Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes

In spite of the fact that the law of revenge solves no social problems, men continue to follow its disastrous leading. History is cluttered with the wreckage of nations and individuals that pursued this self-defeating path.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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• God grant you the strength to fight off the temptations of surrender.

  

  Walter Annenberg
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• You really are being quite foolish to smoke.

  

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• I think shoppers are looking for newness and creativity. Look at C. Wonder, for instance. They're dancing in our stores. We don't believe in retail like retail was done in the past. We believe in disrupting the whole environment, offering them amazing value in an amazing package of fun, excitement and whimsy.

  

  J. Christopher Burch
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• I don't just say I'm conservative. I have boot leather to my gospel.

  

  Randy Weber
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• You can't be a first-world economy in the 21st century if you haven't laid the groundwork to seize the opportunities.

  

  Wayne Swan
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• For someone with a background of economic justice, what scared me about climate change is not just that the sea level will rise and we'll have more storms - it's how this intersects with that cocktail of inequality and racism.

  

  Naomi Klein
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• I have been a judge for 15 years and I've made up my own mind during all that time.

  

  Samuel Alito
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• Strong limits on carbon pollution will save Americans money, create jobs, improve our health, and help defuse climate change.

  

  Frances Beinecke
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• I don't make much distinction between being a stand-up comic and acting Shakespeare - in fact, unless you're a good comedian, you're never going to be able to play Hamlet properly.

  

  Ian Mckellen
  • Up
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• I never accepted Communist dogma or theory.

  

  J. Robert Oppenheimer
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• Cicero, in his treatise concerning the Nature of the Gods, having said that three Jupiters were enumerated by theologians, adds that the third was of Crete, the son of Saturn, and that his tomb is shown in that island.

  

  Lactantius
  • Nature
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• Somebody can't complain when they enjoy going to work and enjoy the people they work with.

  

  Katee Sackhoff
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• I turn people into human beings by not making them into gods.

  

  Imogen Cunningham
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• It takes one person to give you a big chance.

  

  Patricia Velasquez
  • You
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• I say violence is necessary. It is as American as cherry pie.

  

  H. Rap Brown
  • American
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• The New Deal's enmity for that system of free and competitive private enterprise which we call capitalism was fundamental.

  

  Garet Garrett
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• Most interviewers are looking for a headline. They're not skilled. They're looking for shock value.

  

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• When I was a teen, I thought I would have to choose between my writing or my music or my art, but it turns out it's a difficult juggling game but I can do all of them.

  

  Maggie Stiefvater
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• The great songs just come out. If it comes quick, just leave it that way.

  

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• We live in an era of globalization and the era of the woman. Never in the history of the world have women been more in control of their destiny.

  

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• Suppose there are some things that we don't understand about the universe, but if you understand human intelligence and you understand the gaps in our abilities to think about things, maybe we can engineer in a computer more advanced intelligences that can help augment our ability to think.

  

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• Now it's fantastic, this is a medium that adults should be able to enjoy, it's not just for our kids. I feel like now with Adult Swim and all these different outlets for adults to enjoy animation, it's huge. I love being a part of it, absolutely love it.

  

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• I'm at a slightly higher risk for type 2 diabetes, and my grandmother had diabetes. My hemoglobin a1c, which is one of the measures, started being a little high when I was drinking a ton of that coconut water.

  

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  • High
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  • Risk

• In spite of the fact that the law of revenge solves no social problems, men continue to follow its disastrous leading. History is cluttered with the wreckage of nations and individuals that pursued this self-defeating path.

  

  Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • History
  • Problems
  • Revenge