Eugene Jarecki Quotes

We come out of Jewish-refugee, Holocaust stock, which means that our predecessors fled and we learned that systems of power are vulnerable to corruption and can treat the defenseless in a destructive fashion.

Eugene Jarecki

Recitation: by Male by Female

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PowerFashionTreatCorruptionOut

I don't live on the West Coast, so when I come out to work, I rent a house.

Joe Morton

WorkLiveHouseRentOutWest Coast

I like tight bodies and pretty faces. You bring in Methuselah, if she's got a tight body and a pretty face, that's all right, too.

Jim Brown

FaceYouBodySheRightBring

The Church cannot be content to live in its stained-glass house and throw stones through the picture window of modern culture.

Robert McAfee Brown

LiveCultureWindowChurchPicture

Music has as many roles as people make it.

Ani DiFranco

MusicPeopleMakeManyRoles

Just remember: to be grateful and thank the people who are there and support you along the way is a great start to success.

Meryl Davis

SuccessGreatGratefulSupportStart

I want to single out Kathryn Hahn's performance in Jill Soloway's film 'Afternoon Delight,' which in my opinion should have been nominated for an Oscar. I think it's one of the greatest female performances I've ever seen on screen, and I think she's wildly talented.

Amy Landecker

OpinionPerformanceThinkWantShe

When you have a lot of people telling you what you are and perceiving you in a certain way, it's difficult to find your own identity.

Sia

IdentityPeopleYouFindWayOwn

I very much regret, in appearing before you at your request, to address you on the present state of the country, and the prospect before us, that I can bring you no good tidings.

Robert Toombs

GoodRegretPresentYouI CanBring

We lived in a tough neighbourhood where there were gangs, and although my mum made sure I studied at school, they also allowed me to follow my dream to play football.

Roberto Firmino

FootballSchoolMeToughDreamPlay

Every one rushes elsewhere and into the future, because no one wants to face one's own inner self.

Michel de Montaigne

FutureFaceSelfOwnBecauseInner

Ever since I could form coherent thoughts, I knew I was a girl trapped inside a boy's body. There was never any confusion in my mind. The confusing part was why no one else could see what was wrong.

Jazz Jennings

GirlMindThoughtsBodyWrongWhy

It's a small percentage of people who do the 80-hour-a-week high-powered career thing, and they're almost all men. Why? Well, men are driven by socio-economic status more than women.

Jordan Peterson

WomenMenPeopleSmallCareerWhy

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