Barbara Jordan Quotes

We cannot improve on the system of government handed down to us by the founders of the Republic. There is no way to improve upon that. But what we can do is to find new ways to implement that system and realize our destiny.

Barbara Jordan

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: politician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 21, 1936 - January 17, 1996

Topics

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I've been doing the 'Sherman's Lagoon' strip for about 18 years, and I was a political cartoonist before that for my hometown paper in Alexandria, Va.

Jim Toomey

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Originality is really important.

Jim Carrey

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My music is going to be true. I'm not out to sell records. I'm experiencing something, and it's what I feel.

Joaquin Phoenix

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Managers, regardless of salary, should not be allowed to earn or use comp time. They are expected to work as many hours as needed to get the job done - especially at these salary levels.

Jodi Rell

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We're barely scratching the surface of how people experience and utilize p2p payments, despite it being a multi-millennium-old behavior.

Jeremy Allaire

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Television and film are such streamlined story mediums. You can't really meander about, whereas a novel is an interior experience.

Steven Bochco

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I don't throw money away. First class tickets are very expensive. Why should I fly first class if I can fly business, which is the same thing? I would only fly first class if the ticket included access to some sort of special compartment that could save me if there was any crash.

Silvio Santos

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The fact that there are now gay men and women who can openly serve their country is a wonderful thing.

Rob Halford

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TV is a hard job. You work 15 hours a day. People tell you what to do. I hate to do it.

Ron White

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And I love Mel Brooks. My Dad loved his movies, too, they're awesome, the kind of thing that if you're in for ten minutes, you're in for two hours.

Mike Myers

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Actors usually have a lot in common with kids.

Jason Robards

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Movement is one of the most important things. My consistency, everything - there's a lot to improve. Coaches are never happy. But I'd like to keep improving, go deeper in the tournaments, and get as high in the rankings as possible.

Dominic Thiem

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