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Bitumen, the new national staple, is redefining the character and destiny of Canada. Rapid development of the tar sands has created a foreign policy that favours the export of bitumen to the United States and lax immigration standards that champion the import of global bitumen workers.
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Comfort and luxury are usually the chief requirements of life for your ego - its top priorities tend to be accumulations, achievements, and the approval of others.
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There's only two people in your life you should lie to... the police and your girlfriend.
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People are told their rights when they're arrested. Consumers getting collection letters are entitled to the same courtesy.
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We don't need bigger government. We need to shrink the size of government.
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I was a breakdancer as a kid. I was on one of the top break dancing teams in Australia.
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I don't pay attention to the media. You guys can say whatever you want. At the end of the day, at the end of the season, if we're doing well, you guys are going to be there.
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The Schindler Jews were off-limits in Brunnlitz.
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I'm a warrior for the middle class.
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I'm very inspired by him-it was my father who taught us that an immigrant must work twice as hard as anybody else, that he must never give up.
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I look formidable.
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If the blood humor is too strong and robust, calm it with balance and harmony.
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I found a certain kind of music congenial to me; it never occurred to me to write music that was academically acceptable.
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Ringside seats mean you hear the breaking of ribs, the splattered cartilage of what was once the boxer's nose, the dislocation of the jaw, the horrifying 'ugggh' that the boxer utters milliseconds after receiving a crushing left hook to the solar plexus or kidneys or head.
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Hand washing is the first basic step towards achieving any millennium goals for development. It saves lives.
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The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.
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You realize when you're pregnant how lucky you are to have access to medical care.
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We're the first not-white family to ever live in the governor's mansion. My son-in-law is Puerto Rican. I have a beautiful little granddaughter who is half Korean and half Latina. I'm the only white guy in the house.
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If the sun comes up, I have a chance.
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'That’s another thing about emperors-and regents,' Gareth said. 'They aren’t very fond of changes, even if the changes are for the better.'
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I know when I go and see a writer, the first thing I think to myself is, 'Are they the character in the book?' You just can't help it; it's the way people are.
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But the throat just kind of falls into line once you realize in your head what it is. You got to remember the musicality of a character you're going to do.
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I was involved with Wells Fargo Bank as a consultant in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when I suggested to them that they develop a product that has become known as index funds.
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Bringing back something akin to Glass-Steagall would clearly help limit risk in the system. And that's a very good and worthy goal. Letting banks sell securities and insurance products and services allowed them to grow too big too fast and fueled a culture that put profit and pay over prudence.
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Bitumen, the new national staple, is redefining the character and destiny of Canada. Rapid development of the tar sands has created a foreign policy that favours the export of bitumen to the United States and lax immigration standards that champion the import of global bitumen workers.
