James K. Polk Quotes
Peace, plenty, and contentment reign throughout our borders, and our beloved country presents a sublime moral spectacle to the world.
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To achieve a lasting peace in the Middle East takes guts, not guns.
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The treatment by some towards these young refugees is hideously racist and utterly heartless. What's happening to our country?
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My autobiography is a digressive illustration and exemplification of what race has meant in the world in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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I think right now we need to look back at the founding values of our country. Rise above partisanship, be less bitter when it comes to important matters that have to be solved.
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White Americans today don't know what in the world to do because when they put us behind them, that's where they made their mistake... they put us behind them, and we watched every move they made.
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My father is a very successful man in the corporate world, and I am his only son. He had certain dreams for me. I was scared to tell him that I wanted to be an actor.
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Scandinavian crime fiction has become a great success all across the world and rightfully so. Sjowall and Wahloo ushered in a whole generation of Swedish crime writers, many of whom are now available in English.
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To be black in the Baltimore of my youth was to be naked before the elements of the world.
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The world is the best of all possible worlds, and everything in it is a necessary evil.
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Whenever you hear a man speak of his love for his country, it is a sign that he expects to be paid for it.
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I can only say that I myself wrote always as I wished, without a tremendous desire to find the latest thing possible.
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It's not what you take when you leave this world behind you. It's what you leave behind you when you go.
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I loved the idea of the Nerd as Hero, which Ghost World also had.
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We need to be clear when we venerate entrepreneurs what we are venerating. They are not moral leaders. If they were moral leaders, they wouldn't be great businessmen.
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I am lucky that the Western world chooses me to play roles in their movies an television, whatever language it may be.
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The most sought-after candidates in the world today by companies like mine are people who make computer software - there's a shortage of talent.
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Once the Afghan people vote and they choose their President with direct, secret ballot from all over the country, there will be a lot of difference in this country and a lot of legitimate power to flow with implementation.
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We live in a world where it's difficult to be a woman who is strong and confident, so I like to surround myself with friends that embody that same principle and idea.
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Patience is the companion of wisdom.
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The fact is that you're never gonna believe any of the reviews, because the movie is to you what it is to you. No one's ever gonna sway you from what you feel about it.
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Right now, there's the illusion of order and civilization, but there's a tremendous amount of economic tension in this country and the educational system is constantly eroding.
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My parents said, Oh, he's going to be a director someday. I wanted to be an actor.
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The princes who have done great things are the ones who have taken little account of their promises.
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Peace, plenty, and contentment reign throughout our borders, and our beloved country presents a sublime moral spectacle to the world.
