Benjamin Booker Quotes

My grandfather learned to swim in the Navy by getting thrown off a boat into the ocean. He had to learn fast. And I think I learn pretty well under pressure.

Benjamin Booker

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OceanBoatThinkPressureLearn

I don't write literary fiction - I write books that are entertaining, but are also, I hope, well-constructed and thoughtful and funny and have things to say about men and women and families and children and life in America today.

Jennifer Weiner

LifeFunnyWomenTodayHopeMen

It is the right of government to protect the weak; it is the right of the weak to find in their courts fair treatment before the law.

Robert Kennedy

GovernmentLawFindProtectRight

And then when I went to Chicago, that's when I had these outer space experiences and went to the other planets.

Sun Ra

SpaceChicagoOuter SpaceExperiences

When I eventually met Mr. Right I had no idea that his first name was Always.

Rita Rudner

FunnyNameFirstRightAlwaysIdea

For most women, including women who want to have children, contraception is not an option; it is a basic health care necessity.

Louise Slaughter

WomenChildrenHealthCareWantWho

To me, there's nothing sexier than a guy in a well-tailored suit.

Joseph Abboud

MeNothingSuitGuyThanSexier

I am a southerner who grew up with and around guns. I own some still. My father gave me a .22 rifle when I was 9 and a single barrel .410 shotgun when I was 10.

Jon Meacham

FatherI AmMeSingleGunsOwn

I didn't understand the American fascination with the Japanese schoolgirl. No, I don't think I can, really.

Chiaki Kuriyama

ThinkAmericanI CanUnderstand

Our diplomacy and development budget is not just about reducing spending and finding efficiencies. We need a frank conversation about what we stand for as that 'shining city on a hill.' And that conversation begins by acknowledging that we can't do it on the cheap.

Colin Powell

CityStandFindingConversationHill

St. Benedict said to take care of your mind, body and soul. I swim for an hour every morning, do 15 minutes of Tibetan stretching and breathing exercises, and play soccer with friends four or more nights a week.

Brunello Cucinelli

MorningSoulMindCareTake Care

I feel like I've been very underrated and very kind of disrespected so far in my career. I just take the same approach every time out: try to go out there and dominate and be the best player on the court.

Seth Curry

TimeBestFeelCareerGoKind

When someone keeps doing something, you say that that isn't him, he is just making some bad decisions. Sometimes those decisions reflect the person.

Shannon Sharpe

DecisionsSomeoneDoingYouBadSay

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