Pim Fortuyn Quotes
Modern society places an emphasis on individual responsibility, whereas Islam places an emphasis on collective responsibility and the family.
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I spend my life essentially alone at a computer. That doesn't change. I have the same challenges every day.
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I look for what needs to be done. After all, that's how the universe designs itself.
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Iowa has sent notice that the Republican nominee for the next president of the United States will not be chosen by the media. Will not be chosen by the Washington establishment. Will not be chosen by the lobbyists. But will be chosen by the most incredible powerful force, where all sovereignty resides in our nation by we the people.
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There was always that kind of imagination in our house, which was always a little crazy.
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Detroit is saying that the hydrogen vehicle is the vehicle of the future. But it's 15 years from now.
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There are so many different criteria for my collecting, and I have to confess that the goalposts do shift. But obviously, with my background, I am particularly drawn to things that have been documented in contemporary magazines.
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With my victory, I must always remember that I glorify God.
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Service to others seems the only intelligent choice for the use of wealth.
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It's easy to have a good season but if you want to have a great season you have got to win a major tournament.
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I am very outspoken, obviously, and I should say that I can't judge anyone for doing anything.
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I'm entirely self-taught, which I think is both a blessing and a curse.
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My message to the kids and our fans is hockey's a great game. There's a lot of hockey being played at all levels. Get involved, do it. We will be back and we will be back better than ever and hopefully as soon as possible. Don't give up on the game. It's too good.
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I think, as far as branching out with acting, it would take something really right on the mark to distract me from music, because music is everything to me.
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My books have contradictions all the time - and people are fine with that.
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I have perfectly symmetrical ankles.
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I enjoy seeing new places.
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Don't get me wrong, magic is cool. But a nervous mother singing to her child at night while something moves quietly through the dark outside her house? That's a story. Handled properly, it's more dramatic than any apocalypse or goblin army could ever be.
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Pro-lifers have long been castigated for bringing private values into the public square. But actually it is the pro-abortion position that is based on merely personal views and values.
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People like to make fun of the fans who camp out but people have renaissance fairs; people do Civil War re-enactments; people do what they like. I'm tired of hearing people rage on the fans. If you don't like 'Twilight,' don't buy a ticket.
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Though miles may lie between us, we're never far apart, for friendship doesn't count the miles, it's measured by the heart.
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I live for my work, apart from my family who come first. And I live to tell stories and pretend to be other people, it's something I've been doing since I was 3 years old. Maybe it's because I'm intrinsically bored with myself, and I find other people more interesting. The more different they are, the bigger the challenge.
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Obviously [my daughters] - and Michelle - have made a lot of sacrifices on behalf of my cockamamie ideas, the running for office and things.
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The larger the prisoner's pain (the smaller the prisoner's world and therefore by comparison) the larger the torturer's world... pain becomes power... the torturer uses the prisoner's aliveness to crush the things that he lives for.
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Modern society places an emphasis on individual responsibility, whereas Islam places an emphasis on collective responsibility and the family.
