Harri Holkeri Quotes
In Finland, we learned quite a lot from our own civil war. The wounds were visible when I was a boy, but my generation went into the Second World War and it united the Finnish nation, so I do not see any more wounds.
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My own being can be judged by the depths I reach in making these historical origins my own.
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Now that we have a true leader who stands for family and has a loving relationship with his wife, maybe black men and women will follow their example. We have a lot of faith and trust in President Obama because his integrity thus far has shown us a new level of manhood, fatherhood and husbandhood.
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We were talking about how old quarterbacks can't throw before 10 am... Practice starts too early for us. Wake me up in the middle of the night and I can throw. I can throw anytime.
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I don't think I have a signature.
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Anyone who's been through divorce will know that every day is really hard.
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I absolutely welcome a full investigation into the for-profit schools because I think a majority of them are predatory.
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There is one thing women can never take away from men. We die sooner.
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My dad also plays a little banjo and guitar, my mom plays the mandolin.
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I mean, I was always interested in people like Lenny Bruce, people who are breaking the old rules and making new ones.
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The mistake that straight people made was imposing the monogamous expectation on men. Men were never expected to be monogamous.
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I don't spend a lot on holidays, but have been very fortunate to travel extensively through doing various challenges around the world. The best place I've ever been is Argentina.
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The father figure doesn't impress me. I have a very friendly relationship with my father, but that wasn't always the case. My mother had custody, and I only saw him every other weekend. I never knew him well enough for him to inspire me.
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I like to stand right in front of my opponent. I think it makes for an exciting fight.
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My mind boggles at the amount of violence inflicted upon children in today's society.
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There are epic downsides to living a somewhat public life. The upshot of that is there's nothing to hide. It's a relief in a way. There's nothing about me that can't be said.
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If you're looking for immediate rewards, you're only looking for the money.
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It was a very stupid thing to do, I'll admit, but I hardly didn't even know I was doing it.
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With every film, I try and give the audiences a little more than the previous film in terms of comedy, action, drama and so on.
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I respect hippos. They just look the way they do; they can't do anything about it, but they don't seem bothered.
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'Dead Aid' is about the inefficacy and the limitations of large-scale aid programs in creating economic growth and reducing poverty in Africa.
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The young tree of resistance in Palestine is blooming and blooms of faith and desire for freedom are flowering.
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The outstretched arms of Jesus exclude no one, not the drunk in the doorway, the panhandler on the street, gays and lesbians in their isolation, the most selfish and ungrateful in their cocoons, the most unjust of employers and the most overweening of snobs. The love of Christ embraces all without exception.
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I don't think that you can write music if you don't know how to play an instrument. You have to know the basics, then you can go forward.
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In Finland, we learned quite a lot from our own civil war. The wounds were visible when I was a boy, but my generation went into the Second World War and it united the Finnish nation, so I do not see any more wounds.
