George Washington Quotes
The necessity of reciprocal checks in the exercise of political power, by dividing and distributing it into different depositories, and constituting each the guardian of the public weal against invasions by the others, has been evinced by experiments ancient and modern, some of them in our country and under our own eyes.
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I'm the 1st black platinum artist in Detroit, solo artist in Detroit.
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People still text me to say that there is something about me in the paper, and what really annoys me is that if it's nasty, I then have to go and have a look, even though actually I don't want to know.
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As someone who has had cancer, I learned that you don't have to die. Look at me. Because of early detection, I'm fine. I'm cured. I'm well.
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I always follow what my spirit tells me to do.
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When I heard Elvis and his 'Sun Sessions,' I went mad for it. I was about thirteen.
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At times it is folly to hasten at other times, to delay. The wise do everything in its proper time.
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The Clinton, Bush, and Obama administrations all fell victim to chronically relying on Beijing's empty promises with the distant hope that China would finally use its influence to reign in Pyongyang's provocative behavior, to no avail.
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Our world is increasingly interdependent and pluralistic, and in order to ensure a civil future, we must get to know one another.
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Every woman is a queen, and we all have different things to offer.
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Trends come and go, and style evolves. It's important to have pieces of jewelry that are timeless and look chic despite ever-changing fashions.
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I was born a singer. I need to do that.
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When your protagonist bores you, you're in trouble.
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I'm not an academic, but I've always loved poetry since I've been small.
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For me, if something fits properly, it makes me feel good.
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I want to keep my health and my sanity and be well and feel happy. Plus, I want to have fun.
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I've always believed, maybe naively, that 'The play's the thing.'
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When National Guardsmen shot four unarmed students at Kent State, virtually the entire system of higher education shuddered and stopped.
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I studied literature and Italian at Yale. I wrote my thesis about Italo Svevo, one of my heroes.
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I've been approached in the past to option my stories for television, but prior to Evergreen, there were no assurances the production would be filmed in Alaska.
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When I was about 7 years old, I had been labeled dyslexic. I'd try to concentrate on what I was reading, then I'd get to the end of the page and have very little memory of anything I'd read. I would go blank, feel anxious, nervous, bored, frustrated, dumb. I would get angry. My legs would actually hurt when I was studying. My head ached. All through school and well into my career, I felt like I had a secret. When I'd go to a new school, I wouldn't want the other kids to know about my learning disability, but then I'd be sent off to remedial reading.
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Roll on, thou deep and dark blue ocean.
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When you've got guys on base, you have to hit. I concentrate on getting it done.
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I think the concept of commercials, for example, I have had offers to do songs in different commercials, and it is not what I have liked.
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The necessity of reciprocal checks in the exercise of political power, by dividing and distributing it into different depositories, and constituting each the guardian of the public weal against invasions by the others, has been evinced by experiments ancient and modern, some of them in our country and under our own eyes.
