Abd al-Karim Qasim Quotes
We do not wish to become subordinate to any power. We will be friends with the powers of the world. We will be sincere friends to the powers that are sincere in their intentions and their friendship to us.
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Nearly all government advice on terrorism sacrifices practical particulars for an unalarming tone. The usual guidance is to maintain a three-day supply of food and water along with a radio, flashlight, batteries and first-aid kit.
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I'm very proud to be a woman - you're part of a tribe. Automatically, you feel connected to another woman when you meet them. That's really special.
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The pace of innovation may slow down or speed up depending on the appetite in the public markets, but the constant progress of technology doesn't really ever stop. There's always opportunities for new ideas and creative people to go build great things. I'm always interested in learning about those kinds of opportunities.
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I can go to a country song, go right into it and make it sound authentic. And I think that's because of my ear as an impressionist.
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If we want to recruit and retain high-quality teachers, it starts with a fair wage, adequate working conditions, and the resources and support to succeed. Remember: teachers' working conditions are students' learning conditions.
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I'm a serious eater and a seriously hungry person, so I set out on that path to figure it out for myself, and of course it really resonated with other people.
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If we can return to a government that the Founders, in their wisdom, envisioned for us, we can return to a government that will allow our economy to thrive again, and our people to live in liberty.
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The more women serve in executive office, the more confidence they gain in themselves and that voters gain in them.
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When I give somebody something and see their face, it just makes me so happy.
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I can't say that winning the Pen/Faulkner was a dream come true because I would never have dared to dream it.
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I was surprised by how much I liked 'Hacksaw Ridge' and its depth.
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Capital punishment is our society's recognition of the sanctity of human life.
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If there was ever a man born to be a hitter it was me.
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It's not accidental that products get worse over time; it's because companies stop paying attention to them. They stop caring as much about maintaining the same quality they did when they were just trying to fight for survival and no one would pay attention unless they had the best technology.
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The martyr sacrifices themselves entirely in vain. Or rather not in vain; for they make the selfish more selfish, the lazy more lazy, the narrow narrower.
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My mother and grandmother raised me. Queens raised me.
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Kadar died as a mass killer, and the Hungarian nation can't forget that.
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I grew up middle class - my dad was a high school teacher; there were five kids in our family. We all shared a nine-hundred-square-foot home with one bathroom. That was exciting. And my wife is Irish Catholic and also very, very barely middle class.
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My touchstone for every question is the Constitution.
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Even when I was a kid, I always showed up late for school every day. It got to the point where they had my late slips filled for every day of the school year in advance, so all they had to do was fill in what time I got there.
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For many imaginative writers, working for the press is a fact of their life. But it's best not to like it too much.
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My folks are in Jersey. And I have a lot of friends and other family there. So, I try to visit as much as possible.
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Much publishing is done through politics, friends, and natural stupidity.
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We do not wish to become subordinate to any power. We will be friends with the powers of the world. We will be sincere friends to the powers that are sincere in their intentions and their friendship to us.
