Phyllis Eisenstein Quotes

As long as I could remember, I had looked forward to a handful of wonderful events - a total eclipse of the sun, the return of Halley's Comet, and the first trip to the Moon. I've still never seen that eclipse, and Halley's comet was a disappointment, but my sense of wonder was diamond-bright on that July 20, 1969.

Phyllis Eisenstein

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 2, 1946

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You know as well as I do that counterinsurgency is a very nuanced type of military operation.

John Abizaid

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That's why I loved Dinah Washington. She sung jazz, but they called her the Queen of the Blues. She had the control and sophistication of jazz in her note selection and how to attack a song or certain lines, but then attacked it with a painful force of blues behind it. That's why I admired her so much, because of that versatility.

Andra Day

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I love Japan. I love the collision of the modern and ancient worlds coming together in that place. It's so high-tech and cool.

John Lasseter

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An eviction is an incredibly time consuming and stressful event.

Matthew Desmond

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Now that we are poor, we are free. No white man controls our footsteps.

Sitting Bull

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It feels nice after a long career as an actor to find your own voice and support that.

Shiri Appleby

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To try to correct imbalances with trade restrictions is a grave error.

Rodrigo Rato

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I personally think that people who are inheriting the wealth must have an agreement on how that wealth will flow from generation to generation, how they would like to spend it, and have similar philosophies around philanthropy to ensure continuity and scaling up.

Roshni Nadar

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Great questions make great reporting.

Diane Sawyer

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Inaction is perhaps the greatest mistake of all.

Chuck Schumer

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Even if the chef has a good business head, his focus should be behind kitchen doors. A business partner should take care of everything in front of the kitchen doors.

Bobby Flay

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Now, occasionally I will still have that quarter pounder because I love fast food, but you have to keep it to a minimum.

Aretha Franklin

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