William J. H. Boetcker Quotes
Freedom of press and freedom of speech: What a blessing for a country while in the hands of honest, patriotic men; what a curse if in the hands of designing demagogues.
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I love when you aren't accountable to anybody or anything, and you can just be wherever you are.
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But there's no reason why we should abdicate our foundational principles because certain groups don't believe in them. You know, no majority should surrender its deeply held beliefs to those who don't believe in anything.
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Don't manage - lead change before you have to.
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I still consider myself a working-class girl and would send my kids to public school.
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Those who live in a world of human beings can only retrace their steps.
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I have a deep and ongoing love of Iceland, particular the landscape, and when writing 'Burial Rites,' I was constantly trying to see whether I could distill its extraordinary and ineffable qualities into a kind of poetry.
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I've always thought Shawn Michaels's story is fascinating.
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The last few years of my life have been a little like a long ride in a Poop de Ville with the bottom down.
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My mother's nickname for me is 'Positive Patrick.' I like to live up to that title.
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There are many things I love in this world. Music, acting, and animals are at the top of that list.
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To get away from poverty, you need several things at the same time: school, health, and infrastructure - those are the public investments. And on the other side, you need market opportunities, information, employment, and human rights.
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Whenever I visited China in the past, the relationships always felt superficial; there was no time where I felt those moments of conflict and delight that make you feel close to another person. But since I started touring there in 2004, I would always collaborate with local musicians, and that opened up a new level of intimacy.
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It was never important for a wedding to be about anything other than me and my partner. A big celebration was never my cup of tea.
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I can't add. I don't understand basic science. Or anything else. But I can read anything. I've always been able to, and I've always liked to. Even if I didn't understand it, I liked to.
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ISIS is on the offense, with the ability to attack at will, anyplace, anytime.
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One is always considered mad, when one discovers something that others cannot grasp.
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If anyone was going to write the definitive account of what the 2008 election meant for women, it would be Rebecca Traister.
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Fundamentally, I'm profoundly influenced by hip-hop, so whatever I do is going to bear that seal.
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Nothing brings me more happiness than trying to help the most vulnerable people in society. It is a goal and an essential part of my life - a kind of destiny. Whoever is in distress can call on me. I will come running wherever they are.
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If the Republicans will stop telling lies about the Democrats, we will stop telling the truth about them.
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TV is tricky. You can do some stuff and people will tune out and never tune back in. It's sort of like putting a bad taste in somebody's mouth. Some people may not ever tune in again. And then there's some people that will tune in just to tune in and see what's gon' happen.
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Wearing a hat is fun; people have a good time when they're wearing a hat.
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Tolstoy said, 'The antagonism between life and conscience may be removed either by a change of life or by a change of conscience.' Many of us have elected to adjust our consciences rather than our lives. Our powers of rationalization are unlimited. They allow us to live in luxury and indifference while others, whom we could help if we chose to, starve and go to hell.
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Freedom of press and freedom of speech: What a blessing for a country while in the hands of honest, patriotic men; what a curse if in the hands of designing demagogues.
