Wilma Mankiller Quotes
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I grew up with injustice and could do nothing about it. But once in America, I had freedom of choice.
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All that money stuff was so strange; all it ever meant to me was freedom from worry. I'm happier now than I've ever been but I still wish I had that money.
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William Regal has been the most influential person in my entire career.
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Shimeji are those odd-looking clusters of small mushrooms you often find in so-called 'exotic' selections at the supermarket. They have an appealing firmness that is retained during light cooking.
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President Reagan was elected on the promise of getting government off the backs of the people and now he demands that government wrap itself around the waists of the people.
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One who works for his own profit is likely to work hard. One who works for the use of others, without profit to himself, is likely not to work any harder than he must.
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The interest on our debt is going to collapse this country.
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I'm a black man in the United States of America, so I always feel like there's a target on me.
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Actually, I bought one share of Warren Buffett's stock, probably 35 years ago, in order to read his letters.
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The means that make one qualified for enquiry are meditation, yoga, etc. One should gain proficiency in these through graded practice and thus secure a stream of mental modes that is natural and helpful.
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We have learned how to do a lot of things. We must try to relearn why.
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I feel very strongly that 'curves' are natural, womanly and real.
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In politics stupidity is not a handicap.
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Design is a tool that either allows us to create new markets or disrupt existing ones.
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Age is the first limitation on roles that I've ever had to encounter, and I hit that awhile ago.
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I have a specialized racing bike, which is great because it has a solid build, is comfortable to ride, and is lightweight.
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Everything was black in the harbor, but there were still some fires burning on the ships.
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It is good taste, and good taste alone, that possesses the power to sterilize and is always the first handicap to any creative functioning.
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In-depth learning means learning as much about a topic as possible – learning for the sake of knowledge and understanding itself as opposed to learning for the sake of passing a test with high grades or trying to impress people.
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I believe in the teachings of Christ. I think that's a good way to set your moral compass.
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The modern state no longer has anything but rights; it does not recognize duties any more.
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I was certainly a better actor after my five years in Hollywood. I had learned to be natural - never to exaggerate. I found I could act on the stage in just the same way as I had acted in a studio: using my ordinary voice, eliminating gestures, keeping everything extremely simple.
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Physical training is mental warfare!
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Whoever controls the education of our children controls the future.
