Eliot Ness Quotes

Unquestionably, it was going to be highly dangerous. Yet I felt it was quite natural to jump at the task. After all, if you don't like action and excitement, you don't go into police work. And, what the hell, I figured, nobody lives forever!

Eliot Ness

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Author Biography

  • Author Profession: public
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 19, 1903 - May 16, 1957

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WorkPoliceActionHellYouJump

Ever since I was a kid, I've known I could talk to people.

Joe Jamail

PeopleTalkKidKnownSinceEver

You don't realize it until you go out and take a look, but there are so many ways in which sexism is just allowed in our culture, not just in the entertainment industry. It's just allowed to be there, and that's not acceptable anymore. And I think it's really important to be very vocal.

Jenny Slate

CultureThinkYouLookGoImportant

The 2008 battle in Iowa for the Democratic caucus was perhaps the most titanic single nominating contest in the history of modern politics.

John Dickerson

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Ultimately, my greatest achievement is maintaining my career while sustaining a happy marriage and kids.

Melina Kanakaredes

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The savings rate in Italy is high, but the markets do not trust Italy even though it's the third largest economy in the European Union and the eighth in the world.

Anibal Cavaco Silva

TrustWorldEconomySavingsHigh

Well, I think of the folks who are the climate deniers as the flat Earthers and the people who say the moon landings never happened.

Jeffrey Kluger

PeopleMoonThinkSayNeverWell

I realized how Latina I was, and then also, at the same time, how not Latina enough I was, because I'm born and raised in Los Angeles. I speak Spanish, but I don't speak perfect Spanish, not like a native speaker.

America Ferrera

TimeSpeakEnoughPerfectBornSame

I'lI say this: I recall entering Congress in 1971 and being called a 'feminist' by members of my own party as if it was a dirty word. They didn't realize that I wore that label as a badge of honor.

Ron Dellums

HonorDirtyPartySayMy OwnOwn

It saddens me when public officials and bureaucrats are criticized for ulterior motives, none of which I have ever found in a government bureaucrat, or when someone personalizes disagreements.

Michael K. Powell

GovernmentMeSomeoneMotivesFound

When I was doing theater for all those years in New York, I did a lot of classical theater, wearing big corsets and big dresses and doing dialects. It's interesting that once I moved to TV, I'm playing these scrappy, contemporary toughies.

Mireille Enos

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I got involved in script development from the beginning. It was nice to see how a film gets made right from the beginning. It was quite hands-on for me.

Dougray Scott

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I don't bash my company. I don't bash my opponents. I don't miss weight.

Demetrious Johnson

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