Eric Holder Quotes

I sit here as the first African-American attorney general, serving the first African-American President of the United States. And that has to show that we have made a great deal of progress. But there's still more we have to travel along this road so we get to the place that is consistent with our founding ideals.

Eric Holder

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: public
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 21, 1951

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Classical musicians do this all the time. They want perfection. So they piece things together. Eight bars of this and six bars of that. Glenn Gould said that with a recording he wanted to make perfect versions of pieces.

John Abercrombie

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I'm not a huge fan of Bruce Springsteen, and it's certainly not because of his politics. I just don't like the aesthetic.

Andrew Breitbart

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I think we're in a disposable world and 'Stairway to Heaven' is one of the things that hasn't quite been thrown away yet.

Robert Plant

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It confirms for me that we did something on Days that meant something. We had our ups and downs, but Missy and I and some of the other actors, created something that was really memorable.

Matthew Ashford

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When I began my career as a flight attendant, I was a 21-year-old with a B.A. in English and stars in her eyes. I wanted to see every city in the world. I wanted to have adventures that, I hoped, would fuel a writing career some day.

Ann Hood

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I want to control everything that goes into winning or losing.

Jeff Van Gundy

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I've worked with a lot of first-time directors who kind of look to me for ideas and opinions and stuff, and I'm a team player.

Jeff Bridges

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Sometimes, having a mom stay home is a big help. On the other hand, when a mother works outside the home, her husband generally does more child care and has higher parental knowledge about his childrens' friends, routines, and needs, cutting across the tendency for fathers to be second-string parents at home.

Stephanie Coontz

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You grow up skinny in Canada; in working-class Montreal, you're definitely the underdog.

Jay Baruchel

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I make a point to never, ever point out my physical flaws... this is advice I give to women as often as I can. People don't notice the things we see in ourselves that we hate, so why direct them to it?

Dita Von Teese

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Every student of comedy should see Dame Edna at least twice.

Dick Cavett

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I had a ukulele when I was about seven. Then I started playing around with the mandolin and the banjo.

Dickey Betts

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