Jonathan Miles Quotes

A banal poem is never more than a banal poem. A banal or trite lyric, however, can be - with the right vocal cords - brilliantly and shatteringly conveyed.

Jonathan Miles

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MoreNeverRightPoemThanVocal

I can't sing or dance.

Joel Edgerton

DanceSing

Too many Americans are getting sick on our over-commercialized food system.

Andrew Zimmern

FoodSickSystemOurManyGetting

Most comics point out what everyone else is thinking but hadn't thought of verbalizing. I guess, in a way, that makes most comics seers. It just depends in what category - some choose to be the seers of relationships, some are seers of racial issues, and some are seers of political issues.

Maz Jobrani

ThinkingThoughtPoliticalChoose

Giap was a master of logistics, but his reputation rests on more than that. His victories were achieved by a patient strategy that he and Ho Chi Minh were convinced would succeed - an unwavering resolve to suffer immense casualties and the near total destruction of their country to defeat any adversary, no matter how powerful.

John McCain

SucceedReputationStrategyPowerful

It is time to stand strong for the American people. It is time to champion the interests of those constantly neglected on the question of immigration: the men and women and children we represent - the citizens of this country to whom we owe our ultimate allegiance.

Jeff Sessions

WomenChildrenTimeMenPeople

When Napoleon abdicated in April 1814, Britain expected that America would soon lose heart and surrender, too. From then on, London's chief aims were to bring a swift conclusion to the war and capture as much territory as possible in order to gain the best advantage in the inevitable peace talks.

Amanda Foreman

HeartBestPeaceWarAmericaLose

Man is a creature of hope and invention, both of which belie the idea that things cannot be changed.

Tom Clancy

HopeManInventionThingsIdeaBoth

When you act against a blue screen, you have to imagine what's not there.

Rodrigo Santoro

BlueYouActImagineScreenAgainst

Robert DeNiro, who may be the greatest living actor, usually acts in a way which is very stone-faced, like Steve McQueen.

Michel Hazanavicius

LivingActorWayGreatestMayLike

I don't think people change; electronics change, the things we have change, but the way we live doesn't change.

Judy Blume

ChangeLivePeopleThinkWayThings

I haven't met one parent or one teacher in Missouri who thinks we should balance the budget by taking money from kids' classrooms.

Jay Nixon

TeacherMoneyBalanceParentBudget

The Constitution authorizes Congress to tax Americans to provide for the common defense and promote the general welfare. But in Washington, the professional political class has hijacked that authority to rig up a tax code that provides for the well-being of Washington, not the country.

Josh Hawley

ConstitutionPoliticalProfessional

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