Francis Maude Quotes

If we want to change what people think of us, then we have got to change.

Francis Maude

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ChangePeopleThinkWantGotUs

After 9/11, the U.S. seemed vulnerable for the first time in a long time. We were no longer the superpower that no other country could touch. I thought, 'When and how did that dominance begin?'

Jennifer Egan

TimeThoughtLongCountryLong Time

Customs, traditions, laws should be flexible, within good reason, if that is what it takes to make our democracy work.

John Lewis

WorkGoodDemocracyFlexibleReason

I have started many companies now worth more than $100 million. So I know a little about business.

John McAfee

BusinessWorthKnowNowMoreLittle

On stage, generally speaking, the story is stopped or held back by songs, because that's the convention. Audiences enjoy the song and the singer, that's the point.

Stephen Sondheim

SongStoryEnjoyBackStageSinger

There's really nothing like a live audience right there. When you're in a bad show, you can hear the creaks in the chairs.

Louis Gossett, Jr.

LiveYouBadNothingRightAudience

I used the imaginary kingdom not as a sentimentalized fairyland but as an opening wedge to express what I hoped would be some very hard truths.

Lloyd Alexander

HardOpeningKingdomUsedWould

It is my belief that everything you need to know about the world can be learned in a church choir.

Connie Willis

WorldChurchYouKnowBeliefNeed

A children's author on a soapbox is not a pleasant sight but I have become drawn into issues, slightly unwillingly, relating to young people, literacy and youth justice: just look at the number of young people we have locked up in prison, and the uselessness of it.

Anthony Horowitz

ChildrenJusticePeopleYouthPrison

When it comes to the video channels and the programs, the radio stations, the music is geared towards kids, and it's made by kids.

Prince

MusicRadioKidsMadeChannels

My parents believed in the power of education.

Priscilla Chan

GreatAdmireMentorsPeersDealWho

I think there are a lot of things out there that are humorous that people don't realize until you actually show them what is going on. Saran Wrap for one thing. You know, you could pull enough of that out of the box and it will actually kill you. It will get a hold of you, stick to you, and choke you to death.

Tim Conway

DeathPeopleThinkEnoughYouKnow

Pasteur will be celebrated almost as a God-like figure. This is when the moon completes her great cycle, but by other rumors, he shall be dishonored.

Nostradamus

GreatMoonWillRumorsHerCycle

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