Alexander Hamilton Quotes
It has been observed that a pure democracy if it were practicable would be the most perfect government. Experience has proved that no position is more false than this. The ancient democracies in which the people themselves deliberated never possessed one good feature of government. Their very character was tyranny; their figure deformity.Alexander Hamilton
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I don't really know why I care so much. I just have something inside me that tells me that there is a problem, and I have got to do something about it. I think that is what I would call the God in me.
Wangari Maathai -
I'm open to all the elements, I'm definitely ready to take anything on. But I don't want to jump too far into the deep end.
Sam Claflin -
Not every woman has time to go to a salon and have her hair blow-dried every day.
Tamara Ecclestone -
In China, we don't know about the swimming pool game, but we know about Marco Polo.
Zhu Zhu -
Anytime I'm involved with anything that's well-received, it's a surprise to me.
Larry David -
There are many ways of showing your protest and discontent without the actions of Kremlin.
Garry Kasparov
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I admit I do have some drawbacks and limitations as a candidate. Although I am a professional comedian, some of my critics maintain that this is not enough. I cannot deny that I stand before you untested and inexperienced - I only spent two years in television, never as a romantic lead or a song and dance man.
Pat Paulsen -
Early impressions are like glimpses seen through the window by night when lightning is about.
E. F. Benson -
The true measure of success for the U.N. is not how much we promise, but how much we deliver for those who need us most.
Ban Ki-moon -
If you can slow the biological process of aging, even a minor slowdown in the rate at which we age yields improvements in virtually every condition of frailty and disability and mortality that we see at later ages.
S. Jay Olshansky -
Seriously, who doesn't want to slap a 27-year-old movie star?
J. K. Simmons -
More and more, cultural groups are cross-pollinating, and we're getting much more interesting art as a result.
Damon Albarn Blur
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When you get to the point where you're established enough that people link you with something, especially being an action hero babe, it's awesome. Because then you can fight the battles and have the crossbows and wrestle with swords and ride the horses because you're already believable; people see you in that genre.
Rachel Nichols -
There are other writers who try for subtle and minimalists effects, but I don't travel in that tribe.
Pat Conroy -
I grew up in war and saw the United Nations help my country to recover and rebuild. That experience was a big part of what led me to pursue a career in public service. As Secretary-General, I am determined to see this organization deliver tangible, meaningful results that advance peace, development and human rights.
Ban Ki-moon -
We, as entrepreneurs, can be held responsible for our actions every single day, not every election cycle.
Naveen Jain -
I see Baccarat in major gateway cities like Paris, Tokyo, Shanghai and Hong Kong and exotic resort locations.
Barry Sternlicht -
I keep pushing buttons and trying to grow as a person and as a filmmaker.
Famke Janssen
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There is no room on the federal bench for a judge who does not treat all people as equal before the law.
Adam Cohen -
I actually interviewed other people about myself, and that alerted me to the fact that I had to really investigate my memories.
Gail Sheehy -
I feel like comedy is where I'm most at ease, but I also have an allergy to silly jokes.
Jonathan Levine -
Humour is a fine line to walk in poetry, as in fiction. I just think it's harder to write. It's harder to keep the respect of the reader too.
George Murray -
about how people in the 90's used 'awesome' wrongly
Bill Engvall -
It has been observed that a pure democracy if it were practicable would be the most perfect government. Experience has proved that no position is more false than this. The ancient democracies in which the people themselves deliberated never possessed one good feature of government. Their very character was tyranny; their figure deformity.
Alexander Hamilton