Abraham Lincoln Quotes
The money power preys on the nation in times of peace, and conspires against it in times of adversity. It is more despotic than monarchy, more insolent than autocracy, more selfish than bureaucracy. It denounces, as public enemies, all who question its methods or throw light upon its crimes.
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What brought the British to the Gambia in the first place - which was bigger than it is now - was trade in ivory because the Gambia had a lot of elephants. They wiped out all the elephants and ended up selling Africans.
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I definitely want to work on a project with young designers, not just French but international.
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I was a kid who had asthma and bifocals and wore sweater vests.
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Without stirring abroad, One can know the whole world; Without looking out of the window One can see the way of heaven. The further one goes The less one knows.
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Now, everybody knows my music. So that's really cool. A lot of kids know it. Now, when I go to a sports game, everybody knows my name.
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As his talent expands, some of his stories become pointed social commentary; some are surprisingly effective religious tracts, disguised as science fiction. Others still are nostalgic vignettes, but under it all is still Bradbury, the poet of 20th-century neurosis.
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To get promoted, company executives need to be able to see you as one of them.
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To me, music is no joke and it's not for sale.
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One can not impede scientific progress.
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There comes a time when every scientist, even God, has to write off an experiment.
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I'm a genuine person - I will never promote something I don't believe in.
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Music has a tremendous effect on me. When it's playing, I can't think or do anything other than listen. But I can write to it.
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The true doctrine is that labor - systematic, effective, congenial labor - is not only a necessity, but is the source of the highest enjoyment.
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Distinctions between citizens solely because of their ancestry are by their very nature odious to a free people whose institutions are founded upon the doctrine of equality.
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If uncovering the truth is the greatest challenge of nonfiction writing, it is also the greatest reward.
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A wise human would have an understanding of the supply chain and how the pieces fit together. But it's against our nature to think about it.
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I'll always be tough on myself.
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I think I might become a pescatarian. I love sushi, couldn't give it up.
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Diverse forms of memory can have a variety of gaps. Thus it is possible for me to represent a past situation to myself and be unable to remember my inner behavior in this situation. As I transfer myself back into this situation, a surrogate for the missing memory comes into focus.
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It's really so depressing to be still listed in the Social Register after all the acting I've done.
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There is nothing more vapid than a philistine petty bourgeois existence with its farthings, victuals, vacuous conversations, and useless conventional virtue.
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Your business clothes are naturally attracted to staining liquids. This attraction is strongest just before an important meeting.
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You can't break Russian people, you know? 'Cos we're made in cold snow. We're very resistant.
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The money power preys on the nation in times of peace, and conspires against it in times of adversity. It is more despotic than monarchy, more insolent than autocracy, more selfish than bureaucracy. It denounces, as public enemies, all who question its methods or throw light upon its crimes.
