Alexis de Tocqueville Quotes
A democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax can escape the obligation to pay it.

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I finish, like, one book in a day. That's my problem. That's why Kindle is good for me, because I put, like, 15 books in it.
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I don't think Joe Louis could take the punches today fighting in this era.
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When I was in the private sector, I found it immensely useful to go out and talk to customers and co-workers.
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The Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument may be distant from our shores, but it will help us understand how healthy marine ecosystems work and how we can revive troubled seas closer to home.
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That's the problem today: Who is the creator?
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Life is about balance, and we all have to make the effort in areas that we can to enable us to make a difference.
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If I could only give three words of advice, they would be, 'Tell the truth.' If I got three more words, I'd add, 'All the time.'
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People in their handlings of affairs often fail when they are about to succeed. If one remains as careful at the end as he was at the beginning, there will be no failure.
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Whatever road you've been given, enjoy that road.
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There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island.
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I'm a 'Bridesmaids' type of girl. I love silliness. That's who I am at heart, and I know I can do it. If my career path takes me elsewhere, that's great. But comedy is my forte.
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I feel like something I've wanted to do for a really long time, in a feature film or anything, is playing a rocker. Somewhere where I can be on a stage and have a guitar or a microphone and just kind of jam out.
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I went to Vietnam during the Vietnam War to visit all the troops. We would fly into a hospital and serve mess to the guys, and we ate whatever they were eating. Then we slept there and flew out the next day to little bases where there were maybe 10 or 20 guys. Then we flew to another hospital.
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God is best known in not knowing him.
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This phrase, 'culture jamming,' was very much in vogue in the 1990s when these superbrands sort of emerged and started kind of projecting their names onto ever more surfaces.
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The most important thing is to get better at your craft, and concussions and head impacts are a setback.
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My mom tells me the first show we saw was 'The Secret Garden,' but I don't remember that.
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The London property market has excellent investment opportunities.
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I learned that comedy is born out of strong characters. I won't begin writing a character until I have a clear take on them.
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In a sense the quest for the emancipation of black people in the U.S. has always been a quest for economic liberation which means to a certain extent that the rise of black middle class would be inevitable.
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The background of any artist is shaped by the first 15 years of his or her life.
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A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.
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A democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax can escape the obligation to pay it.