Chris Gardner Quotes

I do one thing - I don't do it on purpose - but I always make other guys look underdressed.

Chris Gardner

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PurposeLookAlwaysOne ThingGuys

I've inherited a sense of that loss from my parents because it was so palpable all the time while I was growing up, the sense of what my parents had sacrificed in moving to the United States, and yet at the same time, building a life here and all that that entailed.

Jhumpa Lahiri

LifeTimeParentsGrowing UpMoving

My purpose as an artist is to heal the divided feminine in our culture. Well, okay wait, that sounds incredibly cheesy and like something a massage therapist might do at Esalen.

Jill Soloway

CulturePurposeWaitArtistOkay

I believe the American people care a lot about the environment.

Robert Redford

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As far as superhero stories, what's appealing is of course that aspect of wish fulfillment. I mean, you start out reading them as a kid, and a couple things jump out at you - there are heroes out there, and you wish you could run into a phone booth and change your life, or be like Peter Parker and put on a mask and become a hero.

John Ridley

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There are loads of countries that have nice written constitutions like ours. But there aren't loads of countries where they're followed.

Stephen Breyer

NiceWhereLikeOursFollowedLoads

The disquieting news of Danny Villanueva's death brought back memories of our time together at KNBC in the early 1970s.

Tom Brokaw

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I am one of 40 grandchildren. What bothers me about the whole trust-fund thing is that it sort of presumes that everything is handed to you. And if there is one thing about my family that I do identify with, it is that everyone is extremely hardworking.

Rooney Mara

FamilyI AmMeGrandchildrenYou

Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music.

Ronald Reagan

LifeMusicSweetSongStartGrand

If in my youth I had realized that the sustaining splendour of beauty of with which I was in love would one day flood back into my heart, there to ignite a flame that would torture me without end, how gladly would I have put out the light in my eyes.

Michelangelo

LoveBeautyHeartEyesLightDay

More than 90 percent of criminal cases are never tried before a jury. Most people charged with crimes forfeit their constitutional rights and plead guilty.

Michelle Alexander

PeopleGuiltyMoreNeverJuryTried

I've known for years that the university underserved the community, because we assumed that university education is for 18- to 22-year-olds, which is a proposition that's so absurd it is absolutely mind-boggling that anyone ever conceptualized it. Why wouldn't you take university courses throughout your entire life?

Jordan Peterson

LifeEducationCommunityYouWhy

The truth is the truth is the truth. And as long as you tell the truth, you'll be okay in the end.

Don Lemon

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