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Dick Thornburgh Quotes

In historical and constitutional terms, the recent political status vote in Puerto Rico was a necessary but obviously not decisive step on the road of self-determination leading to full self-government.

Dick Thornburgh

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: politician
Nationality: american
Birth: July 16, 1932

Topics

Step Road Political Puerto Rico Vote

My whole goal is to keep my spirit intact. If that doesn't happen, none of this is worth it.

Jewel

Worth Goal Spirit Worth It Happen

Mr. President, the buzz saw that your healthcare bill ran into wasn't lobbyists and special interests it was tens of millions of American's who were saying, 'Stop!'

John Boehner

Saying American Healthcare Stop Saw

Ignorance and inconsideration are the two great causes of the ruin of mankind.

John Tillotson

Great Ignorance Two Ruin Mankind

Our parents don't always know what's right. It's a new age.

Stormzy

Age Parents New Know Right Always

Let the little fairy in you fly!

Rufus Wainwright

Fly You Fairy Little

I remember being told by my very first photographer that if I lost weight, and I was a skinny model, it would do wonders for my career. My mum got really defensive - 'I don't think we will be doing that, thank you so much, goodbye.'

Ashley Graham

Goodbye Think Thank You Doing You

Saddam Hussein didn't kill 3,100 people on Sept. 11. Osama bin Laden did, and as far as we know he's still alive.

William J. Clinton

People Alive Know Far Still He

At the constitutional level where we work, 90 percent of any decision is emotional. The rational part of us supplies the reasons for supporting our predilections.

William O. Douglas

Work Decision Emotional Level Us

If you start out with a little telescope observing the stars and you keep at it over the years, as I have, it's kind of a dream to one day have an observatory where you can always go and use the telescope conveniently.

Tim Ferriss

Stars Day Start You Dream Kind

The major advances in speed of communication and ability to interact took place more than a century ago. The shift from sailing ships to telegraph was far more radical than that from telephone to email!

Noam Chomsky

Communication Speed Place More Email

But I think I'm a nice friend and a good person, and I try to do my work as best I can.

Mariah Carey

Work Good Friend Best Think I Can

Literature and philosophy both allow past idols to be resurrected with a frequency which would be truly distressing to a sober scientist.

Morris Raphael Cohen

Past Literature Philosophy Sober