James Turrell Quotes

I feel that I want to use light as this wonderful and magic elixir that we drink as Vitamin D through the skin - and I mean, we are literally light-eaters - to then affect the way that we see.

James Turrell

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LightFeelMagicSkinWantWay

Fighting corruption is not just good governance. It's self-defense. It's patriotism.

Joe Biden

GoodPatriotismFightingCorruption

As the U.S. ambassador to Japan, I see this challenge of our younger generations not knowing each other as well as the prior generations.

John Roos

ChallengeNot KnowingKnowingSee

I find it hard to think of myself as selling books. I don't even have a Web site. I want to sit and write, not sell.

Stephen Carter

MyselfThinkFindSellingWantHard

There's an unwritten law that you cannot have a Jewish character in a film who isn't 100 percent perfect, or you're labeled anti-Semitic.

Spike Lee

CharacterLawYouPerfectJewish

With my resignation, I... left unfulfilled commitments I made to many comrades in the fight, commitments I hold sacred. My service did not end as I would have wished.

Stanley A. McChrystal

ServiceFightEndResignationHold

It is no coincidence that our country has not been attacked since 9-11. Our initiatives to protect the homeland and aggressively take the fight to the terrorists have been factors in that success.

Roger Wicker

SuccessFightCountryProtectTake

I often say that paying off your debt is like dieting. There are no miracle cures; it takes discipline and hard work.

Lisa Madigan

WorkHard WorkDisciplineSayDebt

Very gifted people, they win and they win, and they are told that they win because they are a winner. That seems like a positive thing to tell children, but ultimately, what that means is when they lose, it must make them a loser.

Joshua Waitzkin

PositiveChildrenPeopleWinWinner

Mum and I were delighted to find out we were descended from 'bog-trotters.'

Jasmine Guinness

FindOutDelightedWereMum

I find the whole business of religion profoundly interesting. But it does mystify me that otherwise intelligent people take it seriously.

Douglas Adams

BusinessReligionPeopleMeFind

The Olympic games are already there and we don't have even half of what you need to train well.

Dayron Robles

YouTrainGamesNeedHalfWell

As a society, we're failing. In so many ways. Such high incarceration rates of underrepresented minorities ultimately means we're missing out on great potential from black and Latino communities. Yes, there's immense talent brewing even within the most impoverished neighborhoods. Talent is universal, but opportunity is not.

Christine Tsai

OpportunityGreatTalentSocietyOut

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