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.Alexis de Tocqueville
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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.
Zac Brown Band -
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.
Sam Heughan -
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.
Sally Yates -
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.
Danica McKellar -
I want to help people; that's it.
Paris-Michael Katherine Jackson -
I just feel like whenever the team needs a bucket, I can come and get it. I feel I'm a really good scorer.
Zach LaVine
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Somebody can't complain when they enjoy going to work and enjoy the people they work with.
Katee Sackhoff -
You lose the speed before the stamina.
Haile Gebrselassie -
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.
Gautam Adani -
The minimum wage was due for an increase, but it was important that we offset its cost to small businesses.
J. D. Hayworth -
The relationship between East and West needs to be and can be fixed via pop culture.
Wang Leehom -
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.
Sam Reed
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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.
Randi Weingarten -
Being sober on a bus is, like, totally different than being drunk on a bus.
Ozzy Osbourne Black Sabbath -
A toothache, or a violent passion, is not necessarily diminished by our knowledge of its causes, its character, its importance or insignificance.
T. S. Eliot -
We see an entire planet which has many limitations.
Ralph Merkle -
Some songs are just like tattoos for your brain... you hear them and they're affixed to you.
Carlos Santana Santana -
I've started doing yoga and meditation, but I'm not very good at that kind of thing and turning my brain off.
Cara Delevingne
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Arresting development, attacking science, and glorifying poverty is not the answer to the vices that attend prosperity.
Abdolkarim Soroush -
Certain events make people come out of their little boxes and become part of the whole.
George C. Wolfe -
Roy, this is my wife, Georgina Spica - she has a heart of gold and a body to match... and I am Albert Spica and I have a heart of gold and a great deal of money to match.
Peter Greenaway -
In the off-season, I train twice a day, five times a week with my trainer. Then, there's always massages and neuromuscular therapy worked in there as well on different days.
J. J. Watt -
A lot of people in the NBA don't even take the game serious or take the same approach that I do.
DeMar DeRozan -
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.
Alexis de Tocqueville