Jonathan Raban Quotes
In an underdeveloped country don't drink the water. In a developed country don't breathe the air.
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I hate to say it but I think it has become very obvious that our system for devising trade agreements, so very important to this country's functioning around the world, has not only broken, but it has broken completely.
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One of the things I like best about Netflix is that they make projects like 'Beasts of No Nation.' It's a film about a reality in an African country where kids were being used to be soldiers in a war. And it made so much sense to me as a citizen of the world.
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Lexington did launch its air group when a Japanese carrier was reported.
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I'm a registered, vetted gun owner, but that's because I live way out in the country, like way out in the middle of nowhere.
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There is no such thing as a little country. The greatness of a people is no more determined by their numbers than the greatness of a man is by his height.
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Evil is like water, it abounds, is cheap, soon fouls, but runs itself clear of taint.
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I grew up in a house my parents built together on a mountain in Tennessee. When we moved in, the walls were still going up, we didn't have hot water, and we turned it into an amazing adventure.
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There was always a love-hate relationship with New York in the rest of the country, but I made them feel more love than hate.
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Whenever you hear a man speak of his love for his country, it is a sign that he expects to be paid for it.
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I cannot in any case permit myself to be brought before the people, exclusively, by any of the political parties that now so unfortunately divide our country, as their candidate for office.
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I grew up being scared of the water, which is embarrassing to say as an Australian, but it's true.
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The goal with a big piece of social legislation is to have a bipartisan result, so the country will accept it.
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Merit pay has failed repeatedly, and it's no surprise. When you base teacher pay on standardized test scores, you won't improve education; you just promote the high-stakes testing craze that's led parents, students and educators to shout 'Enough!' all across the country.
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I began with small roles in successful movies like 'No Country For Old Men' by the Coen brothers; but it was 'The Last Exorcism' that changed my life: with what I earned, I left Texas and moved to Los Angeles.
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If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three key societal members who can make a difference. They are the father, the mother and the teacher.
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Israel is the only country in the Middle East where Arabs can be elected to the parliament in a democratic election.
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Israeli governments cling to the two-state notion because it seems to reflect the sentiments of the Jewish Israeli majority, and it shields the country from international opprobrium even as it camouflages relentless efforts to expand Israel's territory into the West Bank.
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She said it had been hijacked shortly after takeoff. By this time, the plane had been in the air - again, I'm presuming that it took off on time - for over an hour.
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My music has always been sort of in between categories. Sometimes record stores - back when there were record stores - they'd put my records in the country music section, but other record stores would put my records in the pop or even the rock section. As long as it's in the store somewhere, I'm OK with it.
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I don't believe Russia would attack a NATO country or NATO as such, no matter which country we are talking about.
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Water surrounds the lotus flower, but does not wet its petals.
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It's not a serious document.
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Yeah, well, wish in one hand, crap in the other, and see which fills up first
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In an underdeveloped country don't drink the water. In a developed country don't breathe the air.
