Clear Quotes - page 94

I tried to take seriously the idea that if you tortured language you might arrive at some new truth. Later it became clear to me that I was retreading ground by fighting the literary battles of the 1950s and 1960s, and that I was actually a bit bored by some of the books I professed to love. (Hari Kunzru)
There are certain sacred things in my life that I would never talk about. Because they are clear in my head, I can walk freely around the opposite side. I keep them completely separate in my mind. View quote
Heather Armstrong
Congressman Berg will repeatedly talk about Harry Reid and Barack Obama, and I find it interesting, because this morning, when I woke up and brushed my teeth, I looked in the mirror and I did not see a tall, African-American, skinny man. So let's make it clear that my priorities are North Dakota priorities. View quote
Heidi Heitkamp
The most important role of a leader is to set a clear direction, be transparent about how to get there and to stay the course. View quote
Irene Rosenfeld
What will support any relationship is clear, complete and conscious conversations when upsets or breakdowns occur. View quote
Iyanla Vanzant
The most powerful factors in the world are clear ideas in the minds of energetic men of good will. View quote
J. Arthur Thomson
In any insurgency there will be people who are irreconcilable and who pose a clear and present threat to the U.S. and our allies. View quote
James G. Stavridis
What we are doing to the future of our children, and the other species on the planet, is a clear moral issue. View quote
James Hansen
What has become clear from the science is that we cannot burn all of the fossil fuels without creating a very different planet. View quote
James Hansen
I have been described as the grandfather of climate change. In fact, I am just a grandfather and I do not want my grandchildren to say that grandpa understood what was happening but didn't make it clear. View quote
James Hansen
It is clear from all these data that the interests of teenagers are not focused around studies, and that scholastic achievement is at most of minor importance in giving status or prestige to an adolescent in the eyes of other adolescents. (James S. Coleman)
What I try very hard to do is have an hour or so in the morning when I leave the house and don't have my phone with me. I'll go sit in a cafe and read and handwrite in my notebook and not be facing a screen. My head will be clear. I will be able to hear myself think. Because honestly for the rest of the day it's just screens, screens, screens. View quote
Jami Attenberg
There was a big drive when I was at art school to make you aware of the economy of meaning - after all, this was still during the tail end of minimalism. Being responsible for everything you put in your picture, and being able to defend it. Keeping everything clear around you so you know what is operating. To open the wound and keep it clean. View quote
Jane Campion
But I think it's quite clear in my work that my orientation isn't political or doesn't come out of modern politics. View quote
Jane Campion
Let me be very clear: We monitor the risks of violent extremism taking root here in the United States. We don't have the luxury of focusing our efforts on one group; we must protect the country from terrorism whether foreign or homegrown, and regardless of the ideology that motivates its violence. View quote
Janet Napolitano
Today's message to Baghdad is very clear: the UN Security Council resolution expresses the unity and determination of the entire international community to assume its collective responsibility. View quote
Javier Solana
I did work at a mall in college - I think retail/customer service is just one of the most hideous jobs in the world. So I always try to be extra nice when I go into a store. But malls are part of our culture, if you watched any teen comedy in the '80s. it's clear that malls are where we live! View quote
Jayma Mays
Not since the days of George W. Bush's 'Clear Skies' and 'Healthy Forests' initiatives has America been presented with a project as cravenly corporate and backward-looking as the Keystone XL pipeline. View quote
Jeff Goodell
By every measure, John Kennedy's sex life was compulsive and reckless. At one level, it had clear public consequences. Knowledge of Kennedy's behavior gave FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover absolute job security, as well as the potential power to derail Kennedy's re-election had he survived assassination. View quote
Jeff Greenfield
Real choice is clear information and the right to walk away from a bad deal without leaving your wallet behind. View quote
Jeff Merkley
I've often argued that oil and gas exploration is a state's rights issue. It is abundantly clear that the State of Florida does not want drilling to negatively affect its beaches and shores. (Jeff Miller)
You can tell when an actor or actress cares about their work. It's really clear. View quote
Jeffrey Katzenberg
As the National Football League and other pro sports increasingly reckon with the early dementia, mental health issues, suicides and even criminal behavior of former players, the risk of what's known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), is becoming clear. View quote
Jeffrey Kluger
I want it absolutely clear when I stand before the judgement bar of God that I declared to the world, in the most straightforward language I could summon, that the Book of Mormon is true. View quote
Jeffrey R. Holland
I wanted a baby of color, to be honest, because I wasn't attached to the idea that I look like the biological mother. I liked the idea of the adoption being clear; it was and is not something I am interested in hiding. View quote
Jennifer Gilmore