Jimmy Carter Quotes
I would describe fundamentalism as, first of all, a movement led almost invariably by authoritarian males who consider themselves to be superior to others and who have an overwhelming commitment to subjugate women and to dominate their fellow believers.
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They draw back into themselves, and are thrown back on their own bodies for gratification. The men become narcissistic and uncertain of the power of any woman, no matter how strange and beautiful, to arouse their desire, but the women remain continually receptive to male advances.
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Dennis to friend: No use crying, Joey. There aren't any grownups around.
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Flowers have an expression of countenance as much as men or animals. Some seem to smile; some have a sad expression; some are pensive and diffident; others are plain, honest and upright, like the broad faced sunflower and the hollyhock.
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I just want to not be me.
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All great achievements are the result of sustained focus over time-all of them.
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I've learned to question success a lot more than failure.
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You have to nourish your creativity for it to flourish.
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If something depressing is happening, that's gold. That's the best possible situation you could be in. But if that doesn't happen, you just have to make up stuff - it's more fun because you have more freedom with what you can write about. You can invent characters and situations. It's actually easier.
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If you have a dream, this is your chance. We don't always have to play it safe because people might think you're weird.
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Material things aren't important to me.
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Courage is worthy of respect when displayed in the maintenance of legitimate claims and in the repelling of aggressions, bodily or other. Courage is worthy of yet higher respect when danger is faced in defence of claims common to self and others, as in resistance to invasion. Courage is worthy of the highest respect when risk to life or limb is dared in defence of others.
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It occurs to me it is not so much the aim of the devil to lure me with evil as it is to preoccupy me with the meaningless.
