E. B. White Quotes
When a man hangs from a tree it doesn't spell justice unless he helped write the law that hanged him.
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I've listened to female vocalists my whole life. That's what I love. I still listen to guys' vocals and don't get taken aback a lot.
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I don't think the Middle East could afford another war.
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A pitcher is only as good as his legs.
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I think it all comes down to motivation. If you really want to do something, you will work hard for it.
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In order to raise money from somebody, you have to understand who is this person, not to deceive them but to understand them. What would be their motives for contributing money? Why do these people contribute money to some places, but not to others? That's attunement - treating everybody well, but not treating everybody the same.
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In Kenya, I met wonderful girls; girls who wanted to help their communities. I was with them in their school, listening to their dreams. They still have hope. They want to be doctor and teachers and engineers.
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For any couple, once you delve into the idea of non-monogamy, you're entering pretty frightening territory.
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Cornish wrestling was very different from that in Devon - it was less brutal, as no kicking was allowed.
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There's an excitement to officiating a well-played game. A lot of discretion, a lot of judgment comes into play.
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We need to move past blame and make sure we are delivering care to our veterans.
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To win the cause we all believe in, the spread of true democracy all over the world, we need to win by example, not just with speeches but by example; not just with military might but by gaining the respect of the world.
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OKCupid's model is almost entirely based on advertising, which is the way most online media is monetized these days, whether it's the news or whether it's sports, and we think online dating is going to evolve in the exact same way.
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Education is not only a ladder of opportunity, but it is also an investment in our future.
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I had never really felt settled in Brooklyn. I think it had to do with growing up in New Jersey and being someone who her whole life wanted to live in the city, and the city meant Manhattan.
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As a college student, I worked as a mentor, and that got me involved in working with young people long before I became a foster parent.
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In the movies, they make you look good and tough, but in real life, it's completely the opposite. I do these ueber roles, I think, because in real life I'm quite shy and reserved. In real life, I'm a dork.
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I was born and raised in Ohio. During my childhood, I spent most of my time drawing and reading fairy tales and myths.
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No one is fit to judge a book until he has rounded Cape Horn in a sailing vessel, until he has bumped into two or three icebergs, until he has been lost in the sands of the desert, until he has spent a few years in the House of the Dead.
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You've been given status today, but never forget where you came from. You came from dirt and will return to dirt. You will be on that day as you began: just you and Him.
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In the early West, law and politics were parallel roads to usefulness as well as distinction.
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My work at the United Nations discomforted some members of the U.S. government, which exercises its power beyond collective understandings and international law.
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I once ran away from home because I was upset with my parents! I didn't get farther than a few feet into the woods, where I hid behind a tree. Sometimes you feel like you should just go out and rebel, and then you realize it's not the right thing to do. You've got to stay true to your family.
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Boxing is a buzz, but I went into it to make a living. I wasn't going to go into the ring and get punched in the head for the fun of it.
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When a man hangs from a tree it doesn't spell justice unless he helped write the law that hanged him.
