Alexander Herzen Quotes
It is possible to lead astray an entire generation, to strike it blind, to drive it insane, to direct it towards a false goal. Napoleon proved this.
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The first story I finished was when I was six years old.
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My whole life was geared toward being a highly educated person.
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There are standards of the game that FIFA governs and promises to uphold.
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Men lie all the time.
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Guns are the ultimate bulwark against government misbehavior.
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I don't think anyone would say that the women on the United States national team are not great role models and ambassadors. Everywhere we go, we connect with fans, sign autographs, and represent our sport and federation with class.
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I had body insecurities when I was younger. I still do.
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You know, people would always ask me, 'How long is Primus going to go on?' And I would say, 'Until it isn't fun anymore.' At the end of the '90s, it just wasn't fun anymore on many levels.
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I'd rather look like a hobo and be super comfortable than wear something not comfortable.
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I don't want to have anything to do with the government. And yet if we don't have any regulations, there goes civilization, there goes security, and there goes protecting you against what people are going to sell you.
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Since I was very young I have always worked hard at whatever I have had to do.
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A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.
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The war in Afghanistan is too important to be reduced to a political football. We are fighting there to protect our national security. We are confronting the Taliban-led insurgency to prevent terrorists returning to that country.
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Fried chicken is my husband's favorite food.
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I'm never in one place. I also have to be careful at public events.
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Elizabeth Taylor has reinvented herself and her image time and time again. The results have often helped redefine modern fashion.
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Although some people think I am a romantic novelist I have always thought of myself as a rather gritty radical historian.
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I'm sponsored by the solar company Goal Zero, and they were gracious enough to install panels on my van and a nice battery system for the inside. I have lights and a fridge inside the van. And of course I had panels installed on my mom's house.
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We believe that out of the public school grows the greatness of a nation.
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I truly loved Jason Reitman. I was there on his first film, 'Thank You For Smoking,' and I'd go work with him to do anything.
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We want to encourage the young ones to learn and get some confidence in sports. It's fun and keeps you active and moving.
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I'm known for having crazy shoes. I have a total Napoleon complex - I'm only 5'4", and every heel I have is four inches or more.
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The Allies had made war on Napoleon as a tyrant and an oppressor of nations; yet once they had him out of the way, they did him the favor of representing him as the torch bearer of the French Revolution. They did him the further favor of repeating his mistakes and besting him at them.
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It is possible to lead astray an entire generation, to strike it blind, to drive it insane, to direct it towards a false goal. Napoleon proved this.
