Gwen Ifill Quotes

Journalists like to give themselves credit for being on the hunt for 'the truth.' But if we embrace this undoubtedly noble but somewhat haughty interpretation of a calling, we inevitably become susceptible to slam dunk answers.

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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I think 'work' is anything I'm doing with intention and purpose. There is absolutely no negative connotation to the word 'work' for me - I feel lucky that I get to wake up every day and spend my days doing things I believe in.

Jessica Jackley

WorkDayPurposeMeWake UpBelieve

Kate Mara is actually one of my really good friends.

Jenna Dewan

GoodFriendsGood FriendsActually

For six years, from 1985 to 1991, I felt pretty weak and useless.

Ang Lee

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I make records with an open mind, I always have.

Tony Visconti

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I like Jon Stewart. He's not as obnoxious as Dennis Miller, whom I really can't stand.

Tom Lehrer

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My father was a sea captain, so was his father, and his father before him, and all my uncles. My mother's people all followed the sea. I suppose that if I had been born a few years earlier, I would have had my own ship.

Joseph C. Lincoln

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Follow your passion. Nothing - not wealth, success, accolades or fame - is worth spending a lifetime doing things you don't enjoy.

Jonathan Sacks

SuccessPassionDoingEnjoyYou

We had a cistern for water. My grandmother churned butter and made lye soap. She and my mother did the washing in a wash kettle outdoors, using a fire to heat the water. That's the way they did the wash until the 1950s.

Bobbie Ann Mason

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I grew up with six brothers. That's how I learned to dance - waiting for the bathroom.

Bob Hope

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Being on death row has taken so much from me as a human being.

Anthony Ray Hinton

DeathMeHumanHuman BeingBeing

There has got to be a lot of unreleased video out there, live footage and whatnot. There's always going to be something extra for the Pantera fan.

Phil Anselmo

LiveAlwaysOutSomethingGoingFan

Checking the results of a decision against its expectations shows executives what their strengths are, where they need to improve, and where they lack knowledge or information.

Peter Drucker

KnowledgeDecisionExpectationsNeed

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