Sam Brownback Quotes
Beijing, much as it has done with Hong Kong, persists in equating 'people power' with instability.
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I grew up in a very large, poor family.
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I don't carry myself as a black person but as a woman that belongs to everybody. After all, it's the general public that made me - not any one particular group. So I don't think of myself as belonging to any particular group and never have.
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Thousands of years and many civilizations have defined a marriage as the union between one man and one woman. With few exceptions, those civilizations that did not follow that perished.
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In real life, I'm polite and nice all the time. It's fun to play people who aren't. It's escapism.
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I produce for a low price and I sell it on my own to 80 countries.
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The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail.
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I don't think it is just in the world of politics. The lack of civility in society as a whole, some of it, I believe, is very much fueled by social media and frankly, it's fueled by the fact that journalism is not journalism any more.
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History is the present. That's why every generation writes it anew. But what most people think of as history is its end product, myth.
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I studied chord theory and started playing the piano.
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I've never met a woman who thinks they've got a good enough figure - however perfect they look - which is sad, because no one else can see these perceived flaws; they're entirely internal.
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I can't exactly say why there's not much protest music to speak off. And I know there are acts out there still putting a message in their music.
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I've grown up playing for some incredible coaches, and I don't think anybody's ever been as fortunate as I have in terms of the people I've been allowed to play under, coach under, or be involved with.
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Sometimes you lose sight of what's going on around you.
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And we've got a toaster and everything. So there is no reason for the wedding.
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Your best teacher is your last mistake.
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The good life, as it is popularly conceived, typically involves acquiring mastery in one's work, thus gaining for oneself better terms - or means to rewards, whether material, like wealth, or nonmaterial - an experience we may call 'prospering.'
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Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.
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When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.
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Writing books and being paid for it - it's not like winning the Lottery. You can't suddenly go, 'Yippee!' and start throwing tenners in the air. I've done pretty well out of it, but certainly not enough to say, 'Right, that's me set up for life.'
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Being in the design industry, I've tended to meet more people who are affected by HIV and AIDS.
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Before competition, as I stand in shoulder pads and cleats, my helmet in my left hand, adrenaline flowing and my heart raging under my right, I never forget the ills of America, but for a moment I envision its potential, remember its prosperity, and give thanks to God for the land He has placed me in and the people I love who live in it.
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The real question is: How do you react? What do you do next? Evade responsibilities? Bury yourself in work? What do you do? All three of my novels take up that question, although none gives an answer.
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Just look at all the awards shows now. It has turned into a catwalk. You have to be wearing a certain designer, a certain dress, and everyone's critiquing.
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Beijing, much as it has done with Hong Kong, persists in equating 'people power' with instability.
