My father was in the First World War.
Doris Lessing
Recitation: by Male by Female
My definition of a friend is somebody who adores you even though they know the things you're most ashamed of.
Jodie Foster
FriendshipFriendYouKnowAshamed
Some argue shareholder capitalism has proven more efficient. It has moved economic resources to where they're most productive, and thereby enabled the economy to grow faster.
Robert Reich
CapitalismGrowMoreEconomyWhere
I love wearing black, especially leather or even faux leather! It just adds edge and a sense of class and maturity to your outfit!
Jeffree Star
LoveMaturityBlackOutfitEdge
Because of my political views, I've been targeted as a lightning rod, someone who's too far out there.
John Turner
PoliticalSomeoneOutLightningBeen
You don't say no to a Shankar film.
Amy Jackson
YouSayFilm
Questioning authority is, I think, a great thing to instill in children. I just didn't have enough of that when I was little.
Amy Chua
ChildrenGreatThinkEnoughLittle
I can speak of slavery only so far as it came under my own observation - only so far as I have known and experienced it in my own person.
Solomon Northup
SlaverySpeakI CanPersonMy Own
We have a long and proud tradition as a nation of investing in our human capital so that we can build a thriving middle class. You look at the G.I. Bill after the war - it was an investment in our service members who had served this nation with distinction.
Tom Perez
ServiceWarProudLongYouLook
When you win, sometimes it overshadows a poor performance.
Mike Krzyzewski
WinPerformanceYouSometimesPoor
I started taking all these cooking classes. I learned a lot in them, but you think you're going to retain it, and you don't. Under the pressure, it's hard to retain everything.
Judy Gold
CookingThinkPressureYouHard
Competition makes things come out right. Well, what does that mean in health care? More hospitals so they compete with each other. More doctors compete with each other. More pharmaceutical companies. We set up war. Wait a minute, let's talk about the patient. The patient doesn't need a war.
Donald Berwick
HealthCompetitionWarWaitCare
I really don't think of myself as a singer. I think of myself as an entertainer, and the best place I do it is onstage.
Cher
MyselfBestThinkPlaceSinger
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