Thurgood Marshall Quotes

I never worked hard until I got to the Howard Law School and met Charlie Houston... I saw this man's dedication, his vision, his willingness to sacrifice, and I told myself, 'You either shape up or ship out.' When you are being challenged by a great human being, you know that you can't ship out.

Thurgood Marshall

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: judge
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 2, 1908 - January 24, 1993

Topics

VisionGreatMyselfManSacrifice

I like creating the illusion that suddenly I've just done five things at once.

Stephen Karam

IllusionCreatingDoneThingsJust

In the presidential debates back in 2008 and 2012, the candidates clearly didn't know how to make climate change resonate with voters - if they mentioned it at all.

Tom Steyer

ChangeBackClimate ChangeKnowHow

Some people say I'm a young man in a hurry. Well, guess what: they're right.

Tom Cotton

ManPeopleYoungSayYoung ManWell

Given Ivan's size and power, we must remain vigilant.

Mike Rogers

PowerSizeMustGivenVigilant

We need Congress to do more than just engage in partisan games.

Jason Kander

CongressGamesMoreNeedEngage

This is really bad to admit but, you know, when you put your name in Google to see how many credits it's got by your name or something. So you put in 'Dolly Wells' and suddenly it goes 'Dolly Wells Feet' or something.

Dolly Wells

FeetNameYouBadAdmitKnow

I just think it is important that you realize, that you're the best in the world. Whether you are a Democrat or Republican or whether you're libertarian or whatever, you are the best. And we should not ever forget that. And when somebody does not do the job, we got to let them go.

Clint Eastwood

BestJobWorldThinkYouForget

I like very girly, retro inspired, feminine, floral things. I'm not very edgy.

Ariana Grande

EdgyRetroInspiredThingsLike

What I'm not saying is that all government spending is bad. It's not - far, far from it, but there is no free lunch, as a former colleague of mine used to say. There is no public tooth fairy. Father Christmas does not work on the Treasury staff this year. You can never bail someone out of trouble without putting someone else into trouble.

Arthur Laffer

WorkFatherGovernmentLunchSaying

I've fought everybody without ducking anyone. I have beaten 10 undefeated guys, and I never was comparing myself to the greatest in the sport. I was not thinking of breaking any records. I'm just enjoying my time in boxing.

Wladimir Klitschko

TimeMyselfThinkingBoxingNever

She tries to get a waitressing job for a while - I mean, she's looking for a while before she finds Coyote Ugly - and it's hard to get a waitressing job in the city.

Piper Perabo

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One of the beautiful things about Tyler Durden in 'Fight Club' is that he seems to understand the implicit vanity and self-absorption that comes with the desire to improve oneself.

Mark Manson

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