Marian Wright Edelman Quotes

I've always hated being hemmed in or seeing anybody being hemmed in. Even when I was the smallest child, I couldn't bear being told I couldn't drink at a so-called white drinking fountain.

Marian Wright Edelman

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I'm a big believer than a great bit is a great bit - if I go and see someone I love, like Robert Klein. I want to hear some classics and some new stuff. But a great stand-up bit takes a long time to really polish and perfect, and they're beautiful things when they're done.

Jerry Seinfeld

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We went to church every Sunday. I do think it's my duty to give back. That's why I'm involved with St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital and the Make-a-Wish Foundation.

Jesse McCartney

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I was jealous of colleagues when I should have been happy for them. I decided to save my energy. If you think they are great works, you should buy them.

Maurizio Cattelan

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If you're beautiful within, a person can fall in love with your spirit.

Angie Stone

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I have a thing for Baltimore: the word itself, the place - I don't know where it comes from; it's just a weird city. I have a song called 'Baltimore,' but I'm not from there. I've driven through there a lot. We've played a couple of shows there, but it's not a big market. Some good bands come from there, though. Animal Collective and Beach House.

Stephen Malkmus

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But I'm not worried about seeking out the approval of others - that high school thing of joining the club.

Stephan Jenkins

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Prejudices save time.

Robert Byrne

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Some of my biggest commercial musical influences would be people like Merle Haggard, George Jones, of course, Johnny Cash. People that wrote and sang their own stuff, I really admired.

Jay DeMarcus

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I think we need to look for any opening we can to avoid a war and we shouldn't pass up any opportunity for resolution.

Dennis Kucinich

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It's true, you can lose weight on these high-animal-protein, Atkins-type diets, but you're mortgaging your health in the process.

Dean Ornish

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You make a choice whether or not to turn that TV on. We didn't even have a television in the house.

Christine Baranski

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I want no epitaphs of profound history and all that type of thing. I contributed. I would hope they would say that, and I would hope somebody liked me.

Brian Clough

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