#lit

I know a lot of cowboys and I've done a little work on ranches with cattle, and those people become your friends, and keep their word. ↗

— Tommy Lee Jones

#cattle #cowboys #done #friends #i

In the political world, the only position I have is voter. I'm not a spokesman for anything. ↗

— Tommy Lee Jones

#i #only #political #political world #position

Women are the only exploited group in history to have been idealized into powerlessness. ↗

— Erica Jong

#been #exploited #group #history #idealized

At certain historic moments, grandparents took on childrearing responsibilities. In many cultures, they still do. Chinese grandparents who are able to retire at 55 are seen all over Beijing bouncing grandbabies. In the United States, we can't afford to retire at 55. ↗

— Erica Jong

#afford #beijing #bouncing #certain #chinese

Solitude is un-American. ↗

— Erica Jong

#un-american

Do not call for black power or green power. Call for brain power. ↗

— Barbara Jordan

#black #brain #brain power #call #green

A nation is formed by the willingness of each of us to share in the responsibility for upholding the common good. ↗

— Barbara Jordan

#common good #each #formed #good #nation

We must exchange the philosophy of excuse - what I am is beyond my control for the philosophy of responsibility. ↗

— Barbara Jordan

#beyond #control #exchange #excuse #i

We have a positive vision of the future founded on the belief that the gap between the promise and reality of America can one day be finally closed. We believe that. ↗

— Barbara Jordan

#belief #believe #between #closed #day

Education remains the key to both economic and political empowerment. ↗

— Barbara Jordan

#economic #education #empowerment #key #political