Carrie Mae Weems Quotes

I got my first camera when I was 21 - my boyfriend gave it to me for my birthday - but at that point politics was my life, and I viewed the camera as a tool for expressing my political beliefs rather than as an art medium.

Carrie Mae Weems

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LifeBirthdayArtPoliticsMeFirst

If someone's lying about something small, you don't know what else they're lying about. I'm a big girl, I can handle the truth - even if it's not good news.

Jennifer Morrison

GoodGirlTruthSmallSomeoneYou

I was a lawyer for 10 years - a short time, but it molded me into who I am. My clients were little people fighting big corporations, so it was a natural thing to not only represent the little guy but also to pull for him - it's the American way.

John Grisham

TimeI AmPeopleMeLawyerFighting

The House Rules Committee is perhaps the free world's outstanding bureaucratic abomination - a tiny, airless closet deep in the labyrinth of the Capitol where some of the very meanest people on earth spend their days cleaning democracy like a fish.

Matt Taibbi

PeopleDemocracyWorldFreeDeep

No one disputes that online businesses offer much more variety than their analog counterparts.

Anita Elberse

MoreVarietyOfferOnlineThanMuch

It's not always easy to stand aside and be unable to do anything except record the sufferings around one.

Robert Capa

StandEasyAlwaysAnythingAround

I think the funds that have been pledged at Euro Summit, combined with the outcome of the private sector involvement process should be sufficient in order to support financially the Greek Economy.

Lucas Papademos

SupportThinkProcessEconomyOrder

Jesus remains the most influential person in history, one who has inspired untold followers for millennia.

Jay Parini

HistoryPersonInspiredFollowers

Above our life we love a steadfast friend.

Christopher Marlowe

LifeLoveFriendAboveSteadfast

I'd like another child, and maybe if it doesn't work out, I'll adopt.

Courteney Cox

WorkChildOutWork OutLikeMaybe

I've invented several games for use as teaching tools in my classroom: one of them, a game called 'Iron Age: Council of the Clans,' got so popular among my students that they encouraged me to publish it, which I did.

Brendan Myers

AgeMeGameToolsGamesClassroom

I was raised in a solidly upper-middle class family who had really strong values and excess was not one of the things that my family put up with. And there's something wildy decadent about the young-star lifestyle, and I just don't really see the point.

Anne Hathaway

FamilyStrongValuesLifestyleClass

When you're happy you find pure joy in your life. There are no regrets in this state of happiness - and that's a goal worth striving for in all areas of your life.

Suze Orman

LifeHappinessJoyHappyYouGoal

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