Helen Keller Quotes
The chief handicap of the blind is not blindness, but the attitude of seeing people towards them.
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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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Cuba needs a dose of perestroika.
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People don't believe in me very much, but I have my teammates and my family that believe in me so much; they see how hard I work.
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I saw Mercury Prize-winners Alt-J for the first time recently, touring their debut album 'An Awesome Wave,' and I'm still riding the high: they're the most musically dynamic and exciting band to have poured tune into my lug holes live since Bellowhead.
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I'm not slim. I'm a curvy girl: I've got thighs and a bum. I don't mind baring the fact that I've got a bit of cellulite because everybody has. I find it off-putting when everybody on telly is the same size or looks the same build. For me, it's important for people to watch someone normal.
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Like all readers, I want my limits to be drawn by my own sensibilities, not by my melanin count.
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If I could give you information of my life, it would be to show how a woman of very ordinary ability has been led by God in strange and unaccustomed paths to do In His service what He has done in her. And if I could tell you all, you would see how God has done all, and I nothing.
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It's not what you wear it's how you wear it, is what I say.
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Most interviewers are looking for a headline. They're not skilled. They're looking for shock value.
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I think that Pebble Beach is my favorite golf course to go to. I think Augusta is my favorite place to go play golf.
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The salesman knows nothing of what he is selling save that he is charging a great deal too much for it.
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Many people in the West do not realise how oppressive some Muslim states are - both for men and for women. This is a cultural issue, not an Islamic one.
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Obviously, you need talent to do well in your sport, but I think hard work goes a long way. You need to be lucky within the sport too, though. In badminton, you can benefit from good draws and people getting injured.
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When I was a struggling actor, I worked for a party company. One of my friends from school was working for an advertising agency, and I turned up to one of his company's parties dressed as an alien to collect tickets on the door.
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I was born in Bangkok in 1968 and grew up in Southeast Asia with my Thai mom and my American father, who first came to the region to fight in Vietnam and stayed to work assisting refugees.
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It's much more difficult to work on a broad subject than on a specific one, because even if it's hard to find the information, if you look hard enough for something specific you will find it, and you will discover things that you wouldn't have thought of before.
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Now, since I'm a husband and father, discrimination against women isn't just political, it's personal.
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A Germany team should not be afraid going into a tournament. History shows that we can raise the level of our game when it matters.
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Topshop is the best. I don't know how I'd live without it. Most of my clothes are from there.
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While we must condemn any misuse of their authority, let's not forget that, by far, police are fulfilling their duty to protect and serve.
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Comic-Con is really cool. It's different. I like to people-watch. I like to see the costumes.
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There are a lot of good things about string theory, and it's great that some people want to work on it.
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When you deal with change, you have a couple choices: you can lead it and make the rules, or you can be a fast follower, or you can be a slow follower.
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The chief handicap of the blind is not blindness, but the attitude of seeing people towards them.
