Saul Alinsky Quotes

There can be no darker or more devastating tragedy than the death of man's faith in himself and in his power to direct his future.

Saul Alinsky

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: activist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 30, 1909 - June 12, 1972

Topics

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We get older and more sophisticated and a bit cleverer, but certainly boys - and men - are as childish and basic as we ever were.

Jim Broadbent

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I think I grew up with the idea that there was something comforting about preparing food.

Joel Robuchon

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In the end, it all comes to choices to turn stumbling blocks into stepping stones.

Amber Frey

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This nation can no longer tolerate the autonomous conduct of any single service. A waste of the resources of America in spendthrift defense is an invitation to disaster for America.

Louis A. Johnson

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I was not born into a rich family or a family of government officials.

Chen Guangbiao

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The very first show I did was 'Fame L.A.' Everyone had talent... it was either dancing or acting or something like that. I was a singer, so I got my first role.

Christian Kane

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In the field of health care, we are giving people access to insurance who have not had it before.

Christine Gregoire

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I went right from wunderkind to washed up. Old. Been around too long. That's just the way I feel. That's my internal dialogue.

Conor Oberst

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Cinema is an art form.

Anurag Kashyap

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I had no idea what I wanted to be when I was 17. I just knew I wanted to be something larger than myself.

Shelley Hennig

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I like superheroes who are very human and underdog. That's why I relate to my character in 'A Flying Jatt': because he is a very normal person and very human. He was very unsure about his super powers; he didn't know how to use them. He is scared of heights, speed. Especially he is scared of his mom, but he has to listen to her.

Tiger Shroff

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In the financial system we have today, with less risk concentrated in banks, the probability of systemic financial crises may be lower than in traditional bank-centered financial systems.

Timothy Geithner

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