Adlai Stevenson I Quotes

We must recover the element of quality in our traditional pursuit of equality. We must not, in opening our schools to everyone, confuse the idea that all should have equal chance with the notion that all have equal endowments.

Adlai Stevenson I

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: politician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 23, 1835 - June 14, 1914

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The scandal happened and I made the best of it. I kind of feel like in the end it was a blessing.

Jessica Hahn

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It's the weird thing that actors do: You jumped across that building because the scene required it.

John Cameron Mitchell

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It eventually ends, and that's what I think a lot of athletes forget. It's 10 years after the Olympics, and you won the Olympics, and that's great, but no one cares.

Max Aaron

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Trayvon Martin was 17, Mike Brown was young, Tamir Rice was 12. And so young people are affected by it, possibly the most affected, because they're seeing themselves.

Angie Thomas

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If you look at history, innovation doesn't come just from giving people incentives; it comes from creating environments where their ideas can connect.

Steven Johnson

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I'm really proud of 'Broken Skull Challenge.'

Stone Cold Steve Austin

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The poets are only the interpreters of the gods.

Socrates

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I'm just glad I can make a difference in someone's life.

Tommy Chong

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When I said the city would be stronger, I didn't know that. I just hoped it. There are parts of you that say, 'Maybe we're not going to get through this.' You don't listen to them.

Rudy Giuliani

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I want to be in shape.

Rosie Perez

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Spacewalking trumps everything. Viscerally, it is a phenomenal place to be; to be able to glance right and see the world, glance left and see the universe, and realise for a moment that you're holding on to your known existence with one hand. That's the thing.

Chris Hadfield

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No one ever takes my side.

Chris Noth

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