Alexis de Tocqueville Quotes
In the United States, the majority undertakes to supply a multitude of ready-made opinions for the use of individuals, who are thus relieved from the necessity of forming opinions of their own.
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Sport fosters many things that are good; teamwork and leadership.
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I got to write most of everything I said.
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I believe that all men and women will be saved.
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When you know that you can overcome challenges, you do gain that self-respect, and then you won't end up in a situation that you regret later on.
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I've never read a self help book... the most self-help I've read is on a beer mat.
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I had the longest, biggest bowl cut. It looked like I had a perfectly straightened mop on the top of my head.
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Men and women who know the brutal reality of war, who know that war strips people of their very humanity, must unite in a new global partnership for peace.
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The world is full of people who would like nothing better than to spend six hours on a golf course. I would rather be chopping shallots.
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It is not that the French are not profound, but they all express themselves so well that we are led to take their geese for swans.
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I have learned so many things from my mother about the right upbringing, the right values, value for money, value for elders, for family members. I think these things only a parent can teach you.
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I have never gauged myself against anyone else.
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The Chinese are good at repression and can be pretty ruthless about it.
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I've always wanted to be on an original cast recording. I grew up listening to them, and now to know that my voice is heard on three or four of them is just surreal. I never thought I would be that person.
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Don't kill the golden goose.
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I think it's really important to live in the moment.
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'Technologies are control systems,' she said. 'They dictate your reality.'
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If it feels like a mistake before you go in, don't go in.
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If only you knew how little I care. Cowardly or not, as long as he is a good kisser.
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It is by presence of mind in untried emergencies that the native metal of man is tested.
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Elvis Presley was the big bang. He was the most influential single figure in the history of American pop culture. He changed the way we looked, thought, dressed, held a guitar. He didn't invent rock & roll, but he defined it in a way that everyone who followed him owes him a debt.
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All the truth of my position came flashing on me; and its disappointments, dangers, disgraces, consequences of all kinds, rushed in in such a multitude that I was borne down by them and had to struggle for every breath I drew.
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In the United States, the majority undertakes to supply a multitude of ready-made opinions for the use of individuals, who are thus relieved from the necessity of forming opinions of their own.
