Lincoln Steffens Quotes

Most men think graft a sporadic evil, breaking out here and there, with no connection between outbreaks. I shared the same opinion, but very soon I discovered that the graft in the cities always leads to the graft in the State.

Lincoln Steffens

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: journalist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 6, 1866 - August 9, 1936

Topics

MenEvilOpinionThinkConnection

A woman who is not ready to have a baby making it work is not a happy ending to me. It's a personal nightmare.

Jenny Slate

WorkWomanHappyMeBabyEnding

I started tennis around age 2.

Tracy Austin

AgeTennisStartedAround

People in the U.K. absolutely love my character in 'Downton,' and in equal measure, people absolutely hate him, and that's all I wanted.

Tom Cullen

LoveCharacterHatePeopleMeasure

I've always been a big Western fan.

Dennis Haysbert

AlwaysBigBeenFanWestern

No, but women are saying, and they say, are you crazy? But because they've had children since they were 20 years old. I haven't. So I had a child when I was 43, and now he's really out with his friends.

Cheryl Tiegs

WomenChildrenChildCrazySaying

A grown man should always carry cash, right? I don't know who told me, but someone told me that a long time ago, and the biggest turnoff is when a guy doesn't have cash on him.

Bruno Mars

TimeManMeSomeoneLongLong Time

I was a nerd academically. But I was also an athlete and a musician. I never wanted to be shut out of any situation. I think it was that more than anything.

Brian McKnight

ThinkSituationAthleteMoreNever

Elections are also about the future - the pledges that we are making for this country. For those who care about equality and fairness in the UK, and beyond, Labour really is the only choice.

Anne Campbell

FutureEqualityCareFairnessChoice

It was a sort of organic thing. I never went, 'I must be an actress.' I thought, 'I think I could do this. I think I could be good at this.' I would just get sort of hungry when I read something I thought I can do well, whether it was in books or in scripts or if I saw a certain movie. It sort of happened quite naturally.

Alice Englert

GoodThinkThoughtI CanNeverSaw

Social media for the majority of companies is not about helping customers or improving products.

Tucker Max

Social MediaMediaImprovingProducts

If I were able to write, I probably would. But movies have given me a part of my life where I can express feelings and bring convictions to an audience as if I could write. So I made 'Gandhi' about human relations, prejudice and the empire. In 'Cry Freedom' I expressed my horror and disgust about apartheid.

Richard Attenborough

LifeFreedomMeMy LifeFeelings

I never feel pressure to be a good role model. I always try to do my best to inspire people to be good and do the right thing, but I just can't live my life always trying to be a good role model.

Kylie Jenner

LifeGoodLiveBestPeopleInspire

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