Rigoberta Menchu Quotes
The indigenous peoples never had, and still do not have, the place that they should have occupied in the progress and benefits of science and technology, although they represented an important basis for this development.
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I've stopped reading about the death of books because it's wasteful and morbid and insulting to the authors, agents, publishers, booksellers, critics, and readers that keep the world community of fiction interesting.
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Looking at the way the game is played, I'm envious of the conditions. We played on some ropey World Cup surfaces. I genuinely never look back and wish I earned the money they do today, but I do think of that element.
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Anyone can rap if you've got brains. So I just went with it.
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It is faith that drives us to build, a belief that we cannot be limited by lack of nerve or airspace.
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I want to be respected as an actor. There's my ego. But I don't have a great need to be liked by an audience.
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A marriage contract to me is as binding as any in business, and I have always believed in sticking to an agreement.
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I like my body, I like to have fun with what I put on, but I also want to remain classic. So I guess my signature is sexy and eclectic but classic.
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You have to be very brave in that first writing session.
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I think the novel is at one end of the art-entertainment continuum - the play in the middle - while TV and cinema veer a bit more towards entertainment.
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I have not lost faith in God. I have moments of anger and protest. Sometimes I've been closer to him for that reason.
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On occasion, I like to reread my grandfather's letters. While leafing through them, I'm saddened by what is being lost in modern communication. Soul-baring sentimentality isn't typically poured into text messages, tweets and emails. All too often, personal connections are brushed aside for the sake of convenience in a fast-paced world.
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Of course, nobody's tearing my door down. If you're successful you're going to intimidate and scare off the people you'd like to spend time with. They're not going to approach you. And the ones who do are often there because you are a celebrity.
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I've had a great time doing it - being able to say yes to a couple of amazing shows.
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I married a young Englishman in Cambridge in 1955 and have lived in Britain every since.
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Rod has always been like my third child and my most demanding boy out of the three.
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Hypocrisy needs to be called out in American politics, and the absurd has reached the point where it is just insufferable.
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I have been a Republican since I came to this country, fleeing communism when I was eight years old and Ronald Reagan was president.
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My mom is very close to me, and it has been really cool having a mom that's closer to my age because she can go out with me and stuff.
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Ethically, I think pretty much every code of ethics for doctors suggests that they should not be in an interrogation room, particularly if there's anything coercive or abusive going on.
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I have a lot of objects in my space, little things, reminders, memories.
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Knowledge and the study of God's Word is voided by the folding of unwilling hands.
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I've always said that I favour an elected second chamber and I think it's important that there are members of the House of Lords who are willing to vote for their own demise.
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The indigenous peoples never had, and still do not have, the place that they should have occupied in the progress and benefits of science and technology, although they represented an important basis for this development.
