Alfredo Stroessner Quotes
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I have a suicide impulse.
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One of the worst of errors would be the general admission of the proposition that a Government has no right to interfere for any purpose except for that of affording protection.
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We're really going after truly creating sustainability of a disease-free state, creating a complete system for managing cancer patients for life, so that you can manage from onset of disease all the way through.
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If you represent everyone, in some ways you represent no one. You're un-owned.
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He hath freedom whoso beareth clean and constant heart within.
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But you will understand by yourselves that the matter applies equally well to the organization of the officials of justice, of administrative officials, etc; these are likewise organized instruments of power in certain societies.
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The 'democracy gap' in our politics and elections spells a deep sense of powerlessness by people who drop out, do not vote, or listlessly vote for the 'least worst' every four years and then wonder why after every cycle the 'least worst' gets worse.
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Ethics and equity and the principles of justice do not change with the calendar.
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Justice is never given; it is exacted and the struggle must be continuous for freedom is never a final fact, but a continuing evolving process to higher and higher levels of human, social, economic, political and religious relationship.
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I have to practice to be good at guitar. I have to write 100 songs before you write the first good one.
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My life really began when I married my husband.
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Rich people march on Washington every day.
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The way people love sci-fi is how I love cartoons.
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Reading is an exercise in empathy; an exercise in walking in someone else's shoes for a while.
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I started doing martial arts when I was about 7, and I got my second degree black belt when I was 19. So I have my second degree black belt, but I've never used it, and I had to stop when I got 'Instant Star' because I couldn't train.
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I had a national and international reputation. I had written the history and articles. So I brought to the Trotskyist movement some international reputation.
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My mum is an artist. I guess that helps; she's very supportive.
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Technology and industry have distanced people from nature and magic and human values.
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I mind my body by eating whole, healthy foods. I learned from Nutrisystem to eat consistently all day; otherwise, your body hoards fat. Of course, I also mind my body when it occasionally whispers, 'Marie, you need some chocolate.'
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Marriage, as an institution, is as dead as the dodo bird.
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I can't tell you how many times I've had conversations with politicians who've done something morally reprehensible but not indictable, yet still think they should be able to stay in office. The office isn't a 'right.' It's a kind of loan.
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Remember, man does not live on bread alone: sometimes he needs a little buttering up.
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Hope never trickles down. It always springs up.
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I was always confident that I knew. I never expected this.
