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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I'm a friend of the children. No one should see them as pitiable subjects. People often relate childish behaviour to stupidity or foolishness. This needs to change. I want to level the playing field where I can learn from children. I can learn transparency from children. They're innocent and straightforward.
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I'm definitely in a place where I'm looking for different than what I've done in the past, just so I can go to work and do something I haven't done before.
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I really see Compton as a place with a lot of opportunity. It has a rich history, a strong community that has a strong sense of pride.
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America is a place where you can succeed no matter who you are. I am proof of that. But you must work very hard and be willing to endure pain. You must set a goal and win in the marketplace no matter what the air temperature. You must pay the price for success.
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I don't take things off. I either check things off or I add things.
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Beijing, much as it has done with Hong Kong, persists in equating 'people power' with instability.
