After the Great Depression and after public urging, a nationwide public competition was held to determine a design for a memorial that would honor President Thomas Jefferson's bold vision for westward expansion for America. Russ Carnahan American Politician More Russ Carnahan Quotes 1
When Thomas Edison worked late into the night on the electric light, he had to do it by gas lamp or candle. I'm sure it made the work seem that much more urgent. George Carlin American Comedian More George Carlin Quotes 0
People have always said - those words, 'too conservative,' is fairly relative. I'm sure that they probably said that about Thomas Jefferson and George Washington and Benjamin Franklin. Sharron Angle American Politician More Sharron Angle Quotes 0
My physics teacher, Thomas Miner was particularly gifted. To this day, I remember how he introduced the subject of physics. He told us we were going to learn how to deal with very simple questions such as how a body falls due to the acceleration of gravity. Steven Chu American Scientist More Steven Chu Quotes 0
Discrimination against Jews can be read in Thomas Aquinas, and insults against Jews in Martin Luther. Lionel Blue British Clergyman More Lionel Blue Quotes 0
Again, with two small children it's incredibly hard to commit yourself to anything because you're just getting interested in it and someone comes along and goes I want Thomas The Tank Engine on, and screams the place down until you put it on. Jo Brand British Comedian More Jo Brand Quotes 0
Sexiness, particularly in movies, is the chess game in the 'Thomas Crown Affair'. It's, it's, I don't know, but Faye Dunaway comes up a lot in that thinking. It's the subtlety of sexiness. The moment you try to be sexy, then it's not. Daniel Craig English Actor More Daniel Craig Quotes 0
I have felt terribly from the beginning when I saw the problems and recognized that they would be ongoing. We were hired to put back the contours of the greens as closely as possible to George Thomas's designs and were real proud of what we did. It's a sad situation now. Ben Crenshaw American Athlete More Ben Crenshaw Quotes 0
We hope to do the Spanish Tragedy based on the play by Thomas Kyd. Alex Cox British Director More Alex Cox Quotes 0
At noon, on the Fourth of July, 1826, while the Liberty Bell was again sounding its old message to the people of Philadelphia, the soul of Thomas Jefferson passed on; and a few hours later John Adams entered into rest, with the name of his old friend upon his lips. Allen Johnson American Athlete More Allen Johnson Quotes 0
I suppose you could say my father's world was Thomas Hardy and my mother's D.H. Lawrence. Seamus Heaney Irish Poet More Seamus Heaney Quotes 0
During this period at the Department of Education, my working relationship with Judge Thomas was positive. Anita Hill Celebrity More Anita Hill Quotes 0
I have no personal vendetta against Clarence Thomas. I seek only to provide the committee with information which it may regard as relevant. Anita Hill Celebrity More Anita Hill Quotes 0
If you think about the way the hearings were structured, the hearings were really about Thomas' race and my gender. Anita Hill Celebrity More Anita Hill Quotes 0
Thomas was my true name but everyone knew me as Mick, except my mother, who knew me as definitely Michael. Thomas Keneally Australian Novelist More Thomas Keneally Quotes 0
I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered at the White House - with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone. John F. Kennedy American President More John F. Kennedy Quotes 0
I think most people read and re-read the things that they have liked. That's certainly true in my case. I re-read Pound a great deal, I re-read Williams, I re-read Thomas, I re-read the people whom I cam to love when I was at what you might call a formative stage. James Laughlin American Poet More James Laughlin Quotes 0
If Thomas Jefferson thought taxation without representation was bad, he should see how it is with representation. Rush Limbaugh American Entertainer More Rush Limbaugh Quotes 0
One of my other nicknames was Thomas Edison, because I invented so many moves. Earl Monroe American Athlete More Earl Monroe Quotes 0
I've recently enjoyed the Paul Thomas Anderson commentaries and the David Fincher commentaries. Jay Roach American Director More Jay Roach Quotes 0
But if there's an erosion at home, you know, Thomas Jefferson warned about a tyranny of an oligarchy and if we surrender our democracy to the tyranny of an oligarchy, we've made a terrible mistake. Pat Robertson American Clergyman More Pat Robertson Quotes 0
Well, you know, Thomas Jefferson, who was the author of the Declaration of Independence said he wouldn't have any atheists in his cabinet because atheists wouldn't swear an oath to God. That was Jefferson and we have never had any Muslims in the cabinet. Pat Robertson American Clergyman More Pat Robertson Quotes 0
I've been influenced by poets as diverse as Dylan Thomas, Lewis Carroll, and Edgar Allan Poe. Jack Prelutsky American Poet More Jack Prelutsky Quotes 0
My mother came from St. Thomas. I heard that melody and all I did was actually adapt it. I made my adaptation of sort of an island traditional melody. It did become sort of my trademark tune. Sonny Rollins American Musician More Sonny Rollins Quotes 0
I sometimes think that Thomas Cook should be numbered among the secular saints. He took travel from the privileged and gave it to the people. Robert Runcie English Clergyman More Robert Runcie Quotes 0