#peak

Being the first woman speaker and breaking the marble ceiling is pretty important. Now it's time to move on. ↗

— Nancy Pelosi

#breaking #ceiling #first #important #marble

I've always been me. I've always been very direct and have told the truth and have been very willing to stand up and speak out. ↗

— Bev Perdue

#been #direct #i #me #out

I've always been very direct and have told the truth and have been very willing to stand up and speak out. ↗

— Bev Perdue

#been #direct #i #out #speak

Animals speak with pure affection. It's important to me to get something going in NY so we can get to be a no-kill city, and give the animals homes and more attention and love. ↗

— Bernadette Peters

#attention #city #get #give #going

Too many jazz pianists limit themselves to a personal style, a trademark, so to speak. They confine themselves to one type of playing. ↗

— Oscar Peterson

#jazz #limit #many #personal #personal style

The progress in Iraq is still fragile. And it could still be reversed. Iraq still faces innumerable challenges, and they will be evident during what will likely be a difficult process as the newly elected Council of Representatives selects the next prime minister, president, and speaker of the council. ↗

— David Petraeus

#could #council #difficult #during #elected

People seem to think that you should be willing to speak to them whether they're jerks or not. ↗

— Martha Plimpton

#people #seem #should #speak #them

I'd just like to see a role for women where someone who isn't traditionally attractive is not portraying the best friend. You know, the character that only speaks in questions. 'Gee, are you gonna go out with him? Do you think I look fat?' ↗

— Martha Plimpton

#best #best friend #character #fat #friend

Very often a job will come along that speaks to the place you're in as a person at that very moment. And usually once I've done it I feel like that part is over. ↗

— Martha Plimpton

#come #done #feel #i #i feel

Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks. ↗

— Plutarch

#painting #silent #speaks