John F. Kennedy Quotes
A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.
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Mikhail Gorbachev was the Jimmy Carter of the Communist bloc. The Russians hate him.
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I had to work with a psychiatrist.
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Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening.
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The bad reviews get to me, believe me.
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I've always had great faith in the Man Upstairs.
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And they just saw me on that and - from the time I was 11 until I was 12, I guess. And then when I had just turned 13, they asked me if I wanted to tour with Johnny Cash back East.
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Across the Atlantic, in the scattered, far-flung, rural settlements of colonial America, hospitality had become a central concern, and hostesses, like peacocks displaying their iridescent plumage, tried to outdo one another with their creative food displays.
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Ringside seats mean you hear the breaking of ribs, the splattered cartilage of what was once the boxer's nose, the dislocation of the jaw, the horrifying 'ugggh' that the boxer utters milliseconds after receiving a crushing left hook to the solar plexus or kidneys or head.
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We should not have drug laws or a court system that disproportionately punishes the black community.
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The air of ideas is the only air worth breathing.
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My youngest sister belonged to a group called the Twelve Tribes for many years. She recently left, with her husband and four children. Talking to her about her experiences in the group is fascinating, moving, and enlightening.
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The music field was the first to break down racial barriers, because in order to play together, you have to love the people you are playing with, and if you have any racial inhibitions, you wouldn't be able to do that.
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We don't worry about the integrity of our game. I'm more focused on the atmosphere in the arena, and that's something we're comfortable with going forward.
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As I understand, the role of the federal judiciary, the role of our court system, is to provide justice.
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I ask the rights to pursue happiness by having a voice in that government to which I am accountable.
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There is no question that knowing someone in the business will get you in the door. But it is your skill that will keep you in the room.
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In the '70s, my playing was completely untutored, but it sounded good to me, and I tried to find ways to make those very simple things work in more ambitious contexts.
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Everybody is struggling for the good things of the world, and all the arguments to prove that they are not desirable are worse than wasted.
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To disclose too much of one's inventions and achievements is one and the same thing as to give up the fruit of one's ingenuity.
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There are people who have money and people who are rich.
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I am not in politics to make more money.
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I adored my father - I was more attached to him than anyone.
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I like a guy who uses his hips when he's dancing.
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A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.
