Glenn Ligon Quotes

Obama is the first African-American president, and for some people, that means a great deal, and for some people, it means very little.

Glenn Ligon

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GreatPeopleSome PeopleFirstDeal

I do remember my first purchase: the Partridge Family's 'Greatest Hits.' I got it for $3.99 at a failed chain of pre-Wal-Mart-type stores called Jamesway. God, I'm old.

Trent Reznor

FamilyGodRememberOldFirstGot

The colonists' first protest against the British unfolded on Aug. 14, 1765 at the Liberty Tree. A magnificent elm towering over the other trees nearby, the Liberty Tree stood at the corner of what is now Washington and Essex Streets in downtown Boston.

Ronald Kessler

TreeTreesLibertyNowWashington

I believe that our country is going in the wrong direction, and I have a very strong desire to help out in any way that I can.

Michael T. Flynn

BelieveStrongDirectionHelpI Can

I've got a lot of songs about having fun and partying, but it's a lot of work.

Juicy J

WorkFunHaving FunPartyingGot

A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action.

Jawaharlal Nehru

LeaderManActionCrisisAlwaysHis

There is something in even the darkest situations that we can make a positive in our lives.

Deborah Norville

PositiveDarkestSomethingEvenOur

If you're listening to a rock star in order to get your information on who to vote for, you're a bigger moron than they are.

Alice Cooper

ListeningRock StarYouInformation

Looking past the immediate crisis, a more resilient system must be built on stronger and better designed shock absorbers, both in the major institutions and in the infrastructure of the financial system.

Timothy Geithner

PastLookingFinancialBetterCrisis

I don't write fight scenes in comics all that well. I think they're a waste of space unless they can move a story forward in some compelling fashion. You've only got twenty-two pages to work with. Why throw that away on a set of meaningless punches?

Marjorie Liu

WorkFightSpaceFashionForward

Far more crucial than what we know or do not know is what we do not want to know.

Eric Hoffer

KnowWantMoreFarThanCrucial

In 2004, President Bush gave Prime Minister Sharon certain guarantees about American policy, but the Obama administration treated those as a kind of private letter having no binding policy impact.

Elliott Abrams

ImpactAmericanKindPresidentPrime

Success is that old ABC - ability, breaks, and courage.

Charles Luckman

SuccessCourageOldAbilityBreaks

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