Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes
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Regulations about environments are going to get tougher and tougher.
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I have a million acquaintances but just two or three true friends. I can't hide anything from them.
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To let the people know there was life beyond Shirley Dean, we decided to focus on voter registration; each day I set up my card table somewhere in the district, signed people up, and passed out noses.
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Being a mom makes you far more compassionate. You have more empathy for people, more love. I was always taught to say thank you, and I'm very grateful. And my kids have that quality, too.
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I have had unsuccessful films, but I learned a lot from those films. I give my failures as much importance as my success.
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Helpless lust and unreasoning anxiety were just part of growing up.
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The clock of doom had struck as fated;the poet, without a sound,let fall his pistol on the ground.
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Well, he was a very good rapist. I think that should not be forgotten.
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I think poetry has lost an awful lot of its muscle because nobody knows any. Nobody has to memorize poetry.
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There are two kinds of people... There are the dreamers who go and buy, and there are the doers who go and make. And I've always recognized that. So the dreamers are what support our company because they will buy the product that they could make if they wanted to, had time to, or were so inclined to.
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To me, families are fascinating. I choose to explore it through comedy and through comic situations.
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We, as black people, we have a lot of crooks.
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There's a difference between criticism and hatred.
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Climate change is very real.
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I always kind of wanted to be on 'CSI.' I'm kind of addicted to that show right now. I've never gotten to die in something, and I know that's a little gruesome, but I just think it would be really fun - I'd make it as dramatic as possible.
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Be able to identify the most common breeds of dogs and cats on sight.
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I learned something important in my race against Senator Brown: voters want political leaders who are willing to break the partisan gridlock. They want fewer closed-door roadblocks and more public votes on legislation that could improve their lives.
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I don't like to be pigeon-holed.
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There never was any heart truly great and generous, that was not also tender and compassionate.
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We all work for the president, and we all will ultimately follow his direction.
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Tales of cheating on school and college tests are rife. There have been instances where teachers have given students test answers in order to make themselves look good on their performance reviews. Mentors who should be teaching the opposite are sending a message that lying and cheating are acceptable.
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I respect every gay man and woman. They're that way, and they just want to be happy.
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Ultimately a great nation is a compassionate nation.