Richard Carmona Quotes

Lucy Mercedes Martinez, my mother, was probably my first mentor. She really tried to take care of me in spite of myself, and in spite of her own struggles with alcohol. She was an immigrant who had never finished school. But she was also a Renaissance woman who read voraciously. She spoke several languages.

Richard Carmona

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: public
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 22, 1949

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In the 20s, you were a face. And that was enough. In the 30s, you also had to be a voice. And your voice had to match your face, if you can imagine that.

Joan Blondell

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Well, I like to be kept on my toes. I look for a challenge. I don't like to recreate steps that I've already walked. I like to see if I can create something new.

Jeffrey Wright

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There is no human-resources training for how to respond when you work for an unpredictable president. It's perhaps fitting that when you visit the website of the White House Office of Administration it says, 'Check back soon for more information.'

John Dickerson

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As my Sicilian grandfather used to say, you get more flies with honey than with vinegar, right?

Andrew Cuomo

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I hope that I'm always struggling, really. You develop when you're struggling. When you're struggling, you get stronger.

Andrew Garfield

HopeStrongerYouAlwaysGetReally

Yes, there are things that I can't change, but the things I can, I'm going to do everything in my power to work very hard through them and come out stronger on the other side.

Amy Purdy

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In a rational society we would want our presidents to be teachers. In our actual society we insist they be cheerleaders.

Steve Allen

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You make kingdoms and castles on your own.

Stephan Jenkins

YouCastlesOwnMakeYourKingdoms

As Christians, we often tend to get our Bible doctrine confused and start mixing truths that were never meant to be mixed.

Tony Evans

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The world's creation has a beginning from the world's point of view, not from God's.

Rowan Williams

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People show surprise that I have interests outside my political career. There is subtle surprise, for example, that I would be interested in a recipe.

Lucille Roybal-Allard

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I see everything I do as an extension of the ministry. It's all about service.

Clementa C. Pinckney

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