Jon Meacham Quotes

I am a southerner who grew up with and around guns. I own some still. My father gave me a .22 rifle when I was 9 and a single barrel .410 shotgun when I was 10.

Jon Meacham

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FatherI AmMeSingleGunsOwn

One of my favorite parts of being an actress is being a detective.

Jessica Chastain

BeingDetectiveFavoriteActress

My collections are full of adaptable pieces: within the energetic lifestyle of L.A., they are able to take you from the beach in Malibu to the red carpet in Hollywood.

Matthew Williamson

BeachRedYouLifestyleHollywood

In genetic epistemology, as in developmental psychology, too, there is never an absolute beginning.

Jean Piaget

BeginningNeverPsychologyGenetic

Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out - because I was not a trade unionist.

Martin Niemoller

SpeakOutTradeBecauseDidThen

What I like to do when I get to a new place is buy local music early on and listen to it while we're driving around. I think it helps explain and illuminate the culture of where you are if local music is playing.

Chris Hadfield

MusicCultureThinkDrivingYouNew

It took me 20 years of making movies to learn how to do it.

Chevy Chase

MeLearnMoviesYearsMakingHow

I've had quite a few moments I've liked, so it's good enough.

Bryan Ferry

GoodEnoughMomentsQuiteFewLiked

There are amazingly wonderful people in all walks of life; some familiar to us and others not. Stretch yourself and really get to know people. People are in many ways one of our greatest treasures.

Bryant H. McGill

LifeYourselfPeopleAmazingKnow

ADCOLOR is an incredible organization that not only empowers people from all backgrounds to rise up but also to give back.

Wilson Cruz

PeopleOrganizationBackRiseUp

People just don't laugh when their family is violated, and you don't shrug it off. You band together and you defend together. It's a funny, primitive instinct.

Phillip Noyce

FamilyFunnyTogetherPeopleLaugh

Being 15, I feel like people want me to go down the Justin Bieber, Cody Simpson sort of genre.

Shawn Mendes

PeopleMeFeelDownGoWant

When 'Jewel' was screened, old friends from school and university got back in touch. More than one of them told me that their partners hated Merrick so much they could not think of having me in the house. This kind of audience identification does not happen in any other medium.

Tim Pigott-Smith

Old FriendsSchoolMeThinkFriends

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