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Douglas Alexander Quotes

This Network Generation have grown up in a connected world. With Skype, Facebook, Twitter and the Internet, the world is at their fingertips via their smart phone. They find the idea of watching TV programmes at a time to suit the broadcaster quaint and old-fashioned.

Douglas Alexander

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: politician
Nationality: british
Birth: October 26, 1967

Topics

Time Smart World Generation Internet

When I got involved in politics and started running, there were questions about whether a woman could take care of her kids and serve in office. And that was never an issue when I ran.

Politics Woman Care Take Care Office

I think, a lot of times in a big city, you're working even when you're not.

City Think You Big City Big Working

When I was at school, most people were planning on going to university and becoming doctors or lawyers. I wanted to be a singer, and I was laughed at. It was tough, but I never let anything stop me.

School People Me Tough Planning

Why I came here, I know not; where I shall go it is useless to inquire - in the midst of myriads of the living and the dead worlds, stars, systems, infinity, why should I be anxious about an atom?

Stars Go Know Living Why Useless

The color of somebody's skin or the way he wears his hair or clothes has nothing to do with anything.

Judge Mills Lane

Hair Color Clothes Skin Nothing Way

I believe one's responsibility as a role model begins and ends with their perception of what a good role model is.

Good Responsibility Believe I Believe

My dad was an adventurer, my mother a romantic. When they met in college, both were creative writers; the writing was a bond.

Mother Romantic Creative College Met

Entire ignorance is not so terrible or extreme an evil, and is far from being the greatest of all; too much cleverness and too much learning, accompanied with ill bringing-up, are far more fatal.

Learning Knowledge Ignorance Evil

Courage consists not in hazarding without fear; but being resolutely minded in a just cause.

Fear Courage Without Being Just

Vilify, Vilify, some of it will always stick.

Pierre Beaumarchais

Will Always Stick Some Vilify

They've been brought up on the best music. It's gonna be so good.

Good Music Best Up Been Gonna

Yankee Stadium played host to the most important prizefight ever when Joe Louis knocked out Max Schmeling in 1938.

Important Out Stadium Host Knocked

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