My parents never told us that our great-grandmothers had been slaves.
Constance Baker Motley
Recitation: by Male by Female
Corn is already the most subsidized crop in America, raking in a total of $51 billion in federal handouts between 1995 and 2005 - twice as much as wheat subsidies and four times as much as soybeans. Ethanol itself is propped up by hefty subsidies, including a fifty-one-cent-per-gallon tax allowance for refiners.
Jeff Goodell
AmericaTaxCornUpTwiceFour
At home, I love reaching out into that absolute silence, when you can hear the owl or the wind.
Amanda Harlech
LoveHomeSilenceWindYouOwl
As God is continually being marginalized and dismissed in the culture, you will continue to see evil proliferate.
Tony Evans
GodCultureEvilYouWillSee
I've thought for years that newspapers should all be owned by nonprofits.
Molly Ivins
ThoughtYearsShouldNewspapers
A severed foot is the ultimate stocking stuffer.
Mitch Hedberg
FootUltimateStockingSevered
I think people are distrustful of politicians and are looking for someone who is telling the truth with no hidden agenda.
Mohamed ElBaradei
TruthPeopleLookingThinkSomeone
My passion is music, you know, and music influences culture, influences lifestyle, which leads me to 'Roc-A-Wear'. I was forced to be an entrepreneur, so that led me to be CEO of 'Roc-A-Fella' records, which lead to Def Jam.
Jay-Z
MusicPassionCultureMeYouKnow
I think a lot of times we think of music as being different from other art forms. You would never ask a sculptor or painter, 'Go paint this because you'll get paid more,' you know what I mean?
Jose James
MusicArtBeing DifferentThinkYou
When I went to Everest, I underestimated things. I just didn't know what altitude could do. Or the cold - I especially didn't appreciate the cold. It can be just debilitating, and things can happen so quickly.
Jon Krakauer
ColdAppreciateKnowHappenEverest
I'm in this position where I can afford to wait, I'm lucky enough to be financially secure to not have to do anything that's thrown at me. You know the next couple of jobs are going to be pretty crucial in terms of how you're perceived by people. So I'm just waiting.
Dominic Monaghan
WaitingPeopleMeWaitEnoughYou
I really love doing what I do, being an actor. It's the greatest. You can do it until you die.
Dennis Quaid
LoveYou Can Do ItDieDoingYou
Playing girls is cool, but its a lot more fun playing boys.
Chris Lilley
FunCoolMorePlayingLot
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