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Alfred Whitney Griswold Quotes

In the long run of history, the censor and the inquisitor have always lost. The only sure weapon against bad ideas is better ideas.

Alfred Whitney Griswold

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: educator
Nationality: american
Birth: October 27, 1906 - April 19, 1963

Topics

History Ideas Better Long Bad Run

Time plays a role in almost every decision. And some decisions define your attitude about time.

Attitude Time Decision Decisions

I was brought up in black neighborhoods in South Baltimore. And we really felt like we were very black. We acted black and we spoke black. When I was a kid growing up, where I came from, it was hip to be black. To be white was kind of square.

Growing Up Black White Growing Kind

My dad, as a guy, had to quit school in the ninth grade, fought in the Battle of the Bulge. And spent his life pushing wheel barrels of heavy wet cement. So we've gone from pushing cement to now in one generation pushing legislation. But we always want any president to succeed, to do well; that means America does well and Americans do well.

Life School Succeed Generation Wheel

My dad's passion was to teach adults to read so they could read to their kids.

Passion Teach Kids Read Could Dad

Do you think I am standing here, making this up as I go? I am sorry to disillusion you. I am not Robin Williams. I am the king of the pen.

I Am King Sorry Think You Pen

At the very least we should be given a bit of credit and a little bit of space, and maybe the media should think we could help them discover why English teams do not win European competitions.

Space Win Think Media Help Credit

Then I started graduate school at UCLA. I got a part time research assistant job as a programmer on a project involving the use of one computer to measure the performance of another computer.

Time Job School Research Performance

I have done a lot of sci-fi, not out of choice, necessarily. It's just that I'm Canadian, and it's more cost-efficient to film sci-fi up here.

Choice Done More Out Up Here

I think a lot of actors, we underprepare emotionally for how intense pilot season can be. And we underprepare the people around us, our support system. So when it starts taking up more time than you expect it to, we feel guilty.

Time Support People Think Feel You

I think people identify with Columbo because he is an average man.

Man People Think Average Because He

A lot of times in a record company environment, it's, 'All right, go out on the road, go get some experience, come back in six months, and we'll see where we are.' I've erased that. Now it's, 'This is what we're working on today. I expect you to come in tomorrow and address this and be better.'

Scott Borchetta

Today Experience Tomorrow Road You

With such a huge fan base, Indian football has a good foundation, and my aim is to become an ambassador of the sport and fly the flag on the international stage for the Indian fans.

Timothy F. Cahill

Good Football Fly Foundation Become

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