Rick Perlstein Quotes

Bill de Blasio was swept to the New York mayoralty on the promise of getting Gracie Mansion out from under the thumb of corporate elites.

Rick Perlstein

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New YorkNewOutCorporatePromise

When I was a kid, I dreamed of using a bat with my own name on it.

Jennie Finch

NameMy OwnKidOwnBatDreamed

We're the only major company in the U.S. that is solely in the professional beauty industry. We promised hairdressers when we started that we would stay with them. If I went retail tomorrow then we would be four times our size overnight, but I'm going to be the one guy who kept his word.

John Paul DeJoria

BeautyTomorrowProfessionalSize

I'm not interested in world domination. I'm interested in running a nice little brand that takes care of its own and does really good work.

John Landgraf

WorkGoodWorldGood WorkBrandOwn

Listen to your parents; respect them. They are well wishers.

Sridevi

RespectParentsListenWellYour

I want a little black girl to pick up my book one day and see herself as the star. I want her to know that she's beautiful, and she matters, and she can have a crazy, magical adventure even if an ignorant part of the world tells her she can never be Hermione Granger.

Tomi Adeyemi

GirlBeautifulDayAdventureCrazy

One of the strongest features of Puritanism is its autobiographical tendency, its passionate self-regard.

Tom Paulin

PassionatePuritanismAutobiographical

I was very intimidated by the visual effects world. But I began to realize that you don't have to know everything. You have to be able to talk about story.

Ron Howard

WorldStoryYouKnowTalkRealize

The will is never free - it is always attached to an object, a purpose. It is simply the engine in the car - it can't steer.

Joyce Cary

CarPurposeFreeWillNeverAlways

If black people mistrust white people, they are mistrusting racism, and that is appropriate.

Jasmine Guy

RacismPeopleBlackWhiteMistrust

I'm very protective of how much I let people see.

Christina Aguilera

PeopleSeeMuchProtectiveHowVery

The Republican party is changing. It's becoming more populist.

Corey Stewart

PartyMoreRepublicanChanging

Readers are plentiful: thinkers are rare.

Anthony Burgess

RareThinkersReadersPlentiful

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