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 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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There is one particular argument that I call our 'ancient war.' If it could be summed up in one phrase, it would be, 'You don't get it. You don't understand what it's like to be me living with you.' There is such truth in that statement. None of us can really appreciate what it is like to be the other person, what that point of view feels like.
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I haven’t got the heart to take the mickey out of him, even,” said Fred, looking over at Ron’s crumpled figure. “Mind you . . . when he missed the fourteenth . . .” He made wild motions with his arms as though doing an upright doggy-paddle. “Well, I’ll save it for parties, eh?
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I'm carrying the weight of all the useless junk and modern man accumulates.
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That is an important part of my success. Another big part of my success is that I hated not to finish a race.
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It was lucky that the linesman wasn't stood in front of me as I would have poked him with a stick to make sure he was awake.
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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.
