Lydia Millet Quotes
If Oak Flat were a Christian holy site or, for that matter, Jewish or Muslim, no senator who wished to remain in office would dare to sneak a backdoor deal for its destruction into a spending bill - no matter what mining-company profits or jobs might result. But this is Indian religion.
Lydia Millet
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Uri Geller
For the last 3 years, we have celebrated National Nurses Week. Beginning on May 6, we will once again have the opportunity to truly commend the nursing community for their contributions to our national health delivery system.
Nathan Deal
Here I am paying big money to you writers and what for? All you do is change the words.
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God knows, we don't want prayer.
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News, if unreported, has no impact. It might as well have not happened at all.
Gay Talese
In today's U.S., it's possible for almost anyone - women, gays, African-Americans, Jews - to run for, and be elected to, high office.
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Fulton J. Sheen
Christ preaches only servitude and dependence... True Christians are made to be slaves.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
At the keyboard, unrelenting anguish about hurting other people's feelings inhibits spontaneity and constipates creativity.
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If Oak Flat were a Christian holy site or, for that matter, Jewish or Muslim, no senator who wished to remain in office would dare to sneak a backdoor deal for its destruction into a spending bill - no matter what mining-company profits or jobs might result. But this is Indian religion.
Lydia Millet
