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Frederick Jackson Turner Quotes

Each age tries to form its own conception of the past. Each age writes the history of the past anew with reference to the conditions uppermost in its own time.

Frederick Jackson Turner

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: historian
Nationality: american
Birth: November 14, 1932

Topics

Age History Time Past Own Reference

It's important to me to play men who use their brains, not just brawn.

Joe Morton

Men Me Play Important Brains Just

Absurdity, n.: A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one's own opinion.

Ambrose Bierce

Opinion Belief Own Statement

I actually never got in a play in school. My teacher said I never learned my lines.

Sissy Spacek

Teacher School Play Said Never Got

The most ordinary word, when put into place, suddenly acquires brilliance. That is the brilliance with which your images must shine.

Robert Bresson

Shine Place Ordinary Must Your Most

I am placed in situations with opportunities in those situations that others are not. I don't believe that that is happenstance. I believe that there is a God that has a plan for me.

Ronald Perelman

God I Am Me Believe Opportunities

I try to be cognisant of when and how and what I eat and get as much rest as I possibly can, as that helps the vocal cords.

Dionne Warwick

Rest Try Eat Get Much How

The opportunity ahead of us in terms of transforming how we design and build, how we manufacture, is even greater than some of the product innovation that we're going to bring to the table.

Dennis Muilenburg

Opportunity Innovation Design Table

I'm inspired by being in a different town every day - all the people I meet, all the things I see. There's no way of compartmentalizing everything in my head; whatever I'm taking in is coming out in some way. I think I love painting so much because, for me, it's so fast. There's not too much thought in these paintings.

Alison Mosshart

Love Day People Me Painting Think

I've locked myself in my room and wanted to be on my own a lot in my career, but I don't do that anymore.

Alisson

Myself Career My Own Room Own Lot

I have come slowly into possession of such powers as I have. I receive the opinions of my day. I do not conceive them. But I receive them into a vivid mind.

Woodrow Wilson

Day Mind Opinions Come Slowly Vivid

There is no reason for the government to limit political speech.

Penn Jillette

Government Political Speech Limit

I think the Justice Department needs to be the final protector of the people of the United States of America.

Sheila Jackson Lee

Justice People Think America Final