Harry S Truman Quotes
The President hears a hundred voices telling him that he is the greatest man in the world. He must listen carefully indeed to hear the one voice that tells him his is not.
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What is more important? What the members of a politicised tribunal say, or what the citizens vote for? For me, it is clear.
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People speak of the fear of the blank canvas as though it is a temporary hesitation, a trembling moment of self-doubt. For me it was more like being abducted from my bed by a clown, thrust into a circus arena with a wicker chair, and told to tame a pissed-off lion in front of an expectant crowd.
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The whole world is starting to realize that it was the most unwise thing for our society to have ignored women power, to run the society with male priorities.
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When I was 13 or 14, my mother used to gift me books that I was dying to read. Those are my most memorable birthday gifts.
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Conflict is very much a state of mind. If you're not in that state of mind, it doesn't bother you.
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So if I get these actors for 30% of their price by coming in so late with an offer when they know they are not getting another offer then I do it this way.
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Where the stakes are the highest, in the war on terror, we cannot possibly succeed without extraordinary international cooperation. Effective international police actions require the highest degree of intelligence sharing, planning and collaborative enforcement.
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Writing is the supreme solace.
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There's always a theme I'm drawn to, that we humans are not good or bad. We're all a mixture of both. We can have great compassion or commit great violence.
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Your Majesty, I took the liberty because I was so desirous of visiting alone with you for a few minutes before the rest of the other peasants arrived.
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I was, if you like, a successful schoolboy in that I had a degree of talent in all the required things that make you a success at school.
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I didn't get any crazy sponsors. I don't have any extra sponsors since I got the belt.
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You have a right to your opinion about the work that you're doing. An artist is as equally important as the director. If you believe that, you can work in any circumstances.
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I'm not jealous, and I'm not possessive, and I'm not controlling.
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I fully support U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in his Global Education First Initiative and the work of U.N. Special Envoy for Global Education Gordon Brown and the respectful president of the U.N. General Assembly Vuk Jeremic. I thank them for the leadership they continue to give.
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Husbands and wives, have fun with each other. I'm convinced it makes all the difference in the world.
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I wake up in the morning, all I think is flipCount a couple hundreds, flip a couple bricksTime to hit the plug now, need another flipCounting all this money, got me filthy rich
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Film contains potentialities for the combination of all the arts such as Wagner never dreamt of.
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55: LISP programmers know the value of everything and the cost of nothing.
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Ultimately, there is no definition for smartness. It's just the ability to do what you want to do really well.
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I left in a hurry before he could change his mind, but I want to make it clear that at no point did I break into a skip.
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I get wonderful letters from kids and teachers. I must have the best readers in the world.
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It's just such a pleasure to bring a talent you respect to the world.
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The President hears a hundred voices telling him that he is the greatest man in the world. He must listen carefully indeed to hear the one voice that tells him his is not.
