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Kathryn Stockett Quotes

I have never been more proud of the United States than I am this year. We have elected an African-American president. We have the stellar Michelle Obama setting the standard for American women. I simply cannot say it enough: look how far we've come.

Kathryn Stockett

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: 1969

Topics

Women I Am Proud American Year Look

Women are prepared to run for office. They're prepared to show up. Oh yeah, women have big roles to play, and they have stepped up to the plate already.

Maxine Waters

Women Play Run Office Up Big

People thought I was an idiot, but I saw social networks were going to be more important, and it turned out to be true.

Robert Scoble

People Thought Idiot Be True True

I don't care about the rules. In fact, if I don't break the rules at least 10 times in every song then I'm not doing my job properly.

Jeff Beck

Job Song Care Doing Rules Break

Oh, that character was light years away from me. I'm not debonair. I'm not suave. I did wear tight pants, though, because I found out that it worked.

Robert Conrad

Character Light Me Pants Years Out

I have to confess here that I am a useless cook.

Jasper Carrott

I Am Useless Here Cook Confess Am

Certainly if we hope do enhance and extend whatever natural assets we were given, we must expect to make an effort, if not actually great labor.

Dixie Carter

Hope Great Effort Labor Whatever

A person is a person because he recognizes others as persons.

Desmond Tutu

Person Others Because He Persons

You can wish as hard as you like but all that really matters is the shape you're in on the day of the race. I've always felt these really big races aren't necessarily won by whoever is the fastest. They're won by the athlete who is the smartest and in the best shape on the day.

Paula Radcliffe

Best Day Wish You Athlete Race

There's no way in the world I can feel the same blues the way I used to. When I play in Chicago, I'm playing up-to-date, not the blues I was born with. People should hear the pure blues - the blues we used to have when we had no money.

Muddy Waters

Money People World Feel Born Play

I don't care if I go broke. I don't care about all that stuff. I just want to know that I did everything I wanted to do.

Linda Perry

Care Go Know Want Everything Stuff

I learned English from watching American movies and American series. And you'd watch the movie the first time and not understand anything. Then you'd watch it again, and you'd start understanding more and more, and that's how I learned English.

Kristaps Porzingis

Time Start American Understanding

The battle was first waged over the right of the Negro to be classed as a human being with a soul; later, as to whether he had sufficient intellect to master even the rudiments of learning; and today it is being fought out over his social recognition.

James Weldon Johnson

Learning Today Soul Battle Right