Leonard Peltier Quotes
The United States government can indict you on something, and now you've got to prove your innocence. And that's not the Constitution of the United States.
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On my 50th birthday in 2005, my discount-wielding AARP card came in the mail. I hurled it in the trash, put on something fabulous, and had a decadent meal. Just the thought of putting it in my wallet felt like a concession.
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I want a natural burial. Just straight into the ground in a shroud.
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When I think about making 'Within,' it was not a very fun experience at all.
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It's a good thing I don't read everything Eddie says, or I'd be up in arms and not enjoying my life.
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We've got to win them all and get help from other teams, but we are going to push until the end.
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I can't go back and label myself as an outcast because I was a pretty well-adjusted kid, but I can certainly relate to the feeling of being an outsider.
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I was raised doing martial arts.
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My best time is a 3:20 in Paris in 2010, and I trained to try for a 3-hour marathon in New York, but Hurricane Sandy hit, and it was canceled.
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I don't have cable. I just never watched a lot of TV.
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China's own recent history proves that when it opens itself, there is nothing its people cannot accomplish. A more open China will lead to a more prosperous and stable China. That's good for China, the United States and, indeed, the entire world.
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Basically, I hate conformity. I hate people telling me what to do. It makes me want to smash things. So-called normal behaviour patterns make me so bored, I could throw up!
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Life has changed enormously, and I hope - I hope more people read good things.
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I believe that I understand gangs better than others. Because they're formed out of necessity. They're formed by people to keep from being suppressed.
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Universities are not here to be mediums for the coercion of other people, they're here to be mediums for the free exchange of ideas.
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Wherever on this planet ideals of personal freedom and dignity apply, there you will find the cultural inheritance of England.
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Today, Negroes play on every big league club and in every minor league. With millions of other Negroes in other walks of life, we are willing to stand up and be counted for what we believe in. In baseball or out, we are no longer willing to wait until Judgment Day for equality - we want it here on earth as well as in Heaven.
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Happy trails to you, until we meet again.
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Solvency is maintained by means of a national debt, on the principle, 'If you will not lend me the money, how can I pay you?'
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One measure of twentieth-century time is the supersonic three and three-quarter hours it takes the Concorde to fly from New York to Paris, gate to gate. Other measures come with the waits on the expressways and the runways.
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There is always a half-malicious curiosity amongst actors to witness the shortcomings of a novice. They invariably experience strong inclinations to prophesy failure.
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I'm one of those people who think that stories should have a beginning, a middle and an end, and then they're over, and then you tell the next story.
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How did you explain a thing it had not occurred to you to question? A thing you just knew, clear through to your soul?
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The United States government can indict you on something, and now you've got to prove your innocence. And that's not the Constitution of the United States.
