Thomas P. O'Neill Quotes

You can't assume anything in politics. That's why every Saturday I walk around my district. I talk to the longshoremen in Charlestown. I listen to the people in East Boston and their concern on the airport noise. I walk down to the Star Market in Porter Square, and people tell me about meat prices.

Thomas P. O'Neill

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: politician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 9, 1912 - January 5, 1994

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WalkPoliticsPeopleMeSaturday

More time than not, athletes, specifically fighters, have a 15 or 20-year career, and unfortunately, we end up right where we started when it's over. All we have is maybe a round of applause when we walk in a room - Hey, there's the champ! That's great; I want that, but I've got to have something tangible to show for it, too.

Andre Ward

GreatTimeWalkEndCareerWant

Some of the biggest changes that have happened are behind the scenes, in the way we produce the magazine. E.g., much of our production has been brought in-house via desktop publishing.

Stanley Schmidt

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I'm a religious liberty supporter - I strongly believe in that.

Rob Portman

BelieveLibertyReligiousSupporter

While the President leads his potential adversaries in almost every state, his support is soft. He is seen as honest, sincere, just, and friendly but gets mediocre or relatively poor ratings being competent strong, intelligent, and a forceful leader.

Robert Teeter

LeaderSupportStrongPotentialPoor

I've been bothered about time generally and our tripartite division of time into past, present, and future. I think I know what the past is, and I think I know what future is, but I'm really not comfortable with the notion of present.

Martin Seligman

FutureTimePastThinkPresentKnow

Every state in America has an end of life directive or durable power of attorney provision. For the peace of mind of your children and your spouse as well as the comfort of knowing the government won't make these decisions, it's a very popular thing. Just not everybody's aware of it.

Johnny Isakson

LifePowerChildrenPeaceGovernment

There were several things a Yale freshman was supposed to be able to do. You had to demonstrate in the Olympic-size Yale pool that you could swim 50 yards or be inducted into swimming class.

Dick Cavett

SwimmingYouPoolClassSwimThings

If we can get back to where I can earmark money to bring it home to Illinois... to make us a stronger economy, I'm going to continue to do it.

Dick Durbin

HomeMoneyStrongerBackI CanUs

All successful people these days seem to be neurotic. Perhaps we should stop being sorry for them and start being sorry for me - for being so confounded normal.

Deborah Kerr

PeopleMeStartSorryStopDays

Kanye West - he's all over the place, and I think he defines what an artist is because none of his work is the same, and he's into what he's into.

Chris Bosh

WorkThinkArtistPlaceSameOver

Transactive memory works best when you have a sense of how your partners' minds work - where they're strong, where they're weak, where their biases lie. I can judge that for people close to me. But it's harder with digital tools, particularly search engines.

Clive Thompson

WorkBestLieMemoryPeopleMe

I have been guilty of wrong thinking.

Anne Hutchinson

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