“When I was a young kid, almost every other show on television was a Western. And some of them were part of my childhood, I loved them. Like, Rifle Man, I absolutely adored. So, I think everything comes in a cycle.” ThinkingMenShowsKidsYoungChildhoodTelevisionWesternCyclesRifles Author:Tony Todd
“I can't really speak for the guys, but for me, I think I want a build a longer-term career and I feel like we've been really fortunate to have some big success with a few things, but I want smaller success with more things.” ThinkingWantFeelsI CanBigsGuySpeakTermCareersFortunate Author:Isaac Slade
“It was of tremendous comfort. I always said my prayers at night. My mother taught actually me to say prayers at night but most of it came from the church.” SaidMotherNightChurchPrayerTaughtComfort Author:Wesley Clark
“I wouldn't have known anything about Catholicism if I hadn't been dating Gert. In those days, Catholics were much less ecumenical than they are today. Gert was always of the mind that she wouldn't go to another church except the Catholic Church. So when I would date her in New York City and later when we went to Oxford before we got married we always went to the Catholic church.” IfsMindTodayChurchCitiesKnownNew YorkMarriedDatingCatholicCatholicismNew York CityCatholic ChurchOxford Author:Wesley Clark
“Actually when I was wounded and recovering in Japan. I went to church there and I remember on the air base where their hospital was, I remember coming out of that church and feeling like I had been - at that point I just felt very, very close to God and that I'd done the right thing with my life. And I knew I wasn't going back to Vietnam. I just knew I wasn't going back.” DoneFeelingsRememberFeltChurchAirRight ThingJapanHospitalsVietnamComing OutWoundedRecovering Author:Wesley Clark
“One night I walked out of the church when the priest said that we should never have fought the Revolutionary war and every war was bad. It was 4th of July. It was an outrageously political statement. I just never felt right when people in the church would take these overtly political positions especially when I felt like I was a good Christian, I was serving my country, and I just didn't feel like I deserved to be lambasted by the priest on the 4th of July.” PeopleFeelsShouldSaidWarCountryChristianPoliticalNightFeltChurchPositionStatementsRevolutionaryPriestsServing4th Of JulyOne NightJulyGood ChristianRevolutionary War Author:Wesley Clark
“I'm spiritual. I'm religious. I'm a strong Christian and I'm a Catholic but I go to a Presbyterian Church. Occasionally I go to the Catholic church too. I take communion. I haven't transferred my membership or anything.” ChristianSpiritualStrongChurchReligiousHavensCatholicCommunionCatholic ChurchMembershipPresbyterians Author:Wesley Clark
“My mom didn't run for mayor until she was 65 years old - it was like a second and third career.... The way I've always thought about it is that I don't believe you run for office because you want a job. I believe if you run for office, it's because you have a vision for change. And if I ever came to that point, that's what would lead [me to run]. And right now I'm happily in a position where I believe I can work to deliver impact and work for change.” IfsWayWantYearsBelieveI CanRunningJobsI BelieveVisionCareersPositionMomRight NowOfficeThirdsImpactDon't BelieveMy MomMayorsLeading MeI Don't Believe You Author:Sylvia Mathews Burwell
“I had to sign the paper to shut down the government. It's terrible.... [But] what the shutdown showed many, many people is the importance of the role of government. And as frustrated [as people get with] Washington, there are so many things [the government does] that are so important to people's lives every day. The panda cam, paying small businesses their loans - these are all things that shut down.” PeopleDoeImportantGovernmentRolesTerriblePaperAll ThingsImportanceFrustratedSmall BusinessLoanPandasLive Every DayRole Of Government Author:Sylvia Mathews Burwell
“I have been fortunate to work in places where people have a passion for their work. At HHS the passion sort of exceeds passion - it's a vocation.... I obviously knew that there were certainly some challenges that I would be taking on both with the work and the politics. [But] I probably did not have the right expectation level with regard to the number and volume of crises that would occur.” PeopleHas BeensWould BePassionChallengesLevelsNumbersExpectationsRegardCrisisFortunateVolumeVocationExceed Author:Sylvia Mathews Burwell