Antonio Gates Quotes
“I try to find out what the guy's strengths and weaknesses are. Like in boxing, I'd be a counter-puncher. Whatever he does well, I try to take advantage of what he doesn't do well.
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The American tradition of Washington and Hamilton and Madison and Lincoln and TR and Pat Buchanan is of economic nationalism - making America an independent, self-sufficient, sovereign forever country that's able to stand on its own feet.
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Orange juice from concentrate is labeled. Food coloring Red #5 is labeled. Fish are labeled as to whether they've been previously frozen. To a consumer, there's no plausible reason why these factors should be on a food ingredient label while the presence of GMOs shouldn't be.
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I try to make myself happy, no, because I know that if I'm not happy, my colleagues are not happy and my shareholders are not happy and my customers are not happy.
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It's not easy to talk about things that are still hurting.
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I think the government must recognise that the wounds of conflict are even more grievous on the mind than the body, and indeed may even serve to fuel further conflict. Where conflict cannot be avoided, provision of adequate psychosocial services to prevent the adverse mental health consequences should take priority.
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I have lectured at the U.N. and travelled widely, giving lectures on human rights and gender inequalities in universities. But this is a life I do not wish to live. I don't want to be a showcase, I want to be in a battlefield where I can stand beside the oppressed and the poor.
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The problem is that there is many great chefs and many great cookbooks, but none of them work at home.
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If I had chosen the populist course, it would have been a breach of the trust placed in me by the people.
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I'm not a non-profit person. I think of myself as an entrepreneur who wants to work on global education.
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You know when someone's over-flattering you in a way. You smile but you can't believe it.
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Ironically, Latin American countries, in their instability, give writers and intellectuals the hope that they are needed.
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A young man is a theory, an old man is a fact.
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And preserving our open spaces or having them there for recreational purposes is one of the things that contributes to the high level of quality of life that we offer in Pennsylvania, and that also translates into economic benefits.
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I've started doing yoga and meditation, but I'm not very good at that kind of thing and turning my brain off.
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There's a serious and worrying return to the fall of democracy in Spain, and it's not just us who are realising that.
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On average, people should be more skeptical when they see numbers. They should be more willing to play around with the data themselves.
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I am my own worst enemy. My friends and family will say, 'You've got everything going for you right now', and I say, 'Oh yes, but!' Which is not a good way to be.
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Take the hardcore gamers. The characters are way more real in the world of hardcore gamers who have played the game for hundreds of hours. They have the movie in their heads, they've built it on their own. These guys are always very disappointed in the movies.
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Only those who went hungry with me and stood by me when I went through a bad time at some point in life will eat at my table.
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I just feel like if I really believe what Dr. King said, 'Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,' then I should be compelled to use my God-given platform to effect change.
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Just making the crowd laugh is not really doing things for me anymore. That's just knowing how to kill; I've learned how to kill – but also learned when a crowd's laughter is meaningful.
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We are running a very strong and effective grassroots campaign. People can look for more of that in the next three weeks as we will be reaching out and touching as many people as we can.
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“I try to find out what the guy's strengths and weaknesses are. Like in boxing, I'd be a counter-puncher. Whatever he does well, I try to take advantage of what he doesn't do well.
