Edith Widder Quotes

I never, ever would have imagined the kind of career I've had. It just wouldn't have occurred to me that anything like this could have been possible. I didn't have any such aspirations. And I still can't believe my good fortune.

Edith Widder

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GoodMeBelieveCareerPossible

I was performing from the age of three.

Jennifer Ellison

AgeThreePerforming

When you're fearful, you stumble.

Jenna Jameson

FearYouStumbleFearful

Most people have to talk so they won't hear.

May Sarton

CommunicationPeopleTalkHearMost

Bloomberg's $50 million is not going to revolutionize the electric power industry. But his willingness to fight is already inspiring others to see Big Coal differently.

Jeff Goodell

PowerFightOthersSeeBigIndustry

A lot of underground hip-hop will inspire me as far as rhyme patterns - really wordy, intelligent lyrics.

Travie McCoy

MeInspireHip-HopIntelligentWill

Sometimes I think it's the responsibility of the artist to reveal a little more of themselves.

Mickalene Thomas

ResponsibilityThinkArtistSometimes

Freedom of expression comes with responsibilities, especially when it comes with serious implications for peace.

Mohammed Morsi

FreedomPeaceSeriousExpression

The most venomous animal that lives in the ocean is the box jellyfish. And every one of those barbs is sending that venom into this central nervous system. So first I feel like boiling hot oil I've been dipped in. And I'm yelling out, 'Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire! Help me! Somebody help me!' And the next thing is paralysis.

Diana Nyad

FireOceanAnimalMeFeelHelp

I have survived and possibly I should not hope for more than that.

Christine Keeler

HopeMoreThanShouldSurvived

Dangerous because your present Administration and its specialized agencies by all accounts know no restraint in hitting out at any perceived enemy of America, and nobody or nothing can protect one from their vindictiveness.

Breyten Breytenbach

PresentAmericaDangerousEnemyKnow

The rise of ISIS starts with a Jordanian thug named Abu Musab al-Zarqawi who founded ISIS' parent organization, al Qaeda, in Iraq. What gave Zarqawi the opportunity to create al Qaeda in Iraq? It was, of course, George W. Bush's decision to invade Iraq in 2003.

Peter Bergen

OpportunityDecisionOrganizationWho

I was reading an article about Kings of Leon's bass player, who said that he was directly influenced by Joy Division and by me. I was like, 'Woah!' It surprised me. It's a great compliment.

Peter Hook

GreatJoyMeReadingKingsSaid

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