Jan Peter Balkenende Quotes
Day after day we must remember we can take freedom for granted. Day after day we must keep the bond between freedom and other values in mind.
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Fortunately, in the place where I went out, they had set up a little previously a fence which prevented me finally from smashing against trees. I went out with a broken leg only. A small price to be paid at the time for an accident of this kind.
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I'm too self-serious for a comedy.
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I do not have the angst and the anxiety of my youth. I've gotten to a place where I'm very comfortable with who I am.
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Usually people are questioning my athleticism more than my femininity!
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Do not consider it proof just because it is written in books, for a liar who will deceive with his tongue will not hesitate to do the same with his pen.
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It's funny how people who ain't never been down there can think that America is so fair and that we should be alright. It's funny that the people who have their foot on our neck are telling us, 'Get up. What's wrong with you?'
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We've never been anti-Semitic.
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Future historians trying to determine what it was like to be alive in fin de millennium America should read the last two decades of O. Henry and Best American short-story collections.
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If there were no government-guaranteed student loans, college tuition would be much lower.
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Writers are always critical of themselves and I'm no exception. I always feel that maybe I could have done better.
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That's what's interesting about the Lower East Side: It's New York, but it's also edgy. It's not as stuffy as Tribeca or Soho.
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But the issue is not only life and death but our existence before God and our being judged by him. All of us were sinners before him and worthy of condemnation.
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The truth is, what Americans enjoy about football is much of what makes the sport dangerous. However, I believe there must be a way to find the art of success and vitality in football, without the driving the level of impact that causes serious risk of head trauma, paralysis and other life-changing injuries.
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Figure out who you are.
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It's difficult to believe that Al Gore was oblivious to the existing laws. He has to respond at some point.
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It's a shame when other people's gambling habits change the meaning of paintings or when fluctuations of value start to dictate how people perceive art because it's too expensive to be interesting or moving. That's when I get bummed out.
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Blemishes are hid by night and every fault forgiven; darkness makes any woman fair.
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I do think grand gestures are a hit and miss, especially for girls.
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We just want to make the walls cave in and the ceiling collapse. Music is meant to be played as loudly as possible, really raw and punchy, and I'll punch out anyone who doesn't like it the way I do.
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The history of all previous societies has been the history of class struggles.
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I don't mind playing someone's girlfriend or wife if I have something to say, if I bring something to the picture, if I can be strong and powerful and say smart things. If not, then it's just boring.
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Our happiness depends on the habit of mind we cultivate.
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I believe that a small action or a subtle gesture in life can change many, many things.
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Day after day we must remember we can take freedom for granted. Day after day we must keep the bond between freedom and other values in mind.
