Anna Akhmatova Quotes
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I do not suppose I shall be remembered for anything. But I don't think about my work in those terms. It is just as vulgar to work for the sake of posterity as to work for the sake of money.
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We need to protect the privacy rights of all Americans, and that means stopping the federal government from spying on the cellphones and emails of law-abiding citizens.
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Dreams are not without meaning wherever thay may come from-from fantasy, from the elements, or from other inspiration.
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Christ imparts the capacity of conquest to our lives every single day that we are willing to believe Him.
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I think I am at my best when my hair is short. It's easier to take care of and more of who I am. Women are conditioned to think we need long hair.
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If you're a large corporation, you can afford to pay the money to register patents, but if you're an individual like me, you can't.
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Painting what I experience, translating what I feel, is like a great liberation. But it is also work, self-examination, consciousness, criticism, struggle.
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All I'm asking for is the law that's been on the books for the last 33 years, no public funding for abortion. We are both saying the same thing, pro-life, pro-choice. Let's find the language that works for both of us so we can pass health care.
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Soon, I'll be like all the others. The time will come for all of us, but the ideas of the Cuban Communists will remain.
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The musical has always been in jeopardy - until - or was in jeopardy until it was realised that it is probably the safest living theatre art form.
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The dove act? I'm still working on it. I don't think it's perfect yet. I got my first pair of doves when I was 14 years old. That was the beginning of the formation of that act. So it's been 24 years now that I've been working on it.
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When you're bad in the NBA, you're in the lottery. When you're great in college, you get multiple lottery picks.
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I am a victim-oriented person. I like to see that the victims know that they have a voice.
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There's nothing like the buzz of live theater. You put it out there and receive an instant reaction: laughing, crying, yelling, applauding.
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Like any group that has endured much, African Americans have created a strong and mutually reinforcing sense of group identity. That's not a bad thing in and of itself.
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Woman begins by resisting a man's advances and ends by blocking his retreat.
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The best, most successful managers in the modern era are those who can keep a player happy even if he is not in the team. Given the size of the squads and the use of rotation nowadays, that's tougher than it's ever been.
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If writers just sit and talk about oppression, they are not going to do much writing.
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Bin Laden's role in the war against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in the 1980s had made him a hero around the Middle East.
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I promised myself that I'd never actually admit to listening to 'New Kids on the Block.'
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When people are friends, they have no need of justice, but when they are just, they need friendship in addition.
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Showbiz is a job. I never take it too seriously. I work hard, but I never pretend it’s life or death. I’m just incredibly lucky.
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If you're a black kid, you're going to have hell in your life.
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All has been looted, betrayed, sold; black death's wing flashed ahead.
