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Helen Thomas Quotes

All of us who covered the Reagans agreed that President Reagan was personable and charming, but I'm not so certain he was nice. It's hard for me to think of anyone as 'nice' when I hear him say 'The homeless are homeless because they want to be homeless.'

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: journalist
Nationality: american
Birth: August 4, 1920 - July 20, 2013

Topics

Me Homeless Think Nice Say Want

We never said the U.K. is in bad shape if it leaves the E.U.: we said the E.U. would miss a massive opportunity. Without the U.K., the E.U. may never be able to stand up against superpowers like China and the U.S.

Opportunity Stand Up Stand Bad Said

Our ancestors went to the woods to find fuel; they set snares there for birds and gathered nuts and fungi.

Birds Woods Find Ancestors Nuts Set

The phoebe-bird is a wise architect and perhaps enjoys as great an immunity from danger, both in its person and its nest, as any other bird. Its modest ashen-gray suit is the color of the rocks where it builds, and the moss of which it makes such free use gives to its nest the look of a natural growth or accretion.

Growth Great Bird Wise Free Color

What we're looking at is God's design, nature's template, and using that as a pattern to cut around and lay it down on a domestic model to duplicate that pattern that we see in nature.

Nature God Looking Design Down See

My parents were the same in the pulpit as they were at home. I think that's where a lot of preachers' kids get off base sometimes. Because they don't see the same things at both places.

Home Parents Think Sometimes Places

I enjoy theatre tremendously, and there's nothing like a live performance.

Live Theatre Performance Enjoy Like

I hate being forced to do things. I hate people telling me what to do, so I'll do the complete opposite. It's a bit self-destructive sometimes.

Hate People Me Sometimes Things

I have not survived 50 years in showbusiness by being Mr. Nice. If you are weak, this business eats you up.

Business You Nice Weak Years Up

'Commonwealth' is not a word I ever used growing up in Colombo. There, in the late 1950s, it would have meant little more than New Zealand lamb and Anchor butter at the cold stores.

Romesh Gunesekera

Growing Up Cold Late New Growing Up

As the largest contributor to the United Nations and funder of international family planning, the U.S. is in a unique position to continue to lead the global agenda and place reproductive health at its core.

Family Health Planning Unique Place

At the end of the day, I just do my job. I love my art. But I genuinely want to change the world. I'm very generous, and I really want people to see that I am - that's really it.

Millie Bobby Brown

Love Change Art Day Job I Am

The first songs I ever wrote - my first, like, serious offerings - were all written on ukulele. It's always been a part of the way I write for a really long time.

Time Long Serious Long Time Way

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