Patricia Polacco Quotes

Maybe one of you can enlighten me, but I just don't understand why it is so hard to be kind to one another?

Patricia Polacco

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 11, 1944

Topics

Be KindMeYouKindWhyUnderstand

I'm a gatekeeper, and the gatekeepers all used to be mostly old, white men.

Jim Lehrer

MenWhiteOldUsedGatekeepers

Wherever the enemy wants to fight, we will follow him to the ends of the Earth. We'll adapt, we'll train, we'll advise, we'll mentor, and we'll fight, and we'll fight well.

Jim Mattis

FightMentorTrainEarthAdaptWill

It was very hard for me, for most of my life, to feel American, or call myself American, and that is a very complicated topic that would require a very long conversation.

Jhumpa Lahiri

LifeMyselfMeAmericanMy Life

John Chatterton is the kind of person who always seems to be up to some kind of incredible adventure.

Robert Kurson

AdventurePersonKindAlwaysUpWho

Everything I've designed is intended not to match perfectly but to sit together in harmony, to add flair and personality to any room.

Matthew Williamson

PersonalityTogetherHarmonyRoom

In trials of fact, by oral testimony, the proper inquiry is not whether is it possible that the testimony may be false, but whether there is sufficient probability that it is true.

Simon Greenleaf

TrueTrialsPossibleProbabilityMay

When you give something up, you need to fill the space where it used to be, and you understand the landscape in yourself a bit more.

Simon Van Booy

YourselfSpaceLandscapeYouNeed

I don't know how to tell a joke. I never tell jokes. I can tell stories that happened to me... anecdotes. But never a joke.

Lucille Ball

MeI CanKnowNeverJokesTell

So often when Black men have to play roles on TV, we're either the noble savage or we're completely a savage, and there's no nuance.

Don Cheadle

MenBlackPlaySavageNobleEither

Walking strengthens my legs, and I swing my arms to tone my upper body.

Christy Turlington

WalkingBodySwingLegsToneArms

I'm not a gay rights activist.

ASAP Rocky

GayRightsGay RightsActivist

Engaging with the audience lets them know I'm approachable. I don't like that whole, 'You can't talk to Sheila E thing' - I don't like that.

Sheila E.

YouKnowTalkAudienceWholeLike

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