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Jacob K. Javits Quotes

When scrutiny is lacking, tyranny, corruption and man's baser qualities have a better chance of entering into the public business of any government.

Jacob K. Javits

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: politician
Nationality: american
Birth: May 18, 1904 - March 7, 1986

Topics

Business Man Government Better

Bush promised a foreign policy of humility and a domestic policy of compassion. He has given us a foreign policy of arrogance and a domestic policy that is cynical, myopic and cruel.

Compassion Humility Arrogance Policy

My school reports always used to point out that my concentration levels were appalling. I never listened in class because I was always daydreaming about racing. I never thought for a moment about doing anything else. There was no guarantee that I'd make a career in it but I never had any plan B.

Moment School Thought Doing Plan

I often find myself in situations where I am the token black person. It can feel like this enormous weight.

Amandla Stenberg

Myself I Am Black Feel Find Person

I'd love a day devoid of responsibilities. I've often thought about going to a hotel just to have a day away from everything.

Love Day Thought Hotel Everything

When he entered the Oval Office - by fate, not by design - Citizen Ford knew that he was not perfect, just as he knew he was not perfect when he left. But what president ever was?

Not Perfect Fate Design Perfect Left

I always tell people if you want to do something, go to a great comedy show. And that's what I try to do: give people a really good comedy show.

Good Great People Comedy You Want

Most literature everywhere and of every time is bad.

Time Literature Bad Most Every

We spent night after night out there learning the art of entertaining a crowd.

Learning Art Night Out Entertaining

I grew up in Northern Ireland, in the middle of nowhere, and when you are poor, you are really poor. And when you are rich, you are very rich. This is not a new phenomenon.

Jonathan Anderson

Rich You New Poor Up Middle

There I was - 20 years old, living in Ireland, and I'd never heard the word 'venture capitalist.' But I'd said that I wanted a job that involved a lot of negotiation, a lot of yelling at people on the phone, and for it to be high-risk, high-reward.

Job People Negotiation Phone Living

My mom's half-Irish, and my dad's half-Irish. We don't know much about my mom's side, but my dad's mom came from Belfast and married my grandfather, who was from Wales.

Mom Know Grandfather Side Who Much

We work for the public, and I believe that if a senator wants to block a piece of legislation or a nominee, they owe the public an explanation.

Claire McCaskill

Work Believe I Believe Legislation

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