Alexandra Petri Quotes

History contains heroes, but no one is a hero entirely, and no one is a hero for very long.

Alexandra Petri

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Life's too short.

Andrew Scott

LifeShortToo

Certainly other things we can do, we gotta promote after-school employment, give kids an opportunity, raising the minimum wage was part of that, we can't expect that young people are going to feel they can make a living out there for such low wages.

Matt Gonzalez

OpportunityPeopleFeelYoungLiving

I'd go from film to film and almost detach from one world and jump in another. I was living as these people and not having a self. I didn't know who I was. And things just get really dark.

Angelina Jolie

PeopleWorldSelfDarkJumpLiving

You don't say no to a Shankar film.

Amy Jackson

YouSayFilm

The idea that the rest of the world was somehow being held hostage by the Arab-Israeli conflict once had a minimal basis in reality. In the first 20 years of Israel's existence, every Arab country was in an active state of war with the Jewish state.

John Podhoretz

WarConflictWorldRestReality

While other countries have been securing large export deals, American companies have been placed at a competitive disadvantage - forced to compete globally with one hand tied behind their back.

Stephen Fincher

AmericanBackHandCompeteBeen

There are so many different things out there trying to hook our attention, we writers have to be very selective and make certain that it is coming from inside out, not outside in.

Sue Monk Kidd

TryingAttentionInsideOutsideOut

In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.

Tony Robbins

ControlWantTakeShapesConsistent

Country music in the mid-'90s was a big influence on my career, and I played all the songs that are referenced in '94' back in my club days. Joe Diffie was rocking a sick mullet, and he was hotter than ever... just putting out monster hit after monster hit. It totally takes me back to those days, and it makes me smile every time I hear it.

Jason Aldean

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At the OECD, we stand ready to continue to help our member and partner countries to design, promote, and implement Better Policies for Better Lives.

Jose Angel Gurria

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This record has a lot of influences that I'd love to cover, like Marvin Gaye and Earth, Wind and Fire. Maybe I'll do some covers of my major influences during my live show.

Jon Secada

LoveLiveFireWindEarthShow

I felt like a dork growing up so this is shocking.

Christina Milian

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