Quotation
Quote by Lincoln Alexander
I said it but then I took it back.
Explore the idea
Understanding this quote
The speaker says they made a statement and then withdrew it. “Took it back” means they no longer stand by what they said, so the earlier words should not be treated as their current position.
Source & trust
About this quotation
- Source
- The Washington Post
- Format
- Official Statement
Explore the idea
Topics
Conversation
0 comments
No comments yet.
Start the conversation about this quote.
““Yes,” replied the comedian; “but why?””
“Saya memikirkan ada (calon) yang layak, siang-siang saya cakap, saya tidak lagi mempertahankan jawatan (ketua wanita Umno).”
“Media outlets that don’t reinvent themselves will perish.”
“But change lies within the individual.”
Read quote“You can say a lot in a minute and 42 seconds of television news.”
“History is history. I only care about what’s coming next.”
“El periodismo, el periodista es alguien que está distante del poder para ayudar a poner ese poder al servicio de la gente.”
““Eu não tenho problema em falar da questão de saúde, sou resolvido sobre isso.””
“There is no greater impediment to the advancement of knowledge than the ambiguity of words.”
““I felt like changing from the monotonous tunes of the harmonium and the piano, with this western music—everything sounded the same every day, every week. I said, ‘There should be drums here.’””
A Pattern of Bells
Sami wanted one perfect bell to reach every child. Instead, he discovered that learning could travel farther when every neighborhood added its own note.
Read Story