Hannah Arendt Quotes
It is my contention that civil disobediences are nothing but the latest form of voluntary association, and that they are thus quite in tune with the oldest traditions of the country.
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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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I would prefer to be a citizen of an independent country rather than Emperor of an enslaved one.
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My father in the film - which we probably haven't seen in previous movies, and in British Asian movies you could probably count on one hand - he says exactly why, actually why he's frightened for his daughter. He came to this country, England, and had a bit of a crappy time.
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I come from a country and also a continent whose identity is in the making. We're a very young culture, and I think that things are not yet crystallised.
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I started to write a lot of ballads that were sultry and had a Norah Jones-for-country kind of feel. I wanted to bring elements of old soul music and old country music.
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African Americans are one of the oldest ethnic groups in this country. We been here since the beginning. Before the beginning.
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I grew up taking care of the pigs. I love this country that, you know, somebody can do something like that.
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Black people must address itself to the causes of poverty. That's oppression in this country.
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There are something like 300 anti-genocide chapters on college campuses around the country. It's bigger than the anti-apartheid movement. There are something like 500 high school chapters devoted to stopping the genocide in Darfur. Evangelicals have joined it. Jewish groups have joined it.
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I've done all different kinds of genres - doo-wop, pop, funk, gospel, country, jazz, you name it.
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It's hard to absorb and to allow all that attention and accolades for 'Rent' because the rest of the country doesn't know who we are. Once I walk out of the door of 'Rent,' and I'm on the subway, it doesn't matter. It's an exaggerated sense of fame.
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When I go to a country, I go to flea markets, antique stores. I am always looking for something.
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Nothing is better than peace, by which all warfare of heavenly and earthly foes is brought to naught.
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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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White supremacy is a very, very popular and trenchant belief in this country's history and heritage.
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I was definitely very much a country boy.
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My hope for this country is that we remain a people who value freedom, who have the courage to face the realities with faithful hearts instead of anxious ones.
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The more democratic and open a society is, the more it's exposed to terrorism. The more a country is free, not governed by a police regime, the more it risks hijackings or massacres like the ones that took place for many years in Italy and Germany and other parts of Europe.
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With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.
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All of us, at some moment, have had a vision of our existence as something unique, untransferable and very precious. This revelation almost always takes place during adolescence.
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I learned, when I look in the mirror and tell my story, that I should be myself and not peep whatever everybody is doing.
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We put up with a lot to be saved from chaos. We always have.
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Yes, the companionship is amazing. You know, you can get that physical attraction that happens is great, but then there's an awful lot of time and the rest of the day that you have to fill.
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It is my contention that civil disobediences are nothing but the latest form of voluntary association, and that they are thus quite in tune with the oldest traditions of the country.
