Carl Lewis Quotes

I know there are a lot of people out there who have the best intentions but not the voice, so it's about people like me to give them a voice and hear their ideas.

Carl Lewis

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As a state legislator, I had worked with Republicans and Democrats to pass a number of bills, including some related to higher education and juvenile justice; I'd created what would become San Antonio's largest book drive and literacy campaign.

Joaquin Castro

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I feel simultaneously completely vulnerable and made wholly brave by becoming a parent. It has changed the way that I live my life. Because I want to be an example for my son.

Jennifer Nettles

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As a cosigner of the Veterans' Bill of Rights, I'm committed to making sure that veterans' issues remain a top priority in Congress.

John Delaney

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New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not already common.

John Locke

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In 'The Girl Who Chased Away Sorrow,' part of the 'Dear America' series, I took my childhood bravery and stubbornness and put that at the core of the Navajo girl, Sarah Nita. It helped me to identify with her survival and to write about her courageous journey and that of her people.

Ann Turner

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I don't pretend to be an astrophysicist or anything, even though I do read about certain things like metaphysics and cosmology that I've always just been really interested in. I don't pretend to be able to sit down and pontificate on any of these subjects.

Sturgill Simpson

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I thought it would be my one and only exhibition, so I decided to call it My Major Retrospective.

Tracey Emin

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I'm gonna have to develop myself. I'm just going to do the best that I can do.

Mike Epps

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In L.A. everyone is an actor. In Texas, everyone's a musician.

Minka Kelly

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In Count Julian I simply proposed to create a text which would allow for diverse levels of reading.

Juan Goytisolo

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I am such a rewriter; I have so many notebooks filled with drafts you wouldn't believe.

Judy Blume

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I always choose to remember the moment that was the best of Jeanne Cooper - those photos where she's in that wild dress triumphantly hoisting up the Emmy the night she finally won the damn thing. She was so proud, so happy.

Corbin Bernsen

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