Gwen Ifill Quotes

I've been fortunate enough to write a book and travel the country to sign and sell it, so I can safely say that a five-second burst of conversation while you're scribbling your name, over and over, is not the most reliable way to bond with Americans.

Gwen Ifill

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: journalist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 29, 1955 - November 14, 2016

Topics

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Prisons don't rehabilitate, they don't punish, they don't protect, so what the hell do they do?

Jerry Brown

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That I would rather be in another business where a bad cold wouldn't put me out of work.

Merv Griffin

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Why do people compose music? Why do people listen to music? When we go into a concert, we go into a place where we want to experience a sort of ecstasy, to come out of ourselves.

Stephen Hough

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I live in London, and I spend a lot of time in England and have a lot of British friends.

Stanley Tucci

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When we win, I'm so happy I eat a lot. When we lose, I'm so depressed, I eat a lot. When we're rained out, I'm so disappointed I eat a lot.

Tommy Lasorda

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Politics is so personal, vicious and immediate, how are you going to get anything done? Even the local politics where I live have gotten so ugly.

Robin Williams

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What's interesting is there are $12 billion of breaks in the energy bill that passed, yet we see that the sixth major oil companies in America last year made $1.1 trillion.

Marty Meehan

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I'm in a business that invites narcissism, self-involvement, and egos being blown out of proportion.

Michael Keaton

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I am two different people. What you see on the court is just natural for me. I wear my heart on my sleeve. I have always said 'C'mon' purely to fire myself up. Off the court, I am a lot shyer. I stick to my team and my family and people I trust.

Lleyton Hewitt

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But let us remember, at the same time, government is sacred, and not to be trifled with.

Jonathan Mayhew

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I come from a large family, but I was not raised with a fortune. Something more was left me, and that was family values.

Dikembe Mutombo

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After an unremitting and severe labour of two days, we returned to our old encampment with the loss of some of my horses, and my men excessively fatigued.

William Henry Ashley

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