Harriet Martineau Quotes
The progression of emancipation of any class usually, if not always, takes place through the efforts of individuals of that class.
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The most important role of a leader is to set a clear direction, be transparent about how to get there and to stay the course.
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At the Department of Justice, our ability to fulfill our responsibilities - to advocate for victims, to vigorously pursue misconduct, to seek justice in all its forms - depends on public confidence in the institutions we represent.
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My parents separated when I was very small. I grew up with my mother, and I was a single child then. She was very independent, doing her things and having fun alone and working.
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Being on your own would be sad, sick and weird. I don't trust myself. I need that balance.
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It is much more difficult to measure nonperformance than performance.
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I grew up in a house full of books, and we belonged to the Country Lending Service - each month the State Library would send us a parcel of books by train.
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Cricket has become more popular, not me... When the game grows, those who've played it also 'grow.'
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I think if a horror movie is really scary, you'll think about it for weeks, and there's something kind of fun about that - about our art, really.
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I'm Cuban, so I like a bit of curve. I just want my booty to have a little lift!
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I realised there were no good role models for kids. Popeye eats spinach, but also smokes and hits people.
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'The Omen,' 'The Exorcist,' those movies for me are the quintessential horror movies that still scare me as an adult.
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He told us he was going to take crime out of the streets. He did. He took it into the damn White House.
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To die for an idea; it is unquestionably noble. But how much nobler it would be if men died for ideas that were true!
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In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery.
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You're not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who says it.
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The major source of photochemical smog - petroleum-fueled vehicles - can be replaced by emission-free electric vehicles.
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Money has no moral opinions.
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One can resist the invasion of an army but one cannot resist the invasion of ideas.
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I was always telling my family I wanted to become an actress, and I did.
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We've always believed in our music.
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Our system, for readily apparent reasons, is far superior to those in nations, mostly totalitarian, which presume an arrested person is guilty and place the burden on the accused to prove his innocence.
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One of the ways the North Korea regime has kept power is by keeping its people ignorant of the living standards in the outside world. That's the underlying lie that supports the regime - not that their country is 'normal' but that they are better off.
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If you think about it, all of us have one or more teachers who were instrumental.
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The progression of emancipation of any class usually, if not always, takes place through the efforts of individuals of that class.
