Gaston Miron Quotes
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For the record, I believe elected officials should talk about faith. Our founders believed the moral principles of faith were indispensable to our nation's survival. The Declaration of Independence mentions God four times.
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We must first and foremost defend Hungary's independence and sovereignty, and, if needed, we must regain it.
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He who calls a person a fascist for opposing independence is not only wrong but putting themselves on the same level as those who call us Nazis for wanting independence.
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'But,' say the puling, pusillanimous cowards, 'we shall be subject to a long and bloody war if we declare independence.' On the contrary, I affirm it the only step that can bring the contest to a speedy and happy issue.
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The nineteenth century, especially the second half of it, was a time of restatement in Ireland. After the famine, after the failed rebellions of the Forties and Sixties, the cultural and political desires for self-determination began to shape each other in a series of riffs on independence and identity.
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The beauty of independence, departure, actions that rely on themselves.
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A majority in all parties do, I think, want to see local government recover its old vigour and independence.
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Our position is that we do not accept conditions of any kind which may affect the independence and sovereignty of our country just with the view to solve economic problems existing between the United States and Cuba.
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I know this independence is what people like most about my brand.
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My mother was an activist; so was my father. They came from a generation of young Somalis who were actively involved in getting independence for Somalia in 1960.
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As we explore ways to bring price relief and bolster our country's energy independence, one significant energy source has emerged as a potential solution, hydrogen fuel cells.
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I built my entire life on the idea of independence.
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If I would be a young man again and had to decide how to make my living, I would not try to become a scientist or scholar or teacher. I would rather choose to be a plumber or a peddler in the hope to find that modest degree of independence still available under present circumstances.
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This state of independence shall be!
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To be wealthy you must develop a burning desire for wealth and financial independence.
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Nothing constructive and worthy of man's efforts ever has or ever will be achieved except by that which comes from a positive mental attitude, based on a definiteness of purpose and activated by a burning desire, and acted upon until the burning desire is elevated to the level of applied faith.
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Happiness may be defined as good fortune joined to virtue, or a independence, or as a life that is both agreeable and secure.
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I think there might be some pressure released while I'm doing autobiographical work, but afterwards everything remains the same.
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If every component part of the nation claims the right of self-determination for itself, there is no one nation and there is no independence.
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Although wine when it is read somewhat lacks the savour of wine when it is drunk, wine remains a very pleasant thing both to read about and to chat about.
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In baseball, I don't fraternize with players when it's time to hit. I'm preparing for the game. It's the most important time of the day. And I know if I don't hit, I won't have a job in the big leagues. That's why I tend to get very upset when people try to talk to me.
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When you look at our programme for the next few weeks, you do not fancy a trip to the Oktoberfest.
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You can't hide behind race any more. You can't hide behind class structure any more. You can't hide behind family. You need to produce.
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As long as our independence is not achieved, it remains to be achieved.
