Alexis de Tocqueville Quotes
Not only does democracy make every man forget his ancestors, but also clouds their view of their descendants and isolates them from their contemporaries. Each man is for ever thrown back on himself alone, and there is danger that he may be shut up in the solitude of his own heart.

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It does make me sad that there's a lot of great songs out there, and they're not going to see the light of day because they're competing with these tailgate songs.
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I think every job I do, I sort of look for the challenge in. I mean, that's why we do this job. It's not, you know, obviously not for the money or for the fame, it's for, I guess finding out more about yourself.
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It's really important to me that the public have confidence in their criminal justice system. We don't operate very well if the public doesn't trust us.
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I want to help middle-school girls stay interested in math and be good at it, and see it as friendly and accessible and not this scary thing. Everyone else in society tells them it's not for them. It's for nerdy white guys with pocket protectors.
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I want to help people; that's it.
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There is nothing more boring than doing singing exercises.
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I just feel like whenever the team needs a bucket, I can come and get it. I feel I'm a really good scorer.
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Somebody can't complain when they enjoy going to work and enjoy the people they work with.
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Ford made some of the most progressive pictures.
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You lose the speed before the stamina.
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Any commodity that sees its price going higher will see new mines opening up. When the supply increases, the prices soften. When prices fall, some mines with higher production costs will shut down as they become unviable.
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During my twenties and thirties, my interest in the political poem increased as my apparent access to it declined. I sensed resistances around me. I was married; I lived in a suburb; I had small children.
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The minimum wage was due for an increase, but it was important that we offset its cost to small businesses.
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The relationship between East and West needs to be and can be fixed via pop culture.
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I believe in operating in the big middle of the electorate and not being to the far right or the far left. I think you get so much more done.
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Due process gives teachers the latitude to use their professional judgment in their classrooms, to advocate for their students, and to not fear retribution for speaking the truth or teaching controversial subjects like evolution. As political winds shift in school districts, due process also wards off patronage or nepotism.
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Being sober on a bus is, like, totally different than being drunk on a bus.
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A toothache, or a violent passion, is not necessarily diminished by our knowledge of its causes, its character, its importance or insignificance.
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Everything about filmmaking tries to distract you from that first fine rapturous vision you have of the film.
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Sometimes it’s important to wake up and stop dreaming. When a really great dream shows up, grab it
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You don't have to be positive all the time.
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I felt like the dark hair added like a toughness to my face also, which was really important.
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I always knew that there were huge opportunities for me, and that I had a lot of potential to do a lot of different things, but I also knew it was about my execution and my application of skills.
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Not only does democracy make every man forget his ancestors, but also clouds their view of their descendants and isolates them from their contemporaries. Each man is for ever thrown back on himself alone, and there is danger that he may be shut up in the solitude of his own heart.