David Grann Quotes

Baseball, of course, has long been played under the burden of metaphor. More so than basketball or football, it is supposed to represent something larger than itself.

David Grann

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We've all, you know, done things that we think at the time were bad, but actually, in hindsight, you look back and go, 'I'm really grateful that happened because I'm a stronger person.'

Jessie Buckley

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Bill Clinton told me that when he was 14, he shook John Kennedy's hand, and that inspired him to be president.

John Catsimatidis

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Just as London is not one endless afternoon tea, L.A. isn't all super-fit, health food-crazy freaks.

Suki Waterhouse

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I like to sing, and I like to make records - and that part is fun.

Sia

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Anybody who has been discriminated against, who comes from a group that's been discriminated against, knows what it's like.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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I come here tonight as a sister, blessed with a brother who is my mentor, my protector and my lifelong friend. And I come here as a wife who loves my husband and believes he will be an extraordinary president.

Michelle Obama

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One of the chapters outlined in my book talks about the Iranian influence with Venezuela, these terror flights that go back and forth that we don't manifests on, and then nuclear material smuggled across our unsecure southwest border from Mexico into the United States.

Michael McCaul

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So we need the same strategy, we need young, aggressive judges to be appointed, and that's what the President has done, but getting them through is the challenge.

Jay Alan Sekulow

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In order to encourage private investors to pursue long-term, responsible projects, governments need to promote consistent policies and frameworks.

Jose Angel Gurria

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When I think of my work, I'm aware that I'm American and African at all points and times. And without a doubt, my experience and understanding of America was shaped by having immigrant parents.

Dinaw Mengestu

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When you get old and play every day like I did, it's hard. Hard on your body. You start to get sore. You gain weight. But that makes me work harder, be stronger in my mind, and show I can still play.

Asdrubal Cabrera

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My father was and is a great father. My father always wanted to do stand-up. He wanted to be an actor. But instead he did two jobs. He did customer service at a hospital and he worked as a waiter at night. He pretty much sacrificed everything for his daughters.

Sherri Shepherd

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