Issues Quotes · Page 28

My films are motivated by a keen interest in highlighting issues that affect marginalized populations who are caught in difficult circumstances.

— Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

But then you say, Well, who makes the decision? Does the government make the decision? The reason this is such a national…

— John H Richardson

Realism in foreign policy means careful consideration of all aspects pertinent to the issue, before taking a decision. This is the only…

— Henry A. Kissinger

For Jews, the Messiah has never come; for Christians, He has come but once; for modern man, He appears and disappears with…

— Thomas Szasz

I don't feel like I've got all that much too important to say on the kind of big national issues.

— George W. Bush

You can make a sordid thing sound like a brilliant drawing-room comedy. Probably a fear we have of facing up to the…

— Peter De Vries

I don't feel particularly typecast because I think I do so many different kinds of things. Whether or not they're seen is…

— Meg Ryan

One is that you have to take time, lots of time, to let an idea grow from within. The second is that…

— Yo-Yo Ma

I believe that when it comes to major foreign policy issues, many prefer to have black people seen and not heard.

— Cynthia McKinney

I've had a lot of people who've said they can relate to the show and it's helped them through a lot of…

— Jillian Rose Reed

I am honored to serve on the Board of Visitors for Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service. Being the first board member…

— Ricardo Salinas Pliego

I kind of play like a guy. I don't hold grudges. I don't get dramatic with things. If somebody slide tackles me…

— Carli Lloyd

“Bitter people are not interested in what you say, but what you hide.”

— Shannon L. Alder

We will not put a lid on opinions. On the contrary, it is more important than ever that political debates are open…

— Jens Stoltenberg

it is possible to study fashion the way one can study a work of art, so that it reflects significantly upon the…

— Kim Chernin

We put together a one-sentence petition asking Congress to censure President Clinton and move on to other pressing issues. We sent it…

— Joan Blades

I must have read every issue of 'Punch' published in the 20th century, and I think in the process I picked up…

— Terry Pratchett

The two defining issues of this century are both universal but felt locally: the global water crisis and the resources boom.

— Jay Weatherill

I think any advocate who is effective has fully acquainted himself or herself with the legislator they are going to meet. Know…

— Mark Shields

I came to one of the first Comic Cons in 1985, when it was just people trading back issues of comic books.

— Scott Aukerman

As a country [USA], we can attract more talented people to teaching by raising awareness of educational inequity and getting the public…

— Wendy Kopp

I notice a lot of people think they can solve their problems with antidepressants. That, I noticed, being like a bigger issue,…

— Gerard Way

My parents' work ethic amazed me. How could they put in such long hours, day after day? Part of the reason was…

— Harvey Pekar

Modelling, fashion and film have all encouraged me to learn more about issues and to feel empowered enough to do something about…

— Lily Cole

The world community simply should not support such extreme measures when there are so many other pressing issues at hand. The optimal…

— Robert O. Mendelsohn