Jack Straw Quotes

It's extraordinary what children put up with. I happened to see two of my uncles put my father up against the wall of my grandmother's house and knock his teeth out, because he'd been unpleasant to my mother. The next day I went upstairs and found my father making a rather half-hearted attempt to gas himself.

Jack Straw

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FatherMotherChildrenDayHouse

I got into standup because I wanted to be an actor, and then I ended up loving standup for the next eleven years.

Jermaine Fowler

LovingActorNextYearsUpBecause

I became the kind of parent my mother was to me.

Maya Angelou

MotherMeParentKindBecame

Simply stated, girls want role models and mentors.

Anna Maria Chavez

WantMentorsRoleRole ModelsSimply

And if we make the process political, if we start to make it personal, we're actually going to frustrate good public policy, in terms of managing this money.

Michael Chertoff

GoodMoneyStartProcessPolitical

I remember liking the MTV awards when I was a kid.

Michael Che

RememberAwardsKidLikingMTV

I knew I loved dancing with my friends.

Amy Purdy

LovedFriendsDancingKnew

I've always tried to avoid politics because most politicians that I know are quite dirty in terms of human dignity, ethics and morals.

Steven Seagal

PoliticsEthicsMoralsDirtyDignity

I respect the game that goes on of putting this against that, but I don't respect, nor do I enjoy, an awful lot of the actual programs that go on the air.

Roone Arledge

RespectGameEnjoyGoAirAgainst

The anti-American policy is the one that keeps oil prices up. The way to do that is to help OPEC limit the amount of liquid fuel available.

Robert Zubrin

HelpWayOilPolicyLimitUp

I think so often you can come out of drama school and get thrown in the deep end.

Michelle Dockery

SchoolDeepThinkEndYouDrama

The Israelis should understand that it is in their long-term interest to have a democratic Egypt as a neighbor, and that it is prudent to acknowledge the legitimate interests of the Palestinians and to grant them their own state.

Mohamed ElBaradei

NeighborEgyptUnderstandOwnGrant

I love documentary because it's alive.

Josh Fox

LoveAliveBecauseDocumentary

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