BarbaraNeely (Barbara Neely) Quotes
How could he ever be her friend and not understand this very basic part of who she was? Would he have a friend who chose to marry someone who hated people with Down’s syndrome? But, of course, white folks in this country are trained to believe they can have it both ways, like stealing the Indian’s land while claiming to admire the Noble Savage.
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Nearly all government advice on terrorism sacrifices practical particulars for an unalarming tone. The usual guidance is to maintain a three-day supply of food and water along with a radio, flashlight, batteries and first-aid kit.
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Thanks to aid, a distressing number of African leaders care little about what their citizens want or need - after all it's the reverse of the Boston tea-party - no representation without taxation.
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It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.
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I wasn't a ladies' man.
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Immigrants use the library often. A lot of them don't have access to books and Internet at home. They seem so disconnected to the city.
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I do have a family, and I do have friends, and so-called friends, and acquaintances, and many other people I see only around Christmas time. Maybe they could vouch for me. Maybe they could testify to my existence and save a part of me that thinks I'm no better than a bag of potato chips.
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We signed up for Showtime, which I think put us on a Homeland Security list somewhere.
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I like to write in a shroud of secrecy because I have to keep finding ways to scare myself.
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Poison is in everything, and no thing is without poison. The dosage makes it either a poison or a remedy.
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Humility is a great quality of leadership which derives respect and not just fear or hatred.
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My job is not to make people happy; it's to tell the truth as I see it.
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We like to crystallize something in the audience's brain that makes them say, 'Hey I really want to watch that. I'm really interested in it.'
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We've got to decide that we want to live in a world that is sane and happy and healthy, and that everyone deserves that.
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I don't exercise.
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I keep all my clothes on in House on Haunted Hill, Mary Jane's Last Dance, and The Way of the Gun.
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Militat omnis amans
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I just don't see very many films. Because I make them.
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Ridiculous modes, invented by ignorance, and adopted by folly.
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It's no easy task to either make money online as a publisher or to advertise your product in a world where attention is so fleeting and divided.
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And Alaska - we're set up, unlike other states in the union, where it's collectively Alaskans own the resources. So we share in the wealth when the development of these resources occurs. It's to maximize benefits for Alaskans, not an individual company, not some multinational somewhere, but for Alaskans.
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I can't believe I'm actually saying this, but there is a difference between the John Cena character you see on television and me as a human being.
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I don't believe any particular ethnic group is smarter than any other group.
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How could he ever be her friend and not understand this very basic part of who she was? Would he have a friend who chose to marry someone who hated people with Down’s syndrome? But, of course, white folks in this country are trained to believe they can have it both ways, like stealing the Indian’s land while claiming to admire the Noble Savage.
