Cory Booker Quotes

We become distracted from productive labors by our perceived opponents; we become focused on them and not on our larger calling to advance our nation; our debate becomes more about scoring points against an adversary and less about advancing our common cause.

Cory Booker

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Acknowledging that there's something you desire, not going after it, and deciding that, 'You know what, it's fine; I'll just focus on what I do have, make myself a ham sandwich, and call it a day,' isn't happiness. It's denial.

Jen Sincero

HappinessMyselfFocusDayYouKnow

I did learn Chinese kung-fu in a school for a short time, but I couldn't afford to pay for long-term learning.

Stephen Chow

LearningTimeSchoolShortLearn

Even with college, the reason I wanted to go so badly is because I wanted to major in film. I want to take screenwriting classes and learn more about behind the scenes stuff, because I love people like Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig who are able to write a lot of their own material and be so involved in everything they do.

Miranda Cosgrove

LovePeopleCollegeLearnGoWant

My parents were truly severe.

Miuccia Prada

ParentsSevereWereTruly

If I wear a suit, as I generally do in the business world, it's supposed to mean I'm retreating from competition with the bunnies. If I wear a very glamorous romantic dress, as I'm very likely to do if I'm going out in the evening, then I'm supposed to be competing with the bunnies.

Christie Hefner

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The German mind has a talent for making no mistakes but the very greatest.

Clifton Fadiman

MistakesTalentMindGreatestMaking

Sometimes when I'm being photographed, I hear the voice of this photographer who told me when I was about six while he was taking my school photo that I didn't have a nice smile, and I shouldn't smile in photos.

Brad Goreski

SmileSchoolMeVoiceNiceBeing

All the suffering and joy we experience depend on conditions.

Bodhidharma

ExperienceJoySufferingDepend

When I step out onto the ice to compete 'Romeo and Juliet,' I don't feel like a fighter. I feel very nervous, and it's very difficult for me to get into the mindset for it.

Ashley Wagner

StepMeMindsetFeelIceNervous

Our national drug is alcohol. We tend to regard the use any other drug with special horror.

William S. Burroughs

AlcoholSpecialHorrorOurNational

It doesn't hurt to feel sad from time to time.

Willie Nelson

SadTimeHurtFeelFrom Time To Time

Ripping children away from their parents has a particular shameful history, both in this country and around the world.

Pramila Jayapal

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