Memory is not an instrument for exploring the past but its theatre. It is the medium of past experience, as the ground is the medium in which dead cities lie interred.
Work on good prose has three steps: a musical stage when it is composed, an architectonic one when it is built, and a textile one when it is woven.
To me, I know that if we could pass the Civil Rights Act of '64 over 50 years ago, then we can pass Justice for All Civil Rights Act. We can pass Medicare for All.
My mom is a woman who grew up in a small farming village in the West Bank called Beit Ur El Foka. She only went to school up to 8th grade and then dropped out to go work in a tailor shop that made dresses and different embroidered designs to make money for her family.
Trump's pardon of Arpaio may not get as much attention as Russian influence or Trump's apparent obstruction of justice in the Mueller investigation. But to me, as a woman of color, it is a clear abuse of power for the U.S. president to pardon a sheriff who targeted people for arrest because of their ethnicity.
I don't want our right to be able to speak and dissent to be taken away.
Wir müssen die Kämpfe anderer als unsere eigenen sehen und deren Erfolge als unsere Erfolge, um uns vereint als Menschen sehen zu können.
I believe women and minorities often wait for permission to be invited to something; we need to stop doing that.
Truly, this is a nation that sees itself as one that instills hope and is really about allowing people to pursue their dreams.
I'm going from the state House to the opportunity to serve in Congress and serve the people in the Fifth, which is a great honor and a great opportunity... It is something that is exciting to a few people, but, you know, often times it is important for us to own the moment, celebrate it, and then move on.
Es gehört viel mehr dazu ein Patriot und Bürger zu sein, als eine Flagge aufzuhängen.
I'm going to put on my gravestone, 'He never owned a cell phone.'
I like surfing in Mexico a whole lot better than sitting with people in Washington that I don't even like.
You can't legislate against stupidity.
Patriotism is voluntary. It is a feeling of loyalty and allegiance that is the result of knowledge and belief. A patriot shows their patriotism through their actions, by their choice.
I miss singing every day. I can't sing anymore. My voice doesn't work. I have Parkinson's disease, and it sometimes takes my words away from me.
Having children makes you see the world in a completely different way. When you're responsible for those little lives, you can't slough it off or forget about it until later.
There should not be a question of legal or illegal immigration. People came and immigrated to this country from the time of the Indians. No one's illegal. They should just be able to come.
I'm a chameleon. I can change my voice a lot. I always was able to, because in my family's music, I was a harmony singer, and harmony singing is really hard.
The thing you have to be prepared for is that other people don't always dream your dream.
A lot of effort and money are - rightly - expended keeping the president physically safe. But it's up to the president to maintain a schedule that allows for refueling, so as to be physically and cognitively at his or her best at all times. That's what it means to be strong, tough, and truly fit for the highest office.
If you want to have the clarity and steadiness to deal with that '3:00 A.M. phone call,' you should better have made sure that you're not running on empty when that phone rings.
The most important thing that we entrepreneurs have is our human capital. If we exhaust it, we make bad decisions.
In a culture fueled by burnout, a culture that has run itself down, our national resilience becomes compromised. And when our collective immune system is weakened, we become more susceptible to viruses that are part of every culture because they're part of human nature - fear-mongering, scapegoating, conspiracy theories, and demagoguery.
The fastest way to break the cycle of perfectionism and become a fearless mother is to give up the idea of doing it perfectly - indeed to embrace uncertainty and imperfection.
Ich fordere jeden auf: Wir müssen besser sein. Wir müssen mehr lieben, weniger hassen. Wir müssen mehr zuhören und weniger reden. Wir müssen uns bewusst sein, dass das die Verantwortung eines jeden ist.
Megan Rapinoe - nach dem Finalsieg der Frauen Fußball Weltmeisterschaft 2019
Unsere Verfassung funktioniert; unsere Republik ist eine Regierung der Gesetze, nicht einzelner Männer. Hier regieren die Menschen.
I'm a happy man, because I am successful in what I do, of course; but what makes me most happy is I have people around me that I love and who love me back. This, for me, is the most important thing. Nobody likes to be alone.
Es ist interessant, dass ich so eine enge Beziehung zu meinem Großvater hatte. Eltern verurteilen dich immer: sie sagen, "Du darfst das nicht tun, du darfst dies nicht tun." Aber bei den Großeltern hat man das Gefühl, dass man alles sagen und tun kann, und sie unterstützen einen. Deshalb hat man diese Art von Verbindung.
In terms of playing ability there is nothing to choose between number one and 100. Instead, it's a question of who believes and who wants it more? Which player is mentally stronger? Which player is going to fight the hardest in the big points? These are the things that determine who is the champion.
Building a solid foundation in the early years of a child's life will not only help him or her reach their reach their full potential but will also result in better societies as a whole.
Everybody in the two Telugu states, especially the residents of Vijayawada, love both cinema and politics. And 'NOTA' is a cinema with a political subject.
Why do human beings find it so hard to live and let live? Countries are messing with each other. Religions are messing with each other. Castes are messing with each other; people mess with each other.
I am comfortable with doing mistakes. It's a normal thing. If a mistake happens because of my own decision, I am OK with it.
Cricket, Politik und Kino sind die am leidenschaftlichsten diskutierten Themen in Indien. Durch sie können Freundschaften zu Bruch gehen, je nachdem, welcher Seite man angehört.
Exploring the dark side of my characters' personality is my forte.
Man muss ein bisschen bösartig sein. Man muss narzisstisch sein. Man muss für seine Karriere brennen.
Sag die Wahrheit, arbeite hart und komm pünktlich zum Abendessen.
A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.
I had a lot of experience with people smarter than I am.
History and experience tell us that moral progress comes not in comfortable and complacent times, but out of trial and confusion.
Ich bin die Stimme der Wahrheit.
'The New York Times' list is a bunch of crap. They ought to call it the editor's choice. It sure isn't based on sales.
Ich habe immer noch das Gefühl, etwas beweisen zu müssen. Viele Menschen hoffen, dass ich versage. Das gefällt mir. Ich brauche es, gehasst zu werden.
I'm sickened by all religions. Religion has divided people. I don't think there's any difference between the pope wearing a large hat and parading around with a smoking purse and an African painting his face white and praying to a rock.
I like to feel the butterflies in the stomach, I like to go home and have a restless night and wonder how I'm going to be able to accomplish this feat, get jittery. That hunger and those butterflies in the stomach are very essential for all creative people.
No one is perfect, and criticism is always welcome and expected.
Life is a blur when one is essaying different roles; it is so fulfilling.
I don't spend much time looking back at what happened. I do remember it, but I don't see any purpose of wanting to look back.
