Strom Thurmond (James Strom Thurmond Sr.) Quotes
The white people of the South are the greatest minority in this nation. They deserve consideration and understanding instead of the persecution of twisted propaganda.
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One of the achievements of the reform movement is that people realize that they can be democrats and remain faithful Muslims. Democracy is now an established idea.
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The fact that we walked away from the Middle East, as distasteful as it was for us to stay involved and prevent wars, based on our long involvement there, we have helped to create and provide a foundation. Obviously for ISIS and also for the absolute barbarianism and human catastrophe that Assad impacted on his people.
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When you cease to dream you cease to live.
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Freedom of expression is tested during times of anger and conflict and enables all opinions and outraged expressions of dissent that we may not want to hear. But even for this there have to be limits.
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I'm very involved in the writing on every level.
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My last two years of high school, I think I went to Burger King every day for lunch.
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It's a huge step up from the European Indoors to then being a gold medallist at the World Championships.
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I analyze religious knowledge and consciousness.
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I know terrorism is real. And I know fear of it distorts public judgment. Terrorism is like a chronic illness. We have to learn to contain it and live with it.
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There is one alternative to dark matter, and that is the assumption that Newton's laws don't hold over distances as great as galaxies. But we know that Newton's laws hold over a very large domain. And virtually one hundred percent of the physics and astronomy community believes that there is matter in the universe that does not radiate.
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One always treads with a joyful step when one has dropped the burden called the ego.
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From my own perspective, I value productivity more than tradition, but the customs of the House evolve slowly.
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I like that because the fans want to see onstage what they know so well from the big screen.
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When people compliment my cooking, it's like somebody telling me that they like my music. And it's great to be known for something else.
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I'm in this business to be creative - I'll even diminish it and say to be a content provider.
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I believe the director is the one that sets the mood and if you have this hysterical director it's a domino effect. I would work for him forever, for nothing. Don't tell my agent that.
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It's such a pleasant surprise when you come on set and you find someone in charge like Ken Branagh or James Ivory. You know that you're going to do a day's work and at the end of it, it's going to be good.
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I've come to realise that the best teachers never stop being teachers.
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The world around me is a tuxedo, and I'm a pair of brown shoes.
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You get rid of the fear of death by understanding that it is an integral fact of our existence. You do that through will and reason.
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The white people of the South are the greatest minority in this nation. They deserve consideration and understanding instead of the persecution of twisted propaganda.
