Marian Wright Edelman Quotes

We have the capacity to make sure that every mother has pre-natal care. Yet, we don't do it. What is it about America? It says we don't value children and families. We are hypocrites.

Marian Wright Edelman

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I do find it amusing when somebody cuts me off, makes an aggressive move on me in a car. I'm like, 'Do you have any idea what I do for a living? Why?'

Jimmie Johnson

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Absolute faith can blind you to the consequences of the actions you allow. It can tell you it's okay to drop bombs on another country, or that it's okay to hate a group of people such as homosexuals.

Andrew Denton

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There is something comforting about going into a practice room, putting your sheet music on a stand and playing Bach over and over again.

Andrew Bird

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Well, if you look at the whole story, I mean there's only Jews and Romans in the story. I mean I just wanted to flesh that character out and make that a drama about the people around Christ when he was going through this passion.

Mel Gibson

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Well, of course it was a very trying time for me, and fortunately I had a lot of people who were supportive. A lot of people who were writing and calling and saying they were praying for me. Some people sent me Scripture, and that helped.

Anita Hill

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Even though I'm retired for some years now I still have something positive to say to kids. And they still listen.

Stephen Baker

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My first priority is time with my family.

Tom Selleck

FamilyTimeFirstPriority

Unlike us, machines do not have a 'nature' consistent across vast reaches of time. They are, at least to begin with, whatever we set in motion - with an inbuilt tendency towards the exponential.

Tom Chatfield

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I love Canadians. They are the coolest, nicest, most patriotic people, and they will support their countrymen no matter what, and I think that's commendable.

Ronda Rousey

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I think our live shows dispelled any misconceptions people had about us. When you come see us live, you know we're anything but a boy band.

Jay DeMarcus

LivePeopleThinkYouKnowBoy

I've had job stability for years at a time. You really develop great relationships with the people you work with.

Coby Bell

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I'm really an old-fashioned girl - I like to be romanced.

Aretha Franklin

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