Quote by Judy Collins
I was raised to speak out about politics and the world around me.

I was raised to speak out about politics and the world around me. I would do it whether I was in the public or not. It is the way I was taught. The American way. – Judy Collins

Other quotes by Judy Collins

I had some wonderful dreaming meetings. I cant tell you specifically what theyve been in the recent months. In the past theyve been verbal kinds of messages that he needed to give me. Now theyre more dreams of his presence. – Judy Collins

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Dreams
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For many centuries, suicides were treated like criminals by the society. That is part of the terrible legacy that has come down into societys method of handling suicide recovery. Now we have to fight off the demons that have been hanging around suicide for centuries. – Judy Collins

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Society
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I feel so very grateful to have the voice God gave me. It takes a lot of rest and training to sing, and I was lucky that I found a great teacher when I first moved to New York. – Judy Collins

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teacher
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Other Quotes from
Politics
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I understand the damage the expenses crisis has done to Parliament, and the paramount importance of restoring trust in our politics. – George Osborne

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Politics

What drew me to politics in the first place was the fact that I wanted to have a place to take a stand and use my voice to express what I believed in. But Ive no longer got any political aspirations. I feel that as a politician, fifty per cent of people would hate you before you even left the house. – Jon Bon Jovi

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Politics

Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. – Lord Acton

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Politics

Im interested in current affairs and social policy as a whole, but I dont watch politics for sport. – Anna Chlumsky

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Politics

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History

I thought my life was mapped out. Research, living in the forest, teaching and writing. But in 86 I went to a conference and realised the chimpanzees were disappearing. I had worldwide recognition and a gift of communication. I had to use them. – Jane Goodall

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Family

From an aunt, long ago: “Death has come for me many times but finds me always in my lovely garden and leaves me there, I think, as an excuse to return.” – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Gardens