Dag Hammarskjold Quotes
This accidental meeting of possibilities calls itself I. I ask: what am I doing here? And, at once, this I becomes unreal.
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Let not then any one deceive you, as indeed you are not deceived, inasmuch as you are wholly devoted to God.
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When human beings live together, conflict is inevitable. War is not.
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I'm a Persian Jew, and we don't speak Hebrew.
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Ether is the token of the Ethereum network, which is focused on disrupting contract law.
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People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.
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I think you need to be intentional at times about your leadership - where you're eating lunch, who you're interacting with, making guys feel like you're interested in what they're doing. If it's authentic, then it's going to be an easy conversation and easy hangout time.
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For me, growing up in a ridiculously poor family living in dead-end neighborhoods, Superman was a deeply personal icon, one that said you can do anything if you put your mind to it. What he stood for formed the core of who I wanted to be as I grew up, and informed how I view the world and my responsibilities to other people.
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Anybody can do a deal. The tough part is doing the deal at the right time, being strategic.
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In other words, I wouldn't like to be an actor if I could only be real. I like to get wild, behaviorally wild, and it's crazy to think of any form where it's just one way.
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Small businesses win as they get more contracts; workers win as small businesses create jobs; and taxpayers win as prices are driven down.
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I'd watch my father get up at 5 o'clock and go down to the Eastern Market in Detroit to do the shopping for his restaurant, and get that business going and then go out on his vending machine business.
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We have an obligation to our men and women in uniform - and to future generations - to do something about the issue of climate change.
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I am in love with my La Cornue custom-made stove - it's a dream to use and my favourite part of the kitchen.
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You know, I have seven children, so I guess I know some things about life.
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I know a lot of people would disagree with this, and I understand that. For me, personally, I felt like it was a decision that I had to make. I think we've got a situation where two quarterbacks can win ball games for us. ... I know this is something that Patrick doesn't agree with - he's a very competitive guy - but it's something we're going to have to work through.
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I knew Jack Kennedy; Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy.
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As the previous parts of this book have shown, the engines of posttraumatic reactions are located in the emotional brain. In contrast with the rational brain, which expresses itself in thoughts, the emotional brain manifests itself in physical reactions: gut-wrenching sensations, heart pounding, breathing becoming fast and shallow, feelings of heartbreak, speaking with an uptight and reedy voice, and the characteristic body movements that signify collapse, rigidity, rage, or defensiveness.
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My mom Kate McCauley is an actress, so I guess she's the one that taught me it was a possibility. For as long as I can remember, I've always played make-believe ... It's something that I've always done, that I've always been comfortable doing.
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Look at 4chan culture, which is the ultimate version of shedding your IRL in real life identity - you don't even keep a consistent screen name from thread to thread. That's very important to them, this belief in the possibility that what I do online is completely separate from who I really am.
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I am surprised you shd. say fancy and aesthetic tastes have led me to my present state of mind: these wd. be better satisfied in the Church of England, for bad taste is always meeting one in the accessories of Catholicism.
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The one great exception to the apathy on reunification is, naturally enough, Berlin. Encircled by the hostile Soviet Zone for ten years, at times blockaded and constantly at the Russians' mercy, Berliners are committed to this one goal with a unique urgency.
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This accidental meeting of possibilities calls itself I. I ask: what am I doing here? And, at once, this I becomes unreal.
