Major Owens Quotes

It is very difficult to get legislation passed. But then the danger always is that you have no power at all if you do not exercise constant power.

Major Owens

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: politician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 28, 1936 - October 21, 2013

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I had a vision of how basketball should be played. And the vision was the Knicks teams that won the championship in 1970 and 1973. I wanted a team that emphasized defense. I wanted a team that on offense had a system where players moved off the ball, and the ball moved.

Jerry Reinsdorf

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There are some subjects that can only be tackled in fiction.

John le Carre

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The Egyptian tomb was the outcome of the Mesopotamian influence and followed from the religious crisis the country had undergone.

Stephen Gardiner

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My problem is that what I like changes from week to week. Even the stuff in my suitcase right now I don't like any more.

Suki Waterhouse

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After I turn 50, I would like to sing Verdi's 'Attila.'

Sondra Radvanovsky

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I'm actually a really big board game and video game nerd.

Ross Butler

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As a top player, you have to keep your emotions in check. You think you can control everything.

Monica Seles

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It's not how you play the game, it's how you place the blame.

Don Simpson

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My biggest vice is playing solitaire on my iPad. It's bad. I mean, it's ridiculous.

Diane von Furstenberg

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Speech, not violence, is how we will bridge the divides between us.

Deeyah Khan

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We're not going to pierce everything that we have and paint our faces trying to get a different market. We'll grow with our audience. We're just going to keep doing what we do.

Chris Kirkpatrick

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One of the reasons I wanted to leave my position at Common Cause and return to politics was to regain the freedom to speak out politically - to not be constrained by a non-partisan organization.

Chellie Pingree

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