeOthersMoreInterestedLearned

I believe in servant leadership, and the servant always asks, 'Where am I needed most?'

Mike Pence

LeadershipBelieveI BelieveAlways

A lot of us were wondering, what is Trump really going to be like? He used to support Democrats and have various views earlier in his life about politics.

Mitch McConnell

LifePoliticsSupportDemocratsUsed

'Donnie Darko' was my first audition ever! It opened my eyes to the possibilities within camera work.

Jolene Purdy

WorkEyesPossibilitiesCameraFirst

Hopefully we'll figure out how to get 'Iron Man 2' going, and I'll be involved with that. You have got to outdo what you did before. So, if the last one took two years, we would need at least that to do what we are talking about or, at least, thinking about.

Jon Favreau

ManThinkingTalkingYouNeedOut

I made a bit of a stink. At the time, it was considered very bad form.

Diana Rigg

TimeBadMadeStinkFormVery

Every person who starts at Boxed does shifts at the fulfillment center. It doesn't matter if you are the general counsel or the COO.

Chieh Huang

YouPersonMatterFulfillmentCenter

I love soccer; I want to be on the field.

Brandi Chastain

LoveSoccerWantFieldI Love

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