Chris Bell Quotes

Texas has a lot of challenges, but if I choose to run I will talk about opening democracy to mainstream Texans and not just to a closed circle of entrenched ideologues.

Chris Bell

Recitation: by Male by Female

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ChallengesDemocracyTexasChoose

We stand today on the edge of a new frontier - the frontier of the 1960's - a frontier of unknown opportunities and perils - a frontier of unfulfilled hopes and threats.

John F. Kennedy

TodayOpportunitiesStandEdgeNew

The older I get, the more I want to do. It beats death, decay or golf in unfortunate trousers. Peace and quiet depress me.

Simon Schama

PeaceDeathMeGolfQuietWant

The rights that people have offline must also be protected online.

Toomas Hendrik Ilves

PeopleRightsMustOnlineAlso

Positive emotion alienated from the exercise of character leads to emptiness, to inauthenticity, to depression, and, as we age, to the gnawing realization that we are fidgeting until we die.

Martin Seligman

PositiveAgeCharacterDepression

I desire to assist in attracting to this profession young men of character and ability, also to help those already engaged in the profession to acquire the highest moral and intellectual training.

Joseph Pulitzer

CharacterMenTrainingHelpYoung

I have a huge costume section in my closet - wigs, mustaches, the whole thing. Halloween's my favorite holiday, so I have a lot of weird stuff.

Clark Duke

WeirdHolidayCostumeClosetStuff

I absolutely should be on social media, and I think every person who's an influencer should be, and should be doing good things.

Ansel Elgort

GoodSocial MediaGood ThingsThink

Congress is like first grade, only not as well behaved.

Sean Patrick Maloney

CongressFirstWellOnlyLikeGrade

The spiritual is the parent of the practical.

Thomas Carlyle

SpiritualParentPractical

It was dangerous to hit the wrong kid in my neighborhood, because a lot of the guys I played with had fathers in the Mafia.

Tim Robbins

WrongDangerousMafiaKidBecause

I always love going on a safari drive whenever I visit Ulusaba Private Game Reserve in South Africa. I've been fortunate to see so many incredible animals over the years, and each time, it's completely different. Following Ulusaba's pack of wild dogs is my highlight.

Richard Branson

LoveTimeDriveGameAfricaWild

Conservative women in politics run a punishing gauntlet. They endure psychological evaluations and near-gynecological exams their male and liberal counterparts do not.

Mark McKinnon

WomenPoliticsRunConservative

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