Benjamin Wittes Quotes

The notion of law enforcement as professional, not political, began developing as an aspiration and an ethos even while, in practice, the FBI was the personal fiefdom of J. Edgar Hoover.

Benjamin Wittes

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What do you do with people in same-sex relationships that are committed, loving and Christian? Would you rather bless a sheep and a tree, and not them?

John Sentamu

TreePeopleChristianSheepYou

The Stones can get out there and do it till they're old men. But certain groups are sad-looking to me.

Toni Tennille

MenMeOldOutStonesGet

I never hid out. I was never big enough a star.

Tom T. Hall

EnoughNeverOutBigStarHid

I have a notebook with me all the time, and I begin scribbling a few words. When things are going well, the walk does not get anywhere; I finally just stop and write.

Mary Oliver

TimeWalkWordsMeStopWrite

My father was a sheep shearer, so I grew up in a caravan; we'd go around from shearing shed to shearing shed. My mother always wanted us to be educated, so I went to a school.

Jason Clarke

FatherMotherSchoolSheepGoUp

Earth was not built for six billion people all running around and being passionate about things. The world was built for about two million people foraging for roots and grubs.

Douglas Coupland

PeopleRootsWorldEarthPassionate

Living through the intersections of cultural diversity has given me an intimate understanding of the dynamics of living between the dimensions of East and West, traditional and modern, and political and spiritual.

Deeyah Khan

DiversitySpiritualMePolitical

I'll continue to tackle back. I want to help the team as much as I can, and if I need to get back and defend, I will.

Dele Alli

TeamHelpBackI CanWantWill

I play a lot of ultra-violent video games.

Cory Monteith

Video GamesPlayGamesVideoLot

For too long, we have focused on our differences - in our politics and backgrounds, in our race and beliefs - rather than cherishing the unity and pride that binds us together.

Bob Riley

TogetherPoliticsUnityPrideLong

Ray and I both grew up with radio. Our whole hopes for the future were that we'd get into radio.

Bob Elliott

FutureRadioUpGetWholeHopes

If you have a car, you tune it up; you replace the parts. You try to keep it in good shape. This country has tires that are shot, a bunch of engine problems, and rather than saying, 'Okay, let's maybe put some new parts in here,' we just keep putting gas in and driving forward.

Wyatt Cenac

GoodCarSayingForwardProblems

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