Benjamin Wittes Quotes
In the world of President Trump, we really want people who aren't going to lie. We want people who can sit in front of a congressional committee for hours and, however mad they may make us, never give us reason to doubt that they are telling the truth as they see it.
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I want 'The Lady' magazine to be restored to its traditional place in the pantheon of weekly magazines.
Rachel Johnson
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I was afraid I would see someone from my past who thought I was this big athlete, and then I end up being just normal.
Victor Cruz
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National independence, and the preceding political struggles, helped create the space for literary creation in many post-colonial countries. Much of modern Indian or Chinese literature is inconceivable without the political movement for freedom from foreign rule.
Pankaj Mishra
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I was born with an evil face.
Barry Sloane
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I'm very political without being political. I don't know how to speak proper political language.
Taki Theodoracopulos
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Well, it really describes what it feels like to be a normal person whose boss and friend suddenly runs for the president, and then becomes the president.
Karen Hughes
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When I was on stage, I was like, 'This is alright. This is good.'
Jack Lowden
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Many women do not recognize themselves as discriminated against; no better proof could be found of the totality of their conditioning.
Kate Millett
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I cut up loads. I always want everything shorter, shorter, shorter.
Kate Moss
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My business is to paint what I see, not what I know is there.
J. M. W. Turner
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Such is the custom of Branksome Hall.
Walter Scott
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I simply asked him if he was making any money. Is that a criticism?
Arthur Miller
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Normally, when someone we love is turning away from a struggle, we self-protect by also turning away. That's definitely my first response. I think change is more likely to happen if both partners have common language and a shared lens to see problems.
Brené Brown
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California is an unusual and electric kind of state - it's wonderful. All sorts of things happen there.
Mario Cuomo
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I love to travel, and I think being whisked away somewhere for a vacation is a pretty amazing date. But, I'm really into the basic movie and dinner. It's not where you are but who you're with that really matters.
Alexandra Daddario
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When I came to The Moody Blues, we were a rhythm and blues band. I was lousy at rhythm and blues - I think the rest of us were.
Justin Hayward The Moody Blues
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In this watering-place I acted an heroic character, badly studied; and being a novice on such a stage, I forgot my part before a pair of lovely blue eyes.
Adelbert von Chamisso
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I just never wanted to be too much in the background. I always wanted to be a part of things.
Marcia Gay Harden
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Due process gives teachers the latitude to use their professional judgment in their classrooms, to advocate for their students, and to not fear retribution for speaking the truth or teaching controversial subjects like evolution. As political winds shift in school districts, due process also wards off patronage or nepotism.
Randi Weingarten
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In regard to the philosophers, if they be true philosophers, i.e., lovers of truth, they should not be irritated that the earth moves. Rather, if they realize that they have held a false belief, they should thank those have shown them the truth; and if their opinion stands firm that the earth doesn't move, they will have reason to boast than be angered.
Galileo Galilei
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I feel very giddy with the idea of making my imagination take form and being able to put on a show where people leave feeling like they've experienced something.
Carly Rae Jepsen
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He has found his style, when he cannot do otherwise.
Paul Klee
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Social injustice is what puts Scotland at its greatest disadvantage, and restoring the 50p tax rate will start to fight that.
Johann Lamont
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In the world of President Trump, we really want people who aren't going to lie. We want people who can sit in front of a congressional committee for hours and, however mad they may make us, never give us reason to doubt that they are telling the truth as they see it.
Benjamin Wittes