Ritchie Torres Whenever I’m about to enter a new setting – like the New York City Council in 2014 or Congress in 2021 – I never have the luxury of taking acceptance for granted. My life experience has taught me this. – Ritchie Torres Acceptance Quotes City Quotes Congress Quotes Council Quotes Enter Quotes Experience Quotes Granted Quotes Life Quotes Luxury Quotes Setting Quotes Taught Quotes York Quotes I often wonder: Will I be accepted for who I am? A gay man, an Afro-Latino, a millennial sometimes surrounded by older colleagues with more experience? My younger self could not imagine standing on the floor of Congress as a member of Congress voting on legislation that, if enacted, would make me equal in the eyes of the law.
Frank de Boer At Inter, we spent so much time dealing with politics, with agents. That took up 50 percent of my time, when it should have been 10 percent. – Frank de Boer
HopeJim Henson When I was young, my ambition was to be one of the people who made a difference in this world. My hope is to leave the world a little better for having been there. – Jim Henson
Robert J Waldinger When it comes to health care policy, we keep failing to take seriously the value of human relationships. The cost of this oversight is staggering. – Robert J Waldinger
Cuba GoodingJr When I won the Oscar, I fell into that mind-set that this is a precious role. People everywhere were shouting, ‘Show me the money!’ I just didn’t want anything that could parody the fact that I was like a tagline in a movie. So when Steven Spielberg offered me ‘Amistad,’ I said no; when ‘Hotel Rwanda’ came along, I said no. – Cuba Gooding, Jr
Ariel Sharon On April 19 1943, the Bermuda conference gathered, with the participation of representatives from Britain and the United States, in order to discuss saving the Jews of Europe. In fact, the participants did everything in their power to avoid dealing with the problem. – Ariel Sharon
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