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Mac Thornberry Quotes

If you're an adult, if you are eligible to be drafted and vote, then there's a certain amount of decision-making power, and I think we have to be respectful of that.

Mac Thornberry

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: politician
Nationality: american
Birth: July 15, 1958

Topics

Power Think You Vote Decision-Making

When I was growing up, my mother would take me to plays and museums, and we'd talk about life. Those times helped shape who I became.

Jill Scott

Life Mother Me Growing Up Growing

Nick Lea is a great actor, and doing scenes with him was always awesome.

Matt Dallas

Great Doing Actor Him Awesome Nick

I was put under contract. A major studio. I got nominated for an Academy Award. Isn't that ridiculous? I mean, at the age of 18!

Angela Lansbury

Age Award Ridiculous Mean Contract

I'm a black American, I am proud of my race. I am proud of who I am. I have a lot of pride and dignity.

Michael Jackson

I Am Proud Black Pride American Who

My parents both came to the United States from the Dominican Republic, and they were deeply grateful for the opportunities this country provided. They raised my siblings and me to want to make a difference and give back. They taught us to work hard and aim high, but to also make sure the ladder was down to help others climb up.

Tom Perez

Work Grateful Help Others Parents Me

I have to fit holidays around tournaments, particularly the grand slams, in Melbourne, Paris, London and New York.

Roger Federer

New York Holidays Paris New London

You've got to be careful with any injury, but I mean, if you research hamstrings, if you know anything about hamstrings, you've definitely got to be careful.

Rob Gronkowski

Research You Know Mean Anything Got

I worked at CBS in the late '90s, and I remember sitting in meetings with both advertisers and digerati, and everyone was saying, 'Network TV is dead.'

Ross Levinsohn

Saying Meetings Remember Late Dead

It's very contrary to the notion of what America is to imagine that we can stop migration.

Mohsin Hamid

America Stop Migration Imagine Very

I do remember the moment when, as a child, I realized that the things we call 'TV shows' are really just the stuff that gets put between commercials. Later, I came to see that the kinds of things that get on 'free' TV are shows that help sell products.

Douglas Rushkoff

Moment Child Free Help Remember See

For contemporary fashion, I'm a huge fan of so many of the people out there. I think Azzedine Alaia holds up through three generations of very specific, beautiful design. I think Jean Paul Gaultier also is very interesting with a long span.

Colleen Atwood

Beautiful People Fashion Think Long

I approached work very seriously. I never went out. I couldn't fathom people who could go out to clubs... I mean, if I had a 6 A.M. call, I had to be prepared. I had to be in bed at a certain hour.

Winona Ryder

Work People Be Prepared Go Seriously