Octavia Spencer Quotes

The statement that I made and that I think I will continue to make is that racism and bigotry isn't just relegated to the Southern region; it permeates the history of our nation. It's not to say that we haven't made progress. Obviously we have with our first African American president, and I never thought that would happen in my lifetime.

Octavia Spencer

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HistoryProgressRacismThinkSay

The star S0-2 orbits around Sgr A* every 16 years and will go through its closest approach in 2018. That's an opportunity to test Einstein's General Relativity theory through very precise measurements of this star's short period orbit.

Andrea M. Ghez

OpportunityShortGoTestWillStar

Let my life as Poet begin. I want the life of the Poet. I have labored for over twelve years, one thousand pages of prose. Now, I want the easiness of poetry. The brevity of the poem.

Maxine Hong Kingston

LifePoetryMy LifeNowWantBegin

I'd read the book and liked the book, but it made me really uncomfortable trying to picture myself in this part. Here's this guy who seems to be the embodiment of every single perfect guy.

Robert Pattinson

MyselfMeBookPictureUncomfortable

I think the average citizen is going to see no less than a $1,500 or more increase in what it's going to cost for basic living next year,... Taking sales tax off food isn't going to take care of all of that, but I think it's a way that we can help.

Ann Robinson

FoodThinkCareTake CareHelpYear

First step: Build the wall. Second step: Let ICE do its job. Third step: Stop importing jihadists and welfare recipients. Fourth step: enforce e-verify to protect American jobs. Fifth step: prosecute social security card/ID theft/voting fraud.

Ann Coulter

JobStepFirst StepAmericanIce

Courage means standing next to someone you don't always agree with for the betterment of the country.

Amy Klobuchar

CourageSomeoneYouCountryAlways

There are a lot of people in the animal rights movement who can be very passionate and aggressive, and I applaud people's passion, but when people are judgmental and aggressive, all you end up doing is getting other people to turn away in irritation. To change people's minds, you have to respect the people you're talking to.

Moby

ChangePassionRespectAnimalPeople

Nike came to me and said, 'We're interested in the decathlon and interested in seeing if we can help you get as close to 10,000 points as we can.'

Ashton Eaton

MeHelpYouSeeingSaidNike

I loved it. I just thought I wanted to stay in college forever. I came to New York all by myself; I didn't have any friends there. But it was fine. I felt comfortable. I started thinking, 'Maybe graduate school?' I was really cool with people who were smart, who knew stuff. It's very romantic and stimulating.

Alice Smith

MyselfRomanticSchoolSmartCollege

A writer is a palmist, reading the lines of the planet.

Pico Iyer

ReadingPlanetLinesWriter

I got elected to run the government more efficiently, lower taxes.

Phil Roe

GovernmentRunMoreTaxesGotLower

I trip walking down the stairs, but I can skate them probably.

Shaun White

WalkingDownStairsI CanTripThem

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