George W. Plunkitt Quotes
Reform is like morning glories; they look great early in the day and then they disappear.
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One of the greatest gifts of Black feminism to ourselves has been to make it a little easier simply to be Black and female.
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I think gymnastics was associated with the 10. I thought that belonged to the sport, and somehow we gave it way.
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It is my responsibility that I must make demonstrative efforts to reach out to every citizen of the country.
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I have treated many hundreds of patients. Among those in the second half of life - that is to say, over 35 - there has not been one whose problem in the last resort was not that of finding a religious outlook on life.
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Relationships survive on trust, and if that is broken at any point, it's pretty much the end of the relationship. Besides, inability to communicate leads to problems.
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Remember that the word of God is not sent to particular persons, as if by name; and do not think you have no part in it, because you are not named there.
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I would say that the woman's ability to multi-task and to be maternal in instinct, it fosters a different approach to the character that makes sense as an actor.
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Chiefly the mold of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
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It is generally a feminine eye that first detects the moral deficiencies hidden under the 'dear deceit' of beauty.
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The more rewarding part of doing a solo record for me was having more control in the studio.
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Powerful people never educate powerless people in what they need that they can use to take the power away from powerful people; it's too much to expect. If I was in power, I would not educate people in how to take my powers away.
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Music was my friend when I was a teenager, and I would inhabit and take comfort in lyrics. That's how I want to write.
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Tyrants preserve themselves by sowing fear and mistrust among the citizens by means of spies, by distracting them with foreign wars, by eliminating men of spirit who might lead a revolution, by humbling the people, and making them incapable of decisive action.
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I do enjoy battling with Valentino. It doesn't get any better than him and it just feels good to know he's the world champion and it just brings out the best in people to be right there and fighting with him.
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Antonio Bolivar Salvador has an incredible story because he's one of the last Ocaina people left. The Ocaina people are - and the Ocaina language is basically about to disappear in this generation. You know, there are very few people that speak it. And he's one of them.
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If he provokes a war, his empire shakes, And all her lofty glories nod to ruin.
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Reform is like morning glories; they look great early in the day and then they disappear.
