#stan

I dabbled a little bit in acting in high school, and then I forgot about it completely. And then at about 25 I went to a class. I don't think anybody in my family thought it was an intelligent choice. I don't think anybody thought I'd succeed, which is understandable. I think they were just happy that I was doing something. ↗

— James Gandolfini

#acting #anybody #bit #choice #class

The chief duty of government is to keep the peace and stand out of the sunshine of the people. ↗

— James A. Garfield

#duty #government #keep #out #peace

We know that in order for us to turn this around, it doesn't matter how many coaches they bring in here, assistants, weight trainers, whoever, we're the ones that are going to have turn it around. And I think just took that responsibility on ourselves. ↗

— Kevin Garnett

#assistants #bring #coaches #going #here

For my stand-up, I always have my notebook with me and if something strikes me, I'll write it down. ↗

— Janeane Garofalo

#down #i #i always #me #notebook

I don't understand why, in entertainment, the hours are as long as they are. It seems like everything takes forever, and no one can tell you why exactly. ↗

— Janeane Garofalo

#everything #exactly #forever #hours #i

I've come to understand that there's always something positive, even in a negative situation. ↗

— Leif Garrett

#come #even #i #negative #positive

Truth will always be truth, regardless of lack of understanding, disbelief or ignorance. ↗

— W. Clement Stone

#disbelief #ignorance #lack #regardless #truth

People don't realize what a brilliant politician Lincoln was. Looking back, we want to ascribe a level of providence to his every decision but he was a cunning and calculating politician; from the cultivation of his image as a hayseed from Illinois, to his ability to keep this country together under dire circumstances. ↗

— Henry Louis Gates

#ascribe #back #brilliant #calculating #circumstances

Patriotism is best exemplified through auto-critique. When you're willing to stand up within the group and say, 'It is wrong for Black people to be anti-Semitic,' or 'It is wrong for America to discriminate against persons of African descent and made them slaves and based its wealth upon free labor,' it's crucial to say that. ↗

— Henry Louis Gates

#against #america #anti-semitic #based #best