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Tim Ryan Quotes

I know from the stories of my grandparents and great-grandparents the real struggles and discrimination that Italian Americans faced when they first immigrated to America.

Tim Ryan

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: politician
Nationality: american
Birth: July 16, 1973

Topics

America Discrimination Know First

Immigration is the most difficult issue I've ever dealt with, and I've dealt with some tough issues: drones, gays in the military, WikiLeaks, Guantanamo. But immigration is hardest because there are so few people willing to talk and build consensus. Everybody's firmly made up their mind. It's a polarized issue.

Jeh Johnson

People Mind Tough Immigration Build

Concentration is my motto - first honesty, then industry, then concentration.

Andrew Carnegie

Honesty Motto First Industry Then

To a resolute mind, wishing to do is the first step toward doing. But if we do not wish to do a thing it becomes impossible.

Robert Southey

Step Mind Impossible First Step Wish

To live for some future goal is shallow. It's the sides of the mountain that sustain life, not the top.

Robert M. Pirsig

Life Future Live Mountain Goal Top

I just think there is a part of your brain that is supposed to be afraid of getting old, even if you're not really.

Maura Tierney

Brain Think You Getting Old Old

My kids and I live like three fun-loving hermits. We're quite bohemian.

Amrita Singh

Live Three Bohemian Like Kids Quite

I never wanted to be a model. I never wanted to be a serious actress. I started off doing comedy. I did a stand-up comedy camp at the Laugh Factory, and I started out on Nickelodeon.

Amanda Bynes

Laugh Comedy Doing Serious Never

Music used to be a more personal thing, and it defined who you were. Now it's like wallpaper.

Stephen Morris

Music You Now Personal More Used

I always write about subjects which attract me because if I didn't, it would be awful, a failure.

Ruth Rendell

Failure Me Write Always Attract

As an actor, you need to be versatile. You need to challenge yourself.

Colin Morgan

Challenge Yourself You Actor Need

Producers shoot movies where the tax incentives are.

William Fichtner

Tax Movies Shoot Where Incentives

I'm like a little boy from Virginia. I'm a backpacker. In my head, I'm left of centre. I come from the pool of weirdoes.

Pharrell Williams

Pool Boy Head Little Left Come