Eugene V. Debs Quotes
I'd rather vote for something I want and not get it than vote for something I don't want, and get it.
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Accomplish something every day of your life.
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Years ago the public used to hound me but now I can go shopping in peace.
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A lot of my work involves instilling objects with the power of touch - a transference of soul, spirit, energy through actions.
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In America, music is more tightly categorized.
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There are no soft or slothful ways to become sanctified to the point that we are prepared to live in the presence of the Savior. And there can be blessings in the burdens we bear. As a result of these struggles, our souls are stretched and our spirits are strengthened. Our character becomes more Christlike as we are tried and tested.
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I was very shy and reserved, so it was a bit contradictory to get into politics.
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You begin to realize that the genius of our country is the constant push to be more inclusive and find new ways of engaging everyone.
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If you want your writing to be taken seriously, don't marry and have kids, and above all, don't die. But if you have to die, commit suicide. They approve of that.
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I am definitely a dog person. I feel like Webster and I are very much alike.
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Derivatives are financial weapons of mass destruction.
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It's a good thing I don't read everything Eddie says, or I'd be up in arms and not enjoying my life.
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Once a Cubs fan, always a Cubs fan.
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From a Hindu perspective, you are born as what you need to deal with, and if you just try and push it away, whatever it is, it's got you.
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A person who has been punished is not less inclined to behave in a given way; at best, he learns how to avoid punishment.
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What you look like, whether you're Brad Pitt or Charles Laughton, is significant for actors.
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Generally my songs are just some riffs slung together as an excuse for a guitar solo.
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As a boy, I wanted to be the Peruvian Diego Maradona. Sadly, Peru hasn't made the World Cup since 1982, so I guess I did well to choose something different.
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If the future, as imagined in literature, is really the present taken to extremes, then the past is also the present, but boiled down.
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Non-democratic regimes always need to mobilize their people against external enemies in order to maintain internal stability.
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The strips about the military do seem to provoke moving and thoughtful responses. It's nice when the strip resonates, but more importantly, I need to know when I'm getting something wrong. The last thing I want to do is contribute to the suffering that wounded warriors already endure.
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Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education.
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...She's understood the power of stories. Their magical ability to refill the wounded part of people.
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The difference was you worked for Nixon, and with Ford.
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I'd rather vote for something I want and not get it than vote for something I don't want, and get it.
