Pat Quinn Quotes

I don't aspire to have high approval ratings. I aspire, in light of my two predecessors, to be the most honest governor I can be. I'd rather focus on honesty than popularity.

Pat Quinn

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HonestyLightFocusI CanTwoHigh

I was raised really poor and so was my husband.

Jewel

HusbandPoorI Was RaisedRaised

This is a global fight to get the right people in the right place and we're talking about people with PhDs in engineering, computer science, mathematics.

Jerry Moran

ScienceMathematicsFightPeople

To the contrary, I think we bent over backwards to press for elections and for democratic reform.

John Negroponte

ThinkBackwardsOverElectionsPress

Innocence could be considered a discrete state of mind.

John Shirley

MindInnocenceStateCouldDiscrete

I think we will see a united labor movement again. When workers unite they're stronger. The same goes for unions.

John Sweeney

ThinkStrongerLaborUnionsMovement

You can't run from Earth, but you can try to get through the day.

Amanda Warren

DayYouEarthRunTryThrough

I never considered a career in music because it was too unattainable. I just didn't believe it was possible.

Lucy Dacus

MusicBelieveCareerPossibleNever

I find a lot of feminist reading quite confusing and that often there's a set of rules, and people will be like, 'Oh, this person isn't a true feminist because they don't embody this one thing,' and I don't know, often it can be a gray area, and it can be a hard thing to navigate.

Lorde

PeopleReadingRulesFindPerson

I always thought I was going to die before I was 60.

Drew Carey

ThoughtDieAlwaysGoingBefore

Remember, as long as you live, that nothing but strict truth can carry you through the world, with either your conscience or your honor unwounded.

Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

LiveTruthWorldHonorRememberYou

Of course, the slightest little mistake on the wire will deprive me of my life, so in that sense, yes, it is a dangerous profession. You have to pay attention; if not, you will lose your life.

Philippe Petit

LifeMistakeMeMy LifeAttention

I defend peoples' right to do that in a lawful manner, but I have not undertaken that practice myself.

Rick Boucher

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