Abdullah II of Jordan Quotes
Together, we can create a world in which peace is real; in which every human being can thrive; in which all share the promise of our century. I believe we can succeed.
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I live in the moment, and I reflect later.
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The mind moves in the direction of our currently dominant thoughts.
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I'm not an anti-capitalist, or anarchist. I want capitalism to work.
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The African-American tradition, in the main, is very, very church-based, very, very Christian. It accepts, you know, certain narratives about the world. I didn't really have that present in my house.
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No 17-year-old is just one thing, especially in this day and age. Kids are into all sorts of things.
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What we know for sure from our work and from others' is that mice have a life span of 1,000 days, dogs have 5,000 days, and we humans have 29,000 days. Recognizing that the duration is limited, and aging is inevitable, focus the attention on enhancing the quality of the days you have.
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Today, for the first time - and the Obama campaign showed us this - we can go from the digital world, from the self-organizing power of networks, to the physical one.
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I thought that communism, the tyranny of communism, was an abomination and I beseeched God to bring that terrible evil down and he did. It was a great triumph, it took awhile, but it happened.
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When an issue is so fraught with partisanship, a special counsel provides some modicum of transparency and accountability rather the the veil of politics.
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I thought I'd be doing weird, Off Broadway theater after I graduated.
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Sure I think it is healthy to speak the truth, and be who you are, and be proud of that.
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I thoroughly enjoy working with kids, whether it's The First Tee or the lesson tee with my grandkids.
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Religion can emerge in all forms of feeling: here wild anger, there the sweetest pain; here consuming hatred, there the childlike smile of serene humility.
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One of the strange things about violent and authoritarian regimes is they don't like the glare of negative publicity.
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Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
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It's kind of fun to be sexy.
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I turn people into human beings by not making them into gods.
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Formation of a new race takes place when, over several generations, individuals in one group reproduce more frequently among themselves than they do with individuals in other groups.
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Religion is no more the parent of morality than an incubator is the mother of a chicken.
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We need a legal code that develops like our skin during our growing years. Something both youthful and strong... So what we humans birth might surpass without oppressing us.
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Look at nature, work independently, and solve your own problems.
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The fundamental essence of science, which I think we've lost in our education system, is poking something with a stick and seeing what happens. Embrace that process of inquiry.
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I believe in neighbourhood policing. We also need to look at young people being radicalised.
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Together, we can create a world in which peace is real; in which every human being can thrive; in which all share the promise of our century. I believe we can succeed.
