#nit

But I'm trying not to be cynical - I don't want to be one of those people who has a cool opportunity and blows it. It's really amazing what's happening to me. ↗

— Shannyn Sossamon

#blows #cool #cynical #happening #i

I am an ordinary person who has been blessed with extraordinary opportunities and experiences. Today is one of those experiences. ↗

— Sonia Sotomayor

#been #blessed #experiences #extraordinary #i

I want to state upfront, unequivocally and without doubt: I do not believe that any racial, ethnic or gender group has an advantage in sound judging. I do believe that every person has an equal opportunity to be a good and wise judge, regardless of their background or life experiences. ↗

— Sonia Sotomayor

#any #background #believe #doubt #equal

I was raised in a Bronx public housing project, but studied at two of the nation's finest universities. I did work as an assistant district attorney, prosecuting violent crimes that devastate our communities. ↗

— Sonia Sotomayor

#attorney #bronx #communities #crimes #devastate

I do believe that every person has an equal opportunity to be a good and wise judge regardless of their background or life experiences. ↗

— Sonia Sotomayor

#believe #equal #equal opportunity #every #experiences

One of my beliefs is that there are certain institutions within a community which stand for the spirit and heart of that community, there's the church, the local football team, the local pub and the theatre. ↗

— David Soul

#certain #church #community #football #football team

I believe that a parent's role is to provide a path or opportunity for their children. ↗

— David Soul

#children #i #i believe #i believe that #opportunity

To deal with the stark reality of having hit or hurt a woman or child, to deal with the initial responsibility you have not to do that and the knowledge you did do it, can be incredibly hard. ↗

— David Soul

#deal #did #hard #having #hit

Peter Beard is one of those people I've known a long time. We have an affinity. We share certain values. ↗

— Terry Southern

#beard #certain #i #known #long

Someone wrote a piece about Henry Green in The Partisan Review that was so intriguing that I got one of his novels, Loving, I believe, which was the first that came to attention in the United States. ↗

— Terry Southern

#attention #believe #came #first #got