Ayanna Pressley Quotes

Thanks to my mother's sacrifices, I was able to attend one of the best schools in Chicago.

Ayanna Pressley

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MotherBestChicagoThanksAble

I'm not here for your amusement. You're here for mine.

John Lydon

YouHereAmusementMineYour

The eradication of racial and religious prejudice in the United States - and in the rest of the world as well - is a long-term process.

Robert Kennedy

WorldRestProcessPrejudiceRacial

I really don't have favorites; I'm just a fan of movies, period.

Michael Clarke Duncan

MoviesJustFanFavoritesReally

I'm self-deprecating, but I'm an artist, too. I have to write new songs to chronicle stuff for myself. I write a song like 'Middle Age' or 'Responsibility' or 'I Just Work Here,' and it's about how bleak life can be. But it's real.

Steve Forbert

LifeWorkAgeMyselfResponsibility

Man is such an amazing animal, and the possibilities are infinite for each person.

Stellan Skarsgard

ManAnimalAmazingPossibilities

The dragon is a very consistent symbol of secret satellite iconography and signals intelligence satellites.

Trevor Paglen

IntelligenceSecretDragonConsistent

Women's rights are more important than their ethnic rights.

Ruth Rendell

WomenImportantMoreRightsEthnic

If everyone charged with crimes suddenly exercised his constitutional rights, there would not be enough judges, lawyers, or prison cells to deal with the ensuing tsunami of litigation.

Michelle Alexander

PrisonEnoughLawyersJudgesRights

Philadelphians are a gritty, tough people who will help you when you're down.

Michael Nutter

PeopleToughHelpYouDownWill

When I was a child in England before the war, Christmas pudding always contained at least one shiny new sixpence, and it was considered a sign of great good luck for the new year to find one in your helping of the pudding.

Michael Korda

GoodGreatWarChildLuckGood Luck

You got to get it while you can.

Janis Joplin

YouGotGetWhile

I'm feeling pretty good right now, but I hope we can just win the whole thing and I can run off into the sunset and say good-bye.

David Wells

GoodSunsetHopeWinI CanRun

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