David Von Drehle Quotes
In his recent book, When Brute Force Fails, UCLA's Kleiman argues that new strategies for targeting repeat offenders--including reforms to make probation an effective sanction rather than a feckless joke--could cut crime and reduce prison populations simultaneously. Safer communities, in turn, might produce more hopeful and well-disciplined kids.
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It is very important to know who you are. To make decisions. To show who you are.
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My kids are free to do what ever they want. Because I only advise. I don't make them do anything.
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Why do elites hate the poor? It's xenophobia. They don't know any poor people - except their off-the-books Brazilian nanny and illegal immigrant cleaning lady from Upper Revolta who don't speak English.
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A stronger yuan could lead to greater Chinese asset accumulation in the U.S. and elsewhere.
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Yeah, right. I mean, he criticises everybody in the media, then the first thing he does when he finishes is he goes to work for the media. Thompson, too. Hypocritical.
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There is no job description for the first lady and she's only there because her husband got elected president.
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Because of lies, we can produce and invent a possible world.
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When something's good, I'm not an over-celebrator.
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I don't know any Londoners 'cos I'm from Manchester.
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I am very grateful for the dedicated work and intellectual contributions of generations of talented postdocs, students and research assistants without whom none of the work from my laboratory would have been possible.
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Red, electric blue - the only color I don't wear is green, which I still don't wear. I wear certain color greens, but I have such yellow skin so I always like to wear bold colors.
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At the end of the day, the government, local government all bow to public pressure.
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Negative feedback can make people feel inferior.
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Alimony - the ransom that the happy pay to the devil.
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I think William Trevor is as good as it gets. Whenever I want a book to do exactly what it says it will, I read him.
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I've always been able to shoot the ball, so it's just about continuing to work on your shot and shoot the ball. That's the main thing. Got to get those shots up.
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When he laughed, respectable senators burst with laughter, And when he cried the little children died in the streets.
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I had this lump in my throat, but I couldn't even cry. I thought, I shouldn't have gotten my hopes up. I was just sitting there in my car that I was two months behind on payments for, knowing I didn't have money for rent.
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I let the dunks speak for themselves.
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Find something to feel good about and get out of the way, and allow the cells to receive what they've been asking for. That is the key to healing.
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A community of free men cannot exist if its spiritual base is not solely law.
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There is a good deal more to nothing than meets the eye.
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It has been said that work is the highest form of play.
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In his recent book, When Brute Force Fails, UCLA's Kleiman argues that new strategies for targeting repeat offenders--including reforms to make probation an effective sanction rather than a feckless joke--could cut crime and reduce prison populations simultaneously. Safer communities, in turn, might produce more hopeful and well-disciplined kids.
