Gerry Cooney Quotes

I either had to concentrate on fighting, or I had to help my family. I chose my family. I love my mom; I love my family.

Gerry Cooney

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FamilyLoveMomFightingHelpChose

If we don't have an informed electorate we don't have a democracy. So I don't care how people get the information, as long as they get it. I'm just doing it my particular way and I feel lucky I can do it the way I want to do it.

Jim Lehrer

PeopleDemocracyCareFeelDoing

My grandparents from the old country, Latvia, were all musical on my father's side.

Joel Grey

FatherCountryOldGrandparentsSide

I went to grad school in San Francisco, and then left for New York City with my eye on Broadway. I had saved $5000, which seemed like a lot of money in my mind... until I realized it was going to take $2500 to get to New York and then the first and last month's rent.

Anika Noni Rose

MoneySchoolNew YorkCityMindEye

Compassion brings us to a stop, and for a moment we rise above ourselves.

Mason Cooley

MomentCompassionRise AboveRiseUs

The march of progress must continue.

Martin O'Malley

ProgressMarchMustContinue

You have a bout with death, things that touch your mortality, when that happens, all that bling-bling gets thrown away because all you've got is you and God.

Louis Gossett, Jr.

GodDeathYouTouchThingsBecause

When I put that first Vine out, I was just doing it for fun; there was no wanting to become an artist.

Shawn Mendes

FunDoingArtistBecomeFirstOut

I think I might write a book. I like writing. People have asked me if I would get into politics, but I think I feel a lot more effective being a representative of truth through the arts.

Serj Tankian

TruthPoliticsPeopleMeWriting

Well every moment, every project is different. I took a very slow approach to acting, trying to really work with people I could learn from. And I got something different out of each experience.

Mark Wahlberg

WorkMomentExperiencePeopleSlow

I don't happen to think magazines should be full of thin people. What I do say is that we can all work a little harder with what we have. It is possible to achieve a better body shape and heart rate with nutrition and exercise.

Linda Evangelista

WorkHeartPeopleThinkBetterBody

We need to ask ourselves: What use is our scientific endeavor and innovation when they are inaccessible to the people who need them the most? It is only when the benefits of research reach the person on the lowest rung of the economic ladder that it can be considered to have delivered true value.

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

InnovationValuePeopleResearchAsk

People have a perception of me because of Victoria's Secret that I'm sexy, but I'm not a sexy girl. I'm very tomboyish.

Gisele Bundchen

GirlPeopleMePerceptionSexyVery

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