Burgess Owens Quotes

From 1865 to 1965, my race, the black race, was one of the most competitive, entrepreneurial, Christian, moral races in our country. We had the highest percentage of entrepreneurs in the country, the highest percentage of marriage in the country.

Burgess Owens

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My focus is on issues where I can make a difference to stop the liberal agenda being pushed by President Obama.

Jim Inhofe

FocusMake A DifferenceI CanStop

In a sad twist of fate, the bill to reauthorize the Patriot Act was debated on the floor of the House of Representatives the same day that terrorists struck again.

Jim Sensenbrenner

SadDayFateHousePatriotSame

To be a comedian, you have to have some darkness behind it. I certainly draw on my past, and it helps.

Matthew Perry

DarknessPastYouBehindSomeDraw

I'm an attacker, and forwards always want to score.

Stephan El Shaarawy

WantAlwaysScoreForwards

All war represents a failure of diplomacy.

Tony Benn

FailureWarDiplomacyRepresents

If you feel like it's hard to be friends with women, consider that maybe women aren't the problem. Maybe it's just you.

Roxane Gay

WomenFeelFriendsProblemYouHard

I certainly wish I were as good-looking as Aaron Eckhart.

Christopher Buckley

WishGood-LookingWereAaron

I think that episode in the third season was great. I'm really glad that we did that. He got to sleep with Sydney and kill Evil Francie and go on a mission and pretend he's a rock star.

Bradley Cooper

GreatSleepEvilThinkRock StarGo

I had tried to go to college, and I didn't really fit in. I went to a real narrow-minded school where people gave me a lot of trouble, and I was hounded off the campus - I just looked different and acted different, so I left school.

Bruce Springsteen

SchoolPeopleCollegeMeTroubleGo

In general people feel more relaxed about participating in politics. They aren't frightened as they used to be.

Aung San Suu Kyi

PoliticsPeopleFeelMoreUsed

George Orwell is a pinnacle writer, for his combination of moral insight and literary writing.

Atul Gawande

WritingMoralInsightCombination

It was extraordinary to experience 'Mamma Mia!' What an injection of good spirit and heart it was.

Phyllida Lloyd

GoodHeartExperienceSpirit

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