Paul Wellstone Quotes
If we don't fight hard enough for the things we stand for, at some point we have to recognize that we don't really stand for them.
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I think you have to create your own stuff so I'm working on stuff for myself right now.
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Barberries, or zereshk, are tiny dried red fruit with a tremendously sharp flavour. They come from Iran, where they're used to add freshness to rice and chicken dishes.
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My first book, 'Radical Acceptance', grew out of the suffering of feeling personally deficient and unworthy. Because most of us are so quick to turn against ourselves, the teachings and practices of radical acceptance continue as a strong current in 'True Refuge': nurturing a forgiving, understanding heart is a basic step on the path.
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Separation is very important to me. I don't strive to be a celebrity. My music has nothing to do with me at the end of the day. Once it's made and it's purchased, it belongs to whoever.
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I'm very fortunate to have gotten past the cancer problem.
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The U.S. government engages with many countries around the world in official dialogues on human rights.
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I don't want to be in somebody else's movie, and then they make all the money. I've gotten offers to do the movies, but I won't sell myself short and be in somebody else's movie, like 'Boyz N the Hood.' I don't think I woulda done that.
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Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.
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I come from a pretty strange family.
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I'm one of the ones who believed the Iraq War was a complete mistake from the very beginning.
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Josie needed more of a personality than what the cartoon had to offer.
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One thing most people would agree is that climate change would add further uncertainties to our already quite tight water supply situation in China.
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I like having my back against the wall and doing things I'm not supposed to be good at.
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I have always been appalled by the depiction of female CIA operatives.
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Most people, at a crisis, feel more loyalty to their nation than to their class.
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I just looked like there was only one thing I could do: be in a band. It looked like I was already successful, basically. Which is what I wanted to do when I was 16. I just felt like if you did that, aesthetically you would just draw people who were doing the same thing.
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I landed in 1980 in Bangkok, and I stopped to eat ten times between the airport and the hotel. It was all lemongrass and ginger and chilies.
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In the account book of the Great War the page recording the Russian losses has been ripped out. The figures are unknown. Five millions, or eight? We ourselves know not.
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Dead. Never been that before. Not even once.
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I tend not to have any references to anything. I just jump into the script in front of me. If you reference too much, you have no idea if the performances are right.
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So many people comment that I'm much more mature than average. In this business, you can get taken advantage of if you're not aware and you're not tough.
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I never forget,” Myrnin said in a choked whisper. “Certainly not with your nails in my throat. They’re quite an excellent mnemonic device.
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If we don't fight hard enough for the things we stand for, at some point we have to recognize that we don't really stand for them.
