"Back in the mid-1980s, congressional hearings were held after we brought this litigation, and held up the first experiment. At that time, I went in front of Congress, along with the major agencies involved with this."

-- Jeremy Rifkin

#Agency Quotes #Hearing Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“Charles Dickens' creation of Mr. Pickwick did more for the elevation of the human race - I say it in all seriousness - than Cardinal Newman's Lead Kindly Light Amid the Encircling Gloom. Newman only cried out for light in the gloom of a sad world. Dickens gave it.”
“Before I begin talking about the threats we face, the vulnerabilities that we have, and frankly the courage of the men and women in uniform that stand in harm's way on behalf of a very grateful Nation, let me first honor the sacrifices of September 11.”
“It is a contradiction to support increased development assistance, yet turn a blind eye to actions by multinationals anothers that undermine the tax base of a developing country.”
“When you look at movies, the lead girl is always gorgeous and thin. There is a stereotype that you need to look a certain way and when you get in the business you really feel the pressure.”

Source : "Margot Robbie profile: Quotes, photos, videos and selected filmography of BAFTA nominee" by Mikey Smith, www.mirror.co.uk. January 30, 2015.
“To be able to live and train in Iraq under these circumstances you need to be brave.”
“Gay and lesbian couples should have the right to experience the joys of marriage and family.”
“I'll be at Lambeth telling my story”
“May we hope that, when we are all dead and gone, leaders will arise who have been personally experienced in the hard, practical work, the difficulties, and the joys of organizing nursing reforms, and who will lead far beyond anything we have done!”

Source : Florence Nightingale, Lynn McDonald (2004). “Florence Nightingale on Public Health Care: Collected Works of Florence Nightingale”, p.218, Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press

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