Jeannette Rankin Quotes
We have to get it into our heads once and for all that we cannot settle disputes by eliminating human beings.
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I've wanted to be an actor for such a long time that I haven't had anything else in my thoughts. I think my family would have quite liked me to be a lawyer.
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You know, the Brits had a way of - running an empire. And I don't think America is comfortable with an empire.
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The major source of photochemical smog - petroleum-fueled vehicles - can be replaced by emission-free electric vehicles.
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Nice guys finish first. If you don't know that, then you don't know where the finish line is.
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Continuing a Lenten series on prayer: Prayer is co-operation with God. It is the purest exercise of the faculties God has given us - an exercise that links these faculties with the Maker to work out the intentions He had in mind in their creation.
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I think that's exactly what Silicon Valley was all about in those days. Let's do a startup in our parents' garage and try to create a business.
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Political theatre presents an entirely different set of problems. Sermonising has to be avoided at all cost. Objectivity is essential. The characters must be allowed to breathe their own air. The author cannot confine and constrict them to satisfy his own taste or disposition or prejudice.
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Few rappers realize the genre sprang from West African griots through Delta slave songs to jazz poetry and the comedic trash talk of 'the dozens.'
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It's obvious that I come down on the side of free speech for anybody's work.
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A great many people now reading and writing would be better employed keeping rabbits.
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For the strikers, we have more freedom, and even when we lose the ball, if we press together, we can get it back, and it is good system for Chelsea.
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We must never undervalue any person. The workman loves not that his work should be despised in his presence. Now God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.
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Because Mr. Mandela's early opponents invested so many resources into distorting the true nature of his advocacy, the singular historic moment millions now celebrate could have been tragically lost to guerrilla decontextualization.
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I like the brooding man - a brooding man with a sense of humor.
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We launched DirecTV Now. Our 5G evolution plans and improved spectrum position are paving the way for the next generation of super-fast mobile and fixed networks.
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Men say they love independence in a woman, but they don't waste a second demolishing it brick by brick.
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I kind of feel like people like to dump on 'Home Improvement,' and I don't know why.
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We must take steps to prevent further nuclear weapons development or modernization.
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When I end up yelling, it's not really deliberate. It's usually out of some moment of passion or frustration or real desire to get unstuck.
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I think any man in business would be foolish to fool around with his secretary. If it's somebody else's secretary, fine.
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Now and again, an actor will blow my mind by doing something really unexpected, like Mickey Rourke or Christopher Walken - you have absolutely no idea what they're going to do, which is really thrilling to watch.
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I really enjoy working on 'Modern Family.'
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In essence, money gives us the calories we need to survive. Over time, we became aware that exchange and cooperation increase our chances for survival. Eventually we create tools to facilitate trade. One of these tools is called money.
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We have to get it into our heads once and for all that we cannot settle disputes by eliminating human beings.
