James Comey Quotes

When I worked as a prosecutor in Richmond, Virginia in the 1990s, that city, like so much of America, was experiencing horrific levels of violent crime. But to describe it that way obscures an important truth: for the most part, white people weren't dying; black people were dying. Most white people could drive around the problem.

James Comey

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: public
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 14, 1960

Topics

TruthPeopleCityDriveBlackWhite

Eviction reveals people's vulnerability and desperation as well as their ingenuity and guts.

Matthew Desmond

PeopleVulnerabilityDesperationWell

It always interests me how obsessed people are about age.

Amanda Burton

AgePeopleMeAlwaysHowObsessed

As long as I win and lead my team to winning, that's when I will be really satisfied.

Romelu Lukaku

TeamWinWinningLongWillLead

When you have a country that's been accustomed to government spending at a certain level, it is really hard to ratchet it back.

Mike Lee

GovernmentYouBackCountryHard

Every year, the State Department declares Iran to be the world's primary supporter of terror.

Michael T. Flynn

WorldYearStateEveryIranPrimary

I really had to come to the conclusion, the sort of humbling conclusion that, guess what, I'm no different than anybody else: I've got to sort of ask for help - not something I ever did, ever. And then part two of that is, like, accept it when it comes, and, you know, believe what people tell me.

Chris Cornell

PeopleMeBelieveHelpYouKnow

I thought, when I came to Nashville, I was going to hook up with some of the top country writers in town and write some country tunes.

Chris Carmack

ThoughtCountryWriteNashvilleTop

I hired a publicist once I got cast in 'Passing Strange,' and one of the first conversations we had was about how I wanted to handle talking about my sexuality. I said, 'It's never been an issue for me. I want to talk about my work, but if something about myself relates to my work, of course I'll talk about it.'

Colman Domingo

WorkMyselfMeTalkingSaidWant

Calculating does not equal mathematics. It's a subsection of it. In years gone by it was the limiting factor, but computers now allow you to make the whole of mathematics more intellectual.

Conrad Wolfram

MathematicsComputersYouNowMore

You've got to seize the opportunity if it is presented to you.

Clive Davis

OpportunityYouSeizeGotPresented

A stockbroker urged me to buy a stock that would triple its value every year. I told him, 'At my age, I don't even buy green bananas.'

Claude Pepper

FunnyAgeValueMeGreenYear

Many different planets are many different distances from their host star; we find ourselves at this distance because if we were closer or farther away, the temperature would be hotter or colder, eliminating liquid water, an essential ingredient for our survival.

Brian Greene

WaterSurvivalFindDistanceStar

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