Valerie Jarrett Quotes

The United States is a great, great country, but it's not the only country, and we can learn a great deal beyond our own shores.

Valerie Jarrett

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: lawyer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 14, 1956

Topics

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I still believe that 'No Smoking' is one of my best performances.

John Abraham

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There's an internal battle. I need to work, I need to work, I need to work and I need to be home with my kids and the kids win.

Jennifer Garner

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Australia's beautiful, but I'm not too into Australian culture.

Jens Lekman

BeautifulCultureAustraliaToo

As an adult, I can't blame my parents any more.

Jennifer Aniston

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I'm not one for big public displays of affection, anyway. Straight, gay, whatever.

Melissa Etheridge

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I feel flattered that people like the way I look, but it doesn't help you win points.

Ana Ivanovic

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Writing on assignment, with lots of money handed to you before you even began, got very scary for me. My dread of not being perfect, something I got from a childhood surrounded by powerful, successful people, began to infect everything I wrote.

Stewart Stern

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We have far too many Tudors. Henry VIII is far too over-rated. He's become the ultimate brand name, like the Marks & Spencers of a high street of British history. I'm more interested in King Herod.

Simon Sebag Montefiore

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If you look at footage of the Newfoundland Regiment, you see they are at rest and giddy and being silly with one another. Silliness is the antidote to trench warfare.

Michael Winter

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Transgender folks have been part of the push for LGBT equality from the beginning, and we've spoken with loud and intelligent voices and have found political and personal success and advancement all over the world.

Chelsea Manning

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Nature abhors a virgin - a frozen asset.

Clare Boothe Luce

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Art should not be bound by barriers or language. The Hindi film industry is a testament to that. We speak only Hindi, but we premiere in Germany and Japan. Our films do phenomenally well there. We transcend the barriers of language and culture. We welcome you in. I think that's what art should be, and I hope America reaches that place.

Priyanka Chopra

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