Nancy MacLean Quotes
Both thinkers sought ways to restrict what voters could achieve together in a democracy to what the wealthiest among them would agree to.
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A lot of the ways of advertising a book - the cover, whether somebody sees it on a subway or sees it in a bookstore - those things are going to rapidly diminish as we move to an electronic model.
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All the evidence shows very clearly that if you are a member of a trade union you are likely to get better pay, more equal pay, better health and safety, more chance to get training, more chance to have conditions of work that help if you have caring responsibilities... the list goes on!
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I found it interesting that as people become more technically oriented all over the world, at the same time people are becoming increasingly spiritual. The success of the Da Vinci code - even though it was a great yawn - also showed people's interest in religion.
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We have a tax code that allows groups to use their political operations within the tax code, under the guise of a charity, to use undisclosed millions of dollars to do political campaigns.
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Every month that we do not have an economic recovery package 500 million Americans lose their jobs.
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To be honest with you, a lot of directors can be very lazy.
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You never realise that you have an impact on people's lives. There are so many girls that go through so many problems and who come to me. I really try and take time to speak to as many people as possible.
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I think I mainly climb mountains because I get a great deal of enjoyment out of it. I never attempt to analyze these things too thoroughly, but I think that all mountaineers do get a great deal of satisfaction out of overcoming some challenge which they think is very difficult for them, or which perhaps may be a little dangerous.
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Our high school didn't have a crew team - we started the crew team.
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Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.
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I was never a Boy Scout, but oh, I wanted to be one when I was a kid about ten or eleven years old. But there wasn't anyplace where I could ever join the Boy Scouts.
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I've loved every minute I've spent in television. And I've had much more failure, as traditionally measured, than success in television. I've done four shows, and only one of them was the 'West Wing.'
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The true picture of the past flits by. The past can be seized only as an image which flashes up at the instant when it can be recognized and is never seen again.
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Women have their own strengths, like fashion. In technology, we can contribute in a big way in terms of the design of the user interface.
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Medicine rests upon four pillars - philosophy, astronomy, alchemy, and ethics.
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I'm one of the luckiest people on earth.
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Unless you look like Brad Pitt, it's really hard to have full control of your character.
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The press is like the peculiar uncle you keep in the attic - just one of those unfortunate things.
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Lumileds is a highly successful supplier of lighting components to the general illumination, automotive, and consumer electronics markets, with a strong customer base.
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Confidence is the greatest friend.
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His father was a post player; he's a skill player. He can play multiple positions, and he can shoot the basketball.
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I understand that the end does not justify the means. And this should be a lasting value for democracy.
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We don't ask the actor playing James Bond what his sexual preference is. So I don't know what it is, really, with trying to out actors who portray gay characters on television. But it is some sort of fascination in society.
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Both thinkers sought ways to restrict what voters could achieve together in a democracy to what the wealthiest among them would agree to.
