Toussaint Louverture (François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture) Quotes
I accept everything which is favorable for the people and the army; for myself, I wish to live in retirement.
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We've come a long way since Nixon's first visit to China, or Carter's reestablishment of diplomatic relations.
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Iowa has sent notice that the Republican nominee for the next president of the United States will not be chosen by the media. Will not be chosen by the Washington establishment. Will not be chosen by the lobbyists. But will be chosen by the most incredible powerful force, where all sovereignty resides in our nation by we the people.
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I've lived in New York for 40 years. I came right after college.
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You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need.
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I want to tour, everywhere I can, all of the world.
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I thought it was quite vain to say, I want to be a model.
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Trinidad may seem complex, but to anyone who knows it, it is a simple, colonial, philistine society.
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The war against terrorism is a war against those who engage in torture.
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Some artists get so comfortable now after even one or two albums and think, 'I'm the biggest artist in the world,' but it's like, yeah, you are for now, but you've gotta work so that you're remembered further, and that's what I'm trying to do.
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Yeah, I like to have fun - I think that's a good way to live. I think you're better at your job if you like it.
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I'm not a villain, I've never hurt anyone. I'm just a tawdry character who explodes now and again.
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It was necessary to have an even depth of corn on the top compared to the sides, so the air would not take the easiest route and not evenly dry the stored corn.
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I always have been an activist for things that were just authentically a part of my life, that I felt connected to.
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I realized there was racism because people thought, 'Oh, if you like roll 'n' roll, that makes you like a white kid.'
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It's very hard for me to find any sort of shame or blame in my life. I'm not made that way.
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My career at Microsoft really was getting in the way of my cooking.
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Harvard has been almost as important to the American Jewish community as the pork-sausage industry.
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But she wears short skirts, I wear t-shirts.She's cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers,Dreaming 'bout the day when you wake up and findThat what you're lookin' for has been here the whole time.If you could see that I'm the one who understands you,Been here all along so why can't you see?You belong with me;You belong with me.
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I am a brain, Watson. The rest of me is a mere appendix.
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Replacing General McChrystal with David Petraeus was a good first step, but more will be needed.
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At the moment, I have it planned as a six or seven year experiment, but the books will only ever appear in bursts like this every couple of years and only with the best quality artists.
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The human race needs a time out from all this techno-magic-mischief, a period to reflect on what we've done and how we ought to behave with this stuff.
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We don't necessarily need so many artists. I recommend that many of the people who think they want to be artists should go into the American Friends Service Committee, or do government outreach to communities that don't have water, or that need seeds or ecological assistance. It would create a system in which people with engaged sensibilities and potential insight assist instead of imposing. I think it could leap right out of the art world into wonderful community action.
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I accept everything which is favorable for the people and the army; for myself, I wish to live in retirement.
