Terry Sanford Quotes
Had there not been these safety valves of political parties and elections, we may very well have had no way to change except forceful overthrow of government.
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A government capable of controlling the whole, and bringing its force to a point, is one of the prerequisites for national liberty. We combine in society, with an expectation to have our persons and properties defended against unreasonable exactions either at home or abroad.
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There was a side of me that knew I was gonna change the game, but I didn't know how many people would respect it.
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I think it's a natural human tendency, when you read something, you tend to read a lot of your prejudices into it. And neuroscience is like a lot of disciplines - it has fashions; things change.
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If I had my time again and was able to change one thing from my career then I wouldn't have retired. I would have played for Wales longer.
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My government is working for the common man. Our priority is the poor of the country. We want good governance through a dynamic and seamless government.
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The Constitution remains brilliant in its overall design and sound with respect to the Bill of Rights and the separation of powers. But there are numerous archaic provisions that inhibit constructive change and adaptation. These constitutional bits affect the daily life of the republic and every citizen in it.
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Roosevelt was the one who had the vision to change our policy from isolationism to world leadership. That was a terrific revolution. Our country's never been the same since.
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There is resistance to change. There's a resistance to ideas.
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And I do believe that the way to change a society, to uplift people - not just their spirit, but to uplift their society and economic base - is through education.
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I would say that my fatal flaw, as a human being, is that I need people to like me, and if they don't like me, I will obsess over it - and try to change my personality until they like me - even if they don't like me for reasons that have nothing to do with me, and even if they're strangers.
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I always say that people should not rush to change religions. There is real value in finding the spiritual resources you need in your home religion.
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Ethics and equity and the principles of justice do not change with the calendar.
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A majority in all parties do, I think, want to see local government recover its old vigour and independence.
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Many, many, many small moves of many kinds can bring a way to manage change. The theory can come later.
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I think its time to change and balance the environment and growth. If we don't do that, we're going to suffer a hard landing one day very soon.
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To pump up consumer or government demand would force interest rates up and asset prices down, possibly by enough to destroy more jobs than are created.
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Chinese people themselves, they really want change.
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Maybe in music you're making an auditory environment and maybe you change your environment around you to suit your own way.
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I'm not, nor is anybody I know in government part of a nasty right wing clique.
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The magic is you can change more things than you could ever dream of.
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Beyond the obvious facts that he has at some time done manual labour, that he takes snuff, that he is a Freemason, that he has been in China, and that he has done a considerable amount of writing lately, I can deduce nothing else.
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I may have hurt some people along the way, but I would like to be seen as somebody who has done his best to do the right thing for any situation and not compromised.
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I'm pretty content with what I have, but the one thing that I don't have is something like the iPod - but PC-based. I think that would be cool.
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Had there not been these safety valves of political parties and elections, we may very well have had no way to change except forceful overthrow of government.
