William Pfaff Quotes
Europeans believe in democracy - or, at least, in republican government - but they have considered the alternatives, and continue to do so, and that scandalizes Americans.
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I believe we are created in the image of God for a particular purpose, and I believe that with all my heart.
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Think of Bitcoin as a bank account in the cloud, and it's completely decentralized: not the Swiss government, not the American government. It's all the participants in the network enforcing.
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I firmly believe that we can protect taxpayer dollars, bus drivers' jobs, and the safety of our students. We just need a mayor who actually cares about all three.
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I like playing make-believe. And my brothers do it with me, so it's fun. It's almost better than chocolate ice cream.
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The world's greatest city - New York City - deserves a government that works for all New Yorkers. That starts with a mayor who is independent from party bosses and special interests, who isn't afraid to be honest with the people, and who is focused on the issues New Yorkers care about most.
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I believe when it comes to love, there's something intangible about who we are attracted to, and I don't think I have a pattern.
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City government can and must help San Franciscans prepare for emergencies in order to avoid tragedy where possible and minimize loss of life and property when emergencies occur.
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'The Sea Wolf' is the story of a man who believes only in brute force. He is so firm in belief in his own ideas that he despises all who disagree with him. He preaches the doctrine of intolerance. He flaunts the notion that democracy is anything but weakness.
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I believe the world to be a muffin pan, and there certainly are a lot of muffins here.
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Democracy is acceptable to neo-liberals only in so far as it does not contradict the free market.
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I believe that marriage is an important part of life. So when it happens, I will definitely let the whole world know.
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'They' are the people that don't believe in you, that say that you won't succeed. We stay away from 'They.'
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Believe it or not, the Navy requires plebes to actually be able to swim.
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I totally don't believe that things have to be expensive for beauty. In fact, I'm always a little bit wary if they are... because I'm like, 'What kind of chemicals are in there? What's going to happen in ten years, when we find out what the side effects are?'
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What scares me? I kind of believe in ghosts. I believe they can wander around, so that scares me. But the stuff that really scares me are the catastrophic events like my husband or children or my family being harmed, or something like that.
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If you own a chemical plant and leak a little benzene, you're in big trouble because everyone knows how carcinogenic it is. But coming out of a tailpipe? The government never does anything about that.
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Many climate change deniers would have you believe that addressing climate change is all pain and no gain. This is simply not true. We can tackle this challenge while improving our personal health and the health of our economy. These are not competing interests; they go hand in hand.
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First we have to believe, and then we believe.
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I believe in ghosts now because of New Orleans. I never did before. I was so skeptical, but now I've seen one, which sounds insane, but it's true.
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I believe women should be feminine.
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Democracy is necessitated by the fact that all men are sinners; it is made possible by the fact that we know it.
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Were kind of in our own cocoon making it. Every once in a while you stick your head up for a second, and you just cant believe how successful the show has become.
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There should be a flexibility on ticket prices in multiplexes.
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Europeans believe in democracy - or, at least, in republican government - but they have considered the alternatives, and continue to do so, and that scandalizes Americans.
