I think the idea of 'Mary Poppins' has been blowing in and out of me, like a curtain at a window, all my life.


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The law of the Creator, which invests every human being with an inalienable title to freedom, cannot...
SALMON P. CHASE
Our relationship with Mexico in this regard is unique for us, and in many respects unique in the wor...
SAMUEL P. HUNTINGTON
Well, I think the United States first of all has to recognize the world for what it is.
SAMUEL P. HUNTINGTON
In 1920, the West ruled huge amounts of the world.
SAMUEL P. HUNTINGTON
First of all, we haven't always welcomed immigrants.
SAMUEL P. HUNTINGTON
It was this society and culture that among other things - including economic opportunities here and ...
SAMUEL P. HUNTINGTON
They weren't immigrating to some existing society; indeed, they often did whatever they could do...
SAMUEL P. HUNTINGTON
Also, of course, for most of this time most Americans thought of America as a white country with, at...
SAMUEL P. HUNTINGTON
We also thought of ourselves in racial and largely ethnic terms.
SAMUEL P. HUNTINGTON
Total falsehoods can be easily exposed for what they are by citing exceptions to their claims. Hence...
SAMUEL P. HUNTINGTON
The West hasn't reached its universal state as yet, although its close to it, but it certainly h...
SAMUEL P. HUNTINGTON
Immigrants are people who leave one country, one society, and move to another society. But there has...
SAMUEL P. HUNTINGTON
And so in terms of territorial control, in terms of economic preeminence, the western share of the g...
SAMUEL P. HUNTINGTON
Finally, in my critique of the immigration image of America, it is also important to know that we...
SAMUEL P. HUNTINGTON
The other aspect of American identity worth focusing on is the concept of America as a nation of imm...
SAMUEL P. HUNTINGTON
Mexican immigration poses challenges to our policies and to our identity in a way nothing else has i...
SAMUEL P. HUNTINGTON
It will take a long time, and certainly the West will remain the dominant civilization well into the...
SAMUEL P. HUNTINGTON
I think clearly the United States, as well as other western nations, should stand by their commitmen...
SAMUEL P. HUNTINGTON
The British were white, English, and Protestant, just as we were. They had to have some other basis ...
SAMUEL P. HUNTINGTON
Partial truths or half-truths are often more insidious than total falsehoods.
SAMUEL P. HUNTINGTON
A lot of times characters are combinations of people I come across in life. I people-watch a lot.
TARAJI P. HENSON
I feel like we all have our skeletons.
TARAJI P. HENSON
I just like when I work with people that are professional and good.
TARAJI P. HENSON
With TV, the pace is so fast, the scripts are coming at you, the directors are firing things at you,...
TARAJI P. HENSON
I love the art of acting, so I don't care if I'm in a movie with 10 people, two people, or b...
TARAJI P. HENSON
I would love to do a biopic of a famous singer, like Diana Ross or Donna Summer, or an old jazz stor...
TARAJI P. HENSON
When I come home, it's about my kid, who needs to eat, needs to do homework, and needs to get to...
TARAJI P. HENSON
Date a woman with children only if you are ready to man up, because it's a position that comes w...
TARAJI P. HENSON
I'm nothing without God.
TARAJI P. HENSON
Acting for me is very therapeutic. It's my shrink.
TARAJI P. HENSON
I don't ever want to feel complacent.
TARAJI P. HENSON
I'm not a selfish actor. I believe that it's a team effort. You're not in a scene by you...
TARAJI P. HENSON
I'm always the cousin that can't make it to the family functions because I'm busy.
TARAJI P. HENSON
When I meet a person and that chemistry is there, I cannot hide the electricity. I need to learn mor...
TARAJI P. HENSON
I don't harp on the negative because if you do, then there's no progression. There's no ...
TARAJI P. HENSON
I don't think a living being should suffer for the sake of fashion, period. End of story. You do...
TARAJI P. HENSON
I'm a creative person, so I have to stay busy.
TARAJI P. HENSON
I'm always interested in challenging myself and pushing and seeing how far I can go.
TARAJI P. HENSON
It's up to you to be responsible for how you feel if you're not happy. Your happiness lies i...
TARAJI P. HENSON