Geneva Carr Quotes

I've lived in 11 states, but I'm not an Army brat. My father couldn't hold a job, so every six months, we'd move.

Geneva Carr

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FatherJobArmyLivedHoldMove

Humility was an important part of the way I grew up. And I found that to be less common when I moved to California. That's not to say humble people don't exist there, but ambition seems really important.

Anna Kendrick

HumbleHumilityPeopleAmbitionSay

The savings rate in Italy is high, but the markets do not trust Italy even though it's the third largest economy in the European Union and the eighth in the world.

Anibal Cavaco Silva

TrustWorldEconomySavingsHigh

Judges are like umpires. Umpires don't make the rules. They apply them. The role of an umpire and a judge is critical. They make sure everybody plays by the rules. But it is a limited role. Nobody ever went to a ballgame to see the umpire.

John Roberts

JudgeRulesNobodyJudgesSeeRole

My favourite thing to wear is a saree.

Amy Jackson

WearFavouriteThing

People of color grow up steeped in 'white' culture. The reverse is not true. And, no, listening to hip-hop on the way to work does not count as immersion.

John Ridley

WorkCulturePeopleListeningColor

I have great friends around me that are positive and I think that's the key to life is making your own path. Set your own rules because there is no set rule, there is no set look, there is no set anything. You make your own rules in your life. You make your own decisions.

Amber Riley

LifePositivePathGreatMeKey

I don't like books, they're all fact, no heart.

Stephen Colbert

HeartBooksLikeFact

Wax myrtle: The birds love this stuff.

Mike Thompson

LoveBirdsWaxStuff

I don't believe Wikipedia about anything. I don't go there for anything but keywords.

Michael Pitt

BelieveGoAnythingWikipediaAbout

For me, I just value my friendships so much. I mean, I love my family, too, but my friends - I have a really special connection with my friends.

Jonathan Levine

FamilyLoveValueMeFriendsMean

There's a lot of superhero stuff out there and a lot of cop stuff out there. What we have very little of anymore is adventure.

Dean Devlin

AdventureOutLittleSuperheroCop

Fiction and poetry are my first loves, but the really beautiful lyrical essay can do so much that other forms cannot.

Chris Abani

BeautifulPoetryFirstFictionEssay

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