Martin Niemoller Quotes
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out - because I was not a trade unionist.
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Because I was poor I had one special advantage. When you are poor, and basic survival is your concern, you have no alternative but to be an entrepreneur. You must take action to survive just as you must take action to seize an opportunity.
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I don't think there's much a person could say about me. My gangster's never been on trial.
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Melville brought to the task a sound knowledge of actual whaling, much curious learning in the literature of the subject, and, above all, an imagination which worked with great power upon the facts of his own experience.
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If we desire a society in which men are brothers, then we must act towards one another with brotherhood. If we can build such a society, then we would have achieved the ultimate goal of human freedom.
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Sex is a bad thing because it rumples the clothes.
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You can blow on the dice all you want, but whether they come up 'seven' is still a function of random luck.
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By constant contemplation of excellence, we clear our selfhood of all dross and impurities.
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As far as expectations go, you can never work for expectations. You have to work against them.
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Country ham is baked whole, usually with a glaze, sometimes studded with cloves, and served as the centerpiece of Christmas and Easter feasts.
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When I first came to do shows in Vegas, I followed the usual entertainer's syndrome - I played craps and lost.
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Together, we can create a world in which peace is real; in which every human being can thrive; in which all share the promise of our century. I believe we can succeed.
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I can't speak on behalf of the show. I'm not a creator; I'm just a pawn.
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My father was a motorsports journalist and a motorbike fan. He gave me my motocross bike.
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That's sort of what we wanted to do: conquer from the margins, sort of find our place in the middle based on the fact that we were creatures of the margin and of alienation.
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'Steve Jobs' is my seventh movie. I believe, if you added them up, I don't think there is more than a total of 10 minutes that takes place in a person's home. They're all in offices, courtrooms, laboratories, things like that.
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The preoccupation of American historical and literary scholars with the New England Puritans must seem to outsiders like an obsession.
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The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offense.
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In America, it is traditional to destroy the black body - it is heritage.
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The average session takes about one to two hours. It's totally amazing because when a person breathes, they go through one stage of relaxation after another, and every stage releases tension.
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Don't forget, I'm 39. I didn't come here just for the money to impress myself. I'm not saying I am going to be dominating. I'm not saying I'm going to be good. But I can promise you I will do all the right things to play.
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As a girl, I used to zip myself into a snowsuit, fall into the deepest snowdrift I could find and sweep my arms and legs into the powder, making snow angels that would crumble within minutes of their genesis. Despite their rapid disappearance, something about these frozen, evanescent angels has stayed with me ever since.
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Public policy in the twentieth century was about protecting and expanding the social compact, based on recognition that effective government at the federal level provides rules and services and safety measures that contribute to a better society.
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The game has changed. What's going on now is nonsense. You have guys complaining about not being paid.
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Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out - because I was not a trade unionist.
