V. S. Naipaul Quotes
The Europeans wanted gold and slaves, like everybody else; but at the same time they wanted statues put up to themselves as people who had done good things for the slaves.
V. S. Naipaul
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What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.
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Ted Nugent
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Dan Gilroy
Breakfast Club
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Hannah Kent
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R. Buckminster Fuller
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Barbara Corcoran
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Butch Trucks
In the name of the rule of law, democracy and human rights, we cannot accept that the rights of individuals (Arab or Muslim) be trampled upon, or that populations are targeted and discriminated against in the name of the war against terrorism.
Tariq Ramadan
Sometimes you get the rap of, 'Don't always play hard,' or, 'Just doing it for the money.' But there are guys that genuinely love the game of basketball and are always playing it and are always out there. There are guys that work hard and actually understand the game and are very knowledgeable off the court as well.
Blake Griffin
The Europeans wanted gold and slaves, like everybody else; but at the same time they wanted statues put up to themselves as people who had done good things for the slaves.
V. S. Naipaul
