Marian Wright Edelman Quotes

Our true remembrance to President Kennedy is in our actions to honor the unspoken words and finish the unfinished work today and tomorrow and for as long as it takes.

Marian Wright Edelman

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I am often asked what it was like to be a woman clerking for Justice Scalia. 'Much like being a man clerking for him' is my easy answer. Justice Scalia believed in one simple principle: That law came to the court as an 'is,' not an 'ought.'

Joan Larsen

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'Fountain of youth' is actually kind of ambiguous - does it mean a way to make everyone healthy and let them live indefinitely? Or are we talking about something that would reset you physically to the way you were in your youth, which for various reasons not all of us would be enthused about?

Ann Leckie

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I have to believe in the character to perform it.

Stana Katic

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There are a few great orchestras in the world, thank goodness. Although some people do put them in ranking order, it's not like a snooker match. Each orchestra has different things to offer.

Simon Rattle

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What I like about Bre.ad is the simplicity of it. When you can explain it to people, like 'five-second billboards in front of a link shortener,' it makes a lot of sense.

Troy Carter

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I am good at conceptualizing and building institutions.

Shiv Nadar

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There are no mistakes, save one: the failure to learn from a mistake.

Robert Fripp

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For me, Fellini was like a watermelon. It is there. A watermelon cannot die.

Roberto Benigni

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One of the great things about history is that it sort of isn't a done deal - ever. The historical texts and the historical evidence that you use is always somehow giving you different answers because you're asking it different questions.

Mary Beard

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I almost didn't name Butt-Head 'Butt-Head.' I came real close to calling him something else.

Mike Judge

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The funniest racism is the racism between minorities. It's something you don't see dramatized, but almost every minority I know who's my age, they have these funny stories about their parents stereotyping other minorities.

Mindy Kaling

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But I dig myself, and especially if my wife digs me, I dig myself more.

Johnny Damon

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