Chellie Pingree Quotes

I am especially proud of taking on issues most central to the health of our American democracy.

Chellie Pingree

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HealthI AmDemocracyProudAmerican

I do have an older brother! But you know, he and I have always gotten along. We've always had different aspirations.

Jennifer Stone

BrotherYouKnowAlwaysDifferent

You can't separate the phenomenal birth of unionism in the United States of America from the Pullman porters. This same small group of men, who grew to be 10,000 strong, was also the organizational foundation for the civil rights movement and all of the gains that were made in the '40s and the '50s. That, and the black church.

Andre Braugher

MenSmallFoundationStrongBlack

I'm a Brooklyn boy. I was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised there, and spent most of my childhood there.

Robert Jay Lifton

ChildhoodNew YorkBrooklynBornNew

At a certain point, you have to face the fact that you've turned into an old fart.

Robert Gottlieb

FaceYouFartOldPointFact

I loved playing the part of the feisty Annie Sullivan in The Miracle Worker.

Mercedes McCambridge

LovedMiraclePlayingPartWorker

'Conexao,' which means 'connection' in Portuguese, is about exploring the more nuanced highs and lows of romance.

Amber Mark

ConnectionMoreExploringRomance

There's so much talk of representation in politics and entertainment - it's everywhere - but I didn't realize representation was important until really my senior year of high school.

Tomi Adeyemi

PoliticsSchoolHigh SchoolYear

Revolution begins with the self, in the self.

Toni Cade Bambara

RevolutionSelfBegins

Today, President Obama is making smart investments in clean energy - wind, solar, biofuels - as part of an all-of-the-above energy strategy that supports thousands of jobs, not in the Middle East, but in the Midwest.

Tom Vilsack

TodaySmartWindEnergyStrategy

I was sitting in my office when someone called to tell me two light planes had collided with the World Trade Centre. I turned on my television; before long, there was this procession of people of all kinds walking up the street. What I remember most was the silence of that crowd; there was no sound.

Tom Wolfe

LightSilencePeopleMeWorldLong

There's a basic rule of thumb that the more a culture oppresses women, or oppresses anyone, the more culturally preoccupied they are with that.

Mary Beard

WomenCultureMoreRuleThumbBasic

The Israeli people are skeptical about the chances of a long-term peace, but if they saw it, they'd grab it. Any Israeli government that wants to be reelected should be interested in a lasting peace.

Jonathan Powell

PeaceGovernmentPeopleChancesSaw

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