C. Wright Mills Quotes
People with advantages are loath to believe that they just happen to be people with advantages.
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There's a perception out there that the U.K. has become unfriendly to immigrants. Even if that isn't true, the very fact that that is the perception will make people not even want to come.
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My dad has totally taken my Cat Stevens T-shirt, but it's OK; I have his Black Flag one, and that's amazing.
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We can't continue with a justice of vengeance. Peace will require us to accept a certain degree of impunity; it's inevitable.
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We have to surmount the difficulties that face us and work steadfastly for the happiness and prosperity of our country.
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All my life I had feared to-morrow, until I decided to have faith and to live to-day in courage.
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I never did a dirty armpit. You can look dirty, but you can't be dirty.
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Big Business can make laws as easily as it can break them - and with as little impunity.
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Our universities also have a lot of foreign students. Are we going to ban them access because in their culture there's a certain type of clothing?
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Self-preservation is the first law of nature.
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Trust is the lubrication that makes it possible for organizations to work.
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My weaknesses are my jumps. The reason is that although I land them in practice, when I actually compete or perform, I should let my body go and stabilize my mind better. Also, I need to work on not letting negative thoughts and emotions get to me on the ice.
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Obviously it's more fun having my teammates there and having all that camaraderie, but individual workouts are not a loss.
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I needed to take a break from performing, and from the Peas, to be happy. I craved female time, and time with my husband to feed my soul. My life now is about being balanced. I'm passionate about work and working out, seeing friends and family, and letting my hair down once in a while.
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The whole point of music is being able to share your story. I've been songwriting for a long time, usually while on the road, as a way to get my feelings out.
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I can see through almost any scam, especially one perpetrated by the federal government. I can see through it... they can't pull the wool over my eyes, it's absolutely freakin' impossible to pull the wool over my eyes about the government.
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It's a very Southern thing to be interested in dark stuff.
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I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice.
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The idea of collaborating with anyone else was quite daunting. If Battles had any trepidation in asking me, I can assure you I had more after agreeing to do it.
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Even before I went to the UN, I often would want to say something in a meeting - only woman at the table - and I'd think, 'OK well, I don't think I'll say that. It may sound stupid.' And then some man says it, and everybody thinks it's completely brilliant, and you are so mad at yourself for not saying something.
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We want to get 80%-85% of predictions right, not 100%. Or else we calibrated our estimates in the wrong way.
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God is a great concept, but it doesn't work
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Hearing anyone think that I'm any form of sexy or handsome is incredibly flattering.
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Through geospatial technologies, you can plan a whole city sitting in your room.
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People with advantages are loath to believe that they just happen to be people with advantages.
