Edward Brooke Quotes

Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely, and I found that out when I was Attorney General in Massachusetts.

Edward Brooke

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: politician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 26, 1919 - January 3, 2015

Topics

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When families save, they can get through emergencies like a bad harvest or a medical emergency. But it's more than that. They can also plan for the future, gradually saving up for a small business or for their children's school tuition.

Jeff Raikes

FutureBusinessChildrenMedicalBad

I've turned down projects based on raunchiness before.

John Ratzenberger

DownBeforeTurnedProjectsBased

The first requisite for immortality is death.

Stanislaw Jerzy Lec

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We're writing movies that people buy without thinking about it.

Robert Ben Garant

PeopleWritingThinkingMoviesBuy

Film has to reflect the real world.

Roger Ross Williams

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There is a kind of fear, approaching a panic, that's spreading through the Baby Boom Generation, which has suddenly discovered that it will have to provide for its own retirement.

Ron Chernow

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Finally, the complexities of black relationships are being portrayed in television and film.

Lisa Nicole Carson

BlackTelevisionRelationshipsFilm

Jews read the books of Moses not just as history but as divine command. The question to which they are an answer is not, 'What happened?' but rather, 'How then shall I live?' And it's only with the exodus that the life of the commands really begins.

Jonathan Sacks

LifeLiveHistoryQuestionDivine

It seems to me psychologically I'm a Canadian.

Clark Blaise

MeSeemsCanadianPsychologically

There are some roles you just don't say 'no' to. Those compass points: you get them so rarely as an actress.

Anne-Marie Duff

YouSayCompassGetActressJust

I think being beautiful is only one aspect of your life.

Alicia Machado

LifeBeautifulThinkBeing Beautiful

When you find yourself on stage singing and you are embarrassed about what you are singing in front of your peers, then you have to think about your priorities.

Alison Moyet

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