Steve Earle Quotes
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I feel comfortable at 154 lbs.
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For me, Westernization is not about consuming fanciful goods; it's about a system of free speech, democracy, egalitarianism and respect for the people's rights and dignity.
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Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.
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Political democracy cannot last unless there lies at the base of it social democracy. What does social democracy mean? It means a way of life which recognizes liberty, equality and fraternity as the principles of life.
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I definitely feel more comfortable in my own skin since turning 40.
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Democracy is the road to socialism.
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I have always been very comfortable in little clothing; its part of my job.
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You know, I'm a curvy woman and I just want to be comfortable with that.
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All we want is to carry out the greatest expression of a free democracy and vote on Catalonia's future. This is not about independence: it is about fundamental civil rights and the universal right of self-determination.
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The deadliest foe of democracy is not autocracy but liberty frenzied.
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Arab society features apartheid of women, apartheid of homosexuals, and apartheid of Christians, Jews, and democracy.
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I think it is absolutely essential in a democracy to have competition in the media, a lot of competition, and we seem to be moving away from that.
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You know, I wish the world well. I want Iraq to have democracy and the Haitians to have democracy. I want the people of Afghanistan to thrive. Lord knows, we spend enough money there to help them. What about people at home? Isn't that our first responsibility?
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The rights of democracy are not reserved for a select group within society, they are the rights of all the people.
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Too many people expect wonders from democracy, when the most wonderful thing of all is just having it.
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The reason societies with democratic governments are better places to live in than their alternatives isn't because of some goodness intrinsic to democracy, but because its hopeless inefficiency helps blunt the basic potential for evil.
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Fifty years of isolating Cuba had failed to promote democracy, setting us back in Latin America. That's why we restored diplomatic relations, opened the door to travel and commerce, and positioned ourselves to improve the lives of the Cuban people.
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Democracy cannot survive without the guidance of a creative minority.
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McConnell's the Senate Republican leader, but he refuses to lead on defunding Obamacare. What good is a leader like that?
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Most people are good at too many things. And when you say someone is focused, more often than not what you actually mean is they're very narrow.
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In most countries in the world, your fate and your identity are handed to you; in America, you determine them for yourself. America is a country where you get to write the script of your own life. Your life is like a blank sheet of paper, and you are the artist.
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Existence is the privilege of effort, and when that privilege is met like a man, opportunities to succeed along the line of your aptitude will come faster than you can use them.
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You know, I'm not comfortable with people whose politics are static in a democracy.
