William Weld Quotes
One of the functions of government is to act as a safeguard not just of property but of our liberties.
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The return to normality is a defeat for the terrorists.
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I just didn't make music that you could sing with a big grin, still don't.
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To be is to do.
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I loved theatre and film when I was growing up in Harpenden, Hertfordshire. My mum's a reflexologist and my dad's a corporate financier.
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First of all, returning from motherhood, I was looking for something lighter, and I wasn't as much attracted to Kate as I was to the relationship between the two people.
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As people want to move money around the world, they're going to be moving in and out of bitcoin quickly, but they're still going to own it for some period of time... and the size of that working capital requirement will grow as the global economy grows.
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I want to be able to make people laugh and cry and feel happy or sad and feel all these different emotions through singing and acting. Hopefully throughout my career, I'll get to pursue them.
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I believe that athletes - especially female athletes in the world's leading sport for women - should serve as role models.
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Western enthusiasm for democracy stops when those opposed to its policies are elected to office.
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I'm dyslexic, and it takes me longer to memorize and to embody the character so I can really own it.
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My core belief is that if you're complaining about something for more than three minutes, two minutes ago you should have done something about it.
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When something is at risk or in danger or about to be lost, those are the moments you start to realize how much it means to you.
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Passive violence can be as simple as someone honking their horn at you for not turning fast enough when the light changes. And it can be highly complex, like when your co-worker undermines all of your work relationships by spreading rumors and lies about you. That's how passive violence rolls.
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Water for People is a non-profit international organization that brings together communities, entrepreneurs, governments - people - to create solutions that empower people to maintain their own reliable water systems and sanitation.
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I don't mind a bikini bottom.
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Boxing is one of the few sports that is one on one.
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Napster has pointed the way for a new direction for music distribution, and we believe it will form the basis of important and exciting new business models for the future of the music industry.
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Ordinarily if an actor gets chosen for the lead in a film, he or she has already built up a repertoire, and everyone knows what he or she is capable of.
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Making the 'An Idiot Abroad' series, I was really dreading going to India; I thought I'd hate it. It was a nightmare, and I was really ill - just like everyone says.
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“I live in a constellation of intimates, and the shape of us is a family. We touch base and check in, with each other and also—I am so gratified to report—they sometimes check in with one another. Correspondences have sprung up and friendships have started to form beyond my influence. Family has begun to take on a transitive property as well.”
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Both free speech rights and property rights belong legally to individuals, but their real function is social, to benefit vast numbers of people who do not themselves exercise these rights.
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Trans people deserve something vital; they deserve your respect. From that respect comes a more compassionate community.
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I've found that good dialogue tells you not only what people are saying or how they're communicating but it tells you a great deal - by dialect and tone, content and circumstance - about the quality of the character.
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One of the functions of government is to act as a safeguard not just of property but of our liberties.
