Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
I don't mind telling you in confidence that I am keeping in fairly close touch with that admirable Italian gentleman.
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It amazes me that talking about traditional values is controversial, but it seems to be.
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Come on... when you're running, if you see you're going to win, you're going to celebrate.
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When you write, you don't have the social constraints of having people in front of you, so you talk about abstract matters.
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Hip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight.
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Reason is the natural order of truth; but imagination is the organ of meaning.
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I'm such a big TLC fan, so I love singing 'Waterfalls' in the shower.
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Every time you treat an Iraqi disrespectfully, you are working for the enemy.
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To get away from poverty, you need several things at the same time: school, health, and infrastructure - those are the public investments. And on the other side, you need market opportunities, information, employment, and human rights.
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When something startlingly new comes up, young people, especially, seize it. You can't complain about that. I think its heyday has passed, but it's had an effect and will continue to have an effect.
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I don't know how I got out of some of the scrapes I was in. But I know that there's some sort of plan.
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The teacher that I was for decades, and that I still am in a certain way, wondered what was meant by the word education. I was truly dumbfounded at the very thought of dealing with such an essential and extensive subject.
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Hungry people almost never have to be pushed by a manager to work harder, because they are self-motivated and diligent. They are constantly thinking about the next step and the next opportunity. And they loathe the idea that they might be perceived as slackers.
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So the search for a father in Central Station is also a search for a country.
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Before and after emancipation, the Negro, in self-defense, was propelled toward the white employer. The endowments of wealthy white men have developed great institutions of learning for the Negro, but the freedom of action on the part of these same universities has been curtailed in proportion as they are indebted to white philanthropies.
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Fortunately for me I was able to do well here, and it really did great things for my career and now hopefully I can go out there and continue to do what I did.
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I have to write 100 songs before you write the first good one.
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Winning is very important to me. I wouldn't be happy with anything less. And I work towards my goal.
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I'm a comedian, and my comedy has never endorsed violence towards gays.
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We just want to outdo ourselves every time we come back somewhere.
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Describe character using dialogue. Describe character using what the characters see or do or think, but not what they had done or where they had been.
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What do I myself think of this particular book? I feel lousy about it, but I always feel lousy about my books.
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I am very proud of my public record and the many accomplishments of my office. It has been a tremendous honor to represent the 6th District of Texas for over three decades, but now it is time to step aside and let there be a new voice.
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I don't mind telling you in confidence that I am keeping in fairly close touch with that admirable Italian gentleman.
