Rebecca MacKinnon Quotes

President Barack Obama's administration sometimes finds itself at odds with members of Congress who oppose nearly everything the United Nations does on principle.

Rebecca MacKinnon

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CongressSometimesPresidentOdds

My friends say I have two speeds: fast and blistering.

Jodi Picoult

FriendsFastSayTwoSpeeds

Cities perform most functions in a very Industrial Age model.

Jennifer Pahlka

AgeIndustrialModelMostVery

There is little success where there is little laughter.

Andrew Carnegie

SuccessLaughterLittleWhere

Maybe I wanted to have kids because you want to leave behind lessons, leave behind everything that matters to you. That's how you touch the world. But I have to reconsider what it's like to leave a legacy.

Mattie Stepanek

WorldLegacyYouWantTouchMatters

For those of us with an inward turn of mind, which is another name for melancholy introspection, the beginning of a new year inevitably leads to thoughts about both the future and the past.

Michael Dirda

FutureBeginningPastMindThoughts

I used to wear the German shirt with such pride and excitement, but now I don't. I feel unwanted and think that what I have achieved since my international debut in 2009 has been forgotten.

Mesut Ozil

ThinkPrideFeelNowUnwantedShirt

I grew up listening to Beethoven and old jazz singers like Billie Holiday, Nina Simone and Anita O'Day. But those were, like, the only women I listened to - I hated women pop singers.

Sophie B. Hawkins

WomenListeningHolidayJazzOldUp

I have always liked clothes and fashion. And really, being a British male, I am automatically the best dressed person in any room - especially in America.

Tom Odell

BestI AmFashionAmericaClothes

It is well that war is so terrible, otherwise we should grow too fond of it.

Robert E. Lee

WarGrowWellTerribleShouldFond

The two most wonderful things in life are money and sex, but the minute you start discussing them, they become b-o-r-i-n-g.

Rosamunde Pilcher

LifeMoneyStartYouSexBecome

The American media wants to pump you full of fear.

Michael Moore

FearAmericanMediaYouPumpFull

I have always been independent.

Mo Yan

IndependentAlwaysBeen

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