Margaret Thatcher Quotes
A man may climb Everest for himself, but at the summit he plants his country's flag.
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The universal practice of closing the eyes of the dead may be thought to have originated in the desire that he might be prevented from seeing his way.
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There are millions of Americans outside Washington who are tired of stale political arguments and are moving this country forward. They believe, and I believe, that here in America, our success should depend not on accident of birth, but the strength of our work ethic and the scope of our dreams.
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I am an American, not by accident of birth but by choice. I voted with my feet and became an American because I love this country and think it is exceptional.
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But black people fall for that same argument, and they go around talking about law breakers. We did not make the laws in this country. We are neither morally nor legally confined to those laws. Those laws that keep them up, keep us down.
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Roosevelt was the one who had the vision to change our policy from isolationism to world leadership. That was a terrific revolution. Our country's never been the same since.
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You sit at your computer for hours, then slave away at your job that you may or may not like. You don't know how to explain to them that the time when you feel alive or present is when you are writing.
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You may not like the idea of putting money into a home when you're moving out. But it's demanded by the market. You need to show it off. You don't have to rip out the kitchen and bathroom. But maybe replace the tiles or the countertops. Get professional advice.
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Orson Welles was lazy. He was a late bloomer.
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I think this is really a defining moment for the Arab world. The problem is, it is all going to be about blood, sweat and tears. In certain countries it may be just sweat, and in some countries sweat and tears, and in some countries, as you can see, a lot of blood. I think initial instability is something that we are all extremely nervous of.
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Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation whenever he shall deem it necessary to repel an invasion,and you allow him to do so whenever he may choose to say he deems it necessary for such purpose - and you allow him to make war at pleasure.
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One of my great all-time loves in cinema, and I've seen it three times, is Bondarchuk's 'War and Peace.' Not a lot of people may have seen that film. It was made during the Soviet era.
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The same evidence that is convincing to one person may not convince another.
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Almost everything The Beatles did was great, and it's hard to improve on. They were our Bach. The way to get around it may be to keep it as simple as possible.
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What I loved about country music when I was a kid was the Grand Ole Opry, was 'Hee Haw,' was 360 degrees of entertainment.
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What's really happening is that every bank in the country is experimenting with the blockchain and experimenting with bitcoin to figure out where the value is. For the first time ever, they're working hand in hand with startups. Banks are asking startups for help to build products.
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The only thing I can do is tell the truth as I see it and let the chips fall where they may.
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I have a teacher friend who gets nervous when there's $200 in her account. But at least she knows that in a week, she'll get another paycheck. I have no idea.
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America's first Olympics may have been its worst, or at least its most bizarre.
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They need to be re-supplied with energy, and that energy comes from asking not what your country can do for you, but from what you can do for your country.
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When the moon covers the sun, we have a solar eclipse. What do you call it when birds do that?
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Life is and will ever remain an equation incapable of solution, but it contains certain known factors.
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I do mourn my characters. I wrote an essay once where I was sure that far back in a marsh there was a hummock - a little hill of hardwoods - and an old farm house, where all the heroines in my novels lived together with all my beloved dead dogs. I've discussed this with my therapist, naturally. He says it's okay in fair amounts.
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I was exposed to the gym at about 28. I never had a huge love or appetite for it - it was just a means to an end.
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A man may climb Everest for himself, but at the summit he plants his country's flag.
