George McGovern Quotes

I've enjoyed myself 90 percent of the time.

George McGovern

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: politician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 19, 1922 - October 21, 2012

Topics

TimeMyselfEnjoyedPercent

A lot of young people don't think they can make a difference. That's really what I am at Dartmouth to do. I'm there to tell the young people, 'Look, a few committed souls can change the world.'

Jim Yong Kim

ChangeChange The WorldI AmPeople

They'll totally hire me if I say I got fired from my job on the Hill because of a sex scandal.

Jessica Cutler

JobMeSexSayHillHire

There is a real Harold Lee.

John Cho

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'Women's fashion' is a euphemism for fashion created by men for women.

Andrea Dworkin

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Humor is richly rewarding to the person who employs it. It has some value in gaining and holding attention, but it has no persuasive value at all.

John Kenneth Galbraith

HumorValueAttentionPersonWho

I grew up in Florida, so every now and then, we'd have a garter snake in the lawn. But I'm not super okay with them.

Maulik Pancholy

SnakeNowOkayNow And ThenFlorida

There were so many odd, strange things about Abraham Lincoln that I think nobody knew how to pigeonhole him.

Steven Spielberg

ThinkNobodyStrangeHimThingsOdd

I hate being forced to do things. I hate people telling me what to do, so I'll do the complete opposite. It's a bit self-destructive sometimes.

Sky Ferreira

HatePeopleMeSometimesThings

'Beetlejuice' was a romp, man. 'Beetlejuice' was fun. I've never had so much fun in my life.

Michael Keaton

LifeManFunMy LifeNeverMuch

I'm trying to get an acting gig on 'CSI' or something like that, so we'll see how that works out. I'm a singer, definitely not an actor, so I just follow directions.

Jason Aldean

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I refuse to go into a fast-food outlet - to use the toilet even - in case anyone got the wrong idea and thought I was sneaking in a quick burger.

Jonny Wilkinson

BurgerThoughtWrongGoQuickIdea

I have a really basic uniform: in winter, black tights and any old dress that I can throw on. In summer, high-waisted jeans and this shirt, or that shirt, and a cashmere cardigan just in case.

Claudia Schiffer

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