Charles B. Rangel Quotes

The Klan had used fear, intimidation and murder to brutally oppress over African-Americans who sought justice and equality and it sought to respond to the young workers of the civil rights movement in Mississippi in the same way.

Charles B. Rangel

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FearJusticeEqualityYoungWay

My parents owned a pharmacy in Budapest, which gave us a comfortable living. As I was their only child, they wanted me to become a pharmacist. But my own preference would have been to study philosophy and mathematics.

John Harsanyi

MathematicsChildParentsMeLiving

If I've had any modicum of success, it's because I've had good relationships, and people trusted me.

Robert Kraft

SuccessGoodPeopleMeRelationships

My hometown was one of the major U.S. Air Force bases.

Ang Lee

HometownAir ForceAirForceMajor

I think my first story sold for $550. This was in 1954, and it seemed like quite a lot of money, and I said to myself, 'Hey, I'm a professional writer now.'

John Updike

MyselfMoneyStoryThinkSaidNow

I think the actual art of expressing yourself is a very important part of being human. And an important part of being a performer is understanding what it's like to create yourself.

Stephen Hough

ArtYourselfThinkUnderstanding

There's been a sea change in our focus on corporate ethics. We've made more progress in the last three years than the previous 30.

Steve Odland

ChangeSeaFocusProgressEthics

Playing nuts is a game like any other, neither better than tops, nor worse than cards. The game is played in various ways. There are 'holes' and 'bank' and 'caps.' But every game finishes up in the same way. One boy loses, another wins. And, as always, he who wins is a clever fellow, a smart fellow, a good fellow.

Sholom Aleichem

GoodSmartGameBetterCardsWay

I read the paper pretty much every day, as well as getting news from the Internet and on TV. But I don't do social media at all; I'm a Luddite from that point of view.

Romola Garai

DaySocial MediaInternetViewMedia

Heartbreak is good fuel for country songs. And cheating.

Miranda Lambert

GoodCheatingCountryHeartbreak

I have always worked better alone and from my own impressions.

Claude Monet

AloneBetterMy OwnAlwaysOwn

Especially girls, but any kids exposed to music programs and arts programs do much better on their tests. They have a better chance of going to college. They can focus better. You know, we're not just automatons learning how to work machines and do engineering and math and science. All of that's great, but you've got to build a whole person.

Bonnie Raitt

WorkLearningMusicScienceGreat

I thought it'd be cool to start my own university, in a way.

Ashton Eaton

CoolStartThoughtWayMy OwnOwn

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