"We were idealists. We thought that when we got the vote the whole pattern of politics would be greatly improved and would be dominated by women."

-- Jessie Daniel Ames

#Would Be Quotes #Patterns Quotes #Vote Quotes

“After my second-to-last record, 'The Greatest', I had gone on tour for a while, and I didn't play an instrument for about five years. And I got kind of - it's not self-esteem or whatever, or anger toward myself - but disappointed in myself that I hadn't been challenging myself to learn musically.”
“If we were to lose our fish that we appreciate so much by overfishing; or if we were to lose some of our favorite beaches to overbuilding and pollution, then how would we feel? It's become a case of not knowing what you've got until it's gone.”

Source : Source: www.nbcnews.com
“Hollywood is sexist and age-ist, and that covers all the bases, I guess.”
“Facts bring us to knowledge, but stories lead to wisdom.”
“There's something about having a great bottle of wine and a great cigar. Nothing compares to it.”
“A war is not lost until you consider it lost.”
“Never feel guilty. Don't hold yourself back by guilt or fear. No other species in the entire world deals with guilt. Guilt is a bizarre emotion that makes you feel bad about decisions that you make.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“There is something deeply hypocritical in a society that holds an inner-city child only eight years old "accountable" for her performance on a high-stakes standardized exam but does not hold the high officials of our government accountable for robbing her of what they gave their own kids six or seven years before.”

Source : Jonathan Kozol (2005). “The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America”, p.53, Broadway Books

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