John H. Reagan Quotes
The irrepressible conflict propounded by abolitionism has produced now its legitimate fruits - disunion.
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Fashion is something which is non-lasting; it's ephemeral.
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It is only through the opposition of ideas that we can learn to be self-critical, to work towards intellectual humility.
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One thing of the many things that I know about Jesse Jackson, he is persistent.
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Our plans for 'Superman?' I can't say. This is the most super secret thing ever. It's like working for the government, like I'm on a covert mission.
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Because we self-published 'Draculas,' we control the rights. Not just for now, but forever.
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It's not just the physical aspect of boxing, it's the whole fighter mentality that has been ingrained in me through the years as a competitive athlete. One of the hardest things you'll ever do is to box - to get into the ring and to face off with somebody whose whole goal is to knock you out, to hurt you, and to be able to fight back.
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Facebook's the real deal. Nobody can buy Facebook now. Everybody has taken an angle at it. But Facebook may be the place that organizes everybody's personal information. It's got a very good chance of being that.
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Life is a lot easier when you realize that you're not in control of it all.
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I have heard of that idea i.e., of Haile Selassie being the reincarnation of Jesus Christ. I also met certain Rastafarians. I told them clearly that I am a man, that I am mortal, and that I would be replaced by the oncoming generation, and that they should never make a mistake in assuming or pretending that the human being is emanated from a deity.
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I daresay one profits more by the mistakes one makes off one's own bat than by doing the right thing on somebody's else advice.
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The self really is an illusion-and realizing this is the basis of spiritual life.
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Be just before you're generous.
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Those who make no mistakes are making the biggest mistakes of all - they are attempting nothing new.
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Mr Premier, Sir. Neither you nor I speak English, but there are some things that can be said only in English.
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Never in the history of the world have so many people been so rich; never in the history off the world have so many of those same people felt themselves so poor.
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To express yourself needs a reason, but expressing yourself is the reason.
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I have something to say about the difference between American and European cities, but I forgot what it was. I have it written down at home somewhere.
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Do you need an aggressive streak to thrive? You could say that. A lot of the great players have that mentality.
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I felt pretty good out there. It was a good effort by our guys and we will take the win. We really want to protect our home court. We're a pretty good team on the road and it is important for us to protect our court.
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I am not a parliamentarian. I am a politician. Some MPs leave and are itching to get back. I don't feel that. This is just a work environment.
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I started to understand that for me, art was no longer about self-expression but about creative engagement with the world. I started to respond in an excited way to making work inside an industry and not feeling the constraints of audience expectation as some kind of thing that I should avoid.
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I've been through a lot as far as love.
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The irrepressible conflict propounded by abolitionism has produced now its legitimate fruits - disunion.
