Olusegun Obasanjo Quotes
Pope John Paul II not only visited Nigeria twice but stood by the country in its fight against dictatorship and injustice.Olusegun Obasanjo
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One of the achievements of the reform movement is that people realize that they can be democrats and remain faithful Muslims. Democracy is now an established idea.
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To write a good mystery you have to know where it will end before you can decide where it will begin... and I've always known where it will end.
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I'm not an anti-capitalist, or anarchist. I want capitalism to work.
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I watch the news, which is its own reality show. I love 'Curb Your Enthusiasm.' I love it because it's funny and because I realize that I'm happier than Larry David.
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If you see a whole thing - it seems that it's always beautiful. Planets, lives... But up close a world's all dirt and rocks. And day to day, life's a hard job, you get tired, you lose the pattern.
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It's no longer a question of staying healthy. It's a question of finding a sickness you like.
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I decided I ought to pick a project that would not be controversial, that would not really cost the government a lot of money.
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I like bangers and really testosterone-fueled stuff.
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The expression a woman wears on her face is far more important than the clothes she wears on her back.
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Young people do not watch television; they are on the Internet.
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My work has always been the thing that justifies my life.
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One morning I woke up and was plunged into psychological shock. I had forgotten I was free.
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There's no greater feeling in the world than when you can put a smile on somebody's face just by walking into a room. It's unbelievable. And if I have that power, who am I to waste it, you know?
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Women continue receiving less salary for the same kind of job. Women have a higher unemployment rate in our country. When you analyze the composition of poverty, you will find that most of the families in poverty are being run by a woman.
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Building human-centered organizations doesn't imply a return to the paternalistic, corporate welfare practices of the 19th century. Most of us don't want to be nannied.
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I was raised in New York City and raised in the New York City theater world. My father was a theater director and an acting teacher, and it was not uncommon for me to have long discussions about the method and what the various different processes were to finding a character and exploring character and realizing that character.
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I hardly ever write when I'm just feeling great.
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I am an optimist. I believe the future is bright. I think people who see life painted in dark colors are the ones who do not take ownership.
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Of the two, I considered it more important to avoid a war with England about Oregon than a war with Mexico, important as I thought it was to avoid that.
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The collapse of the administration's rationales for war, which became apparent months after our invasion, should never have come as such a surprise. In this case, the 'liberal media' didn't live up to its reputation. If it had, the country would have been better served.
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You can spend the money on new housing for poor people and the homeless, or you can spend it on a football stadium or a golf course.
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I was one of those kids who moved around a lot, but in every town I ever lived in, there was always that after-midnight horror show. It was hosted by Elvira when I lived in L.A. There were other ones. I can't remember the rest of them. They were always able to pull out the sense of humor in the movie.
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Imagine the first time you are about to rap in a studio and you find yourself in a booth with Redman and KRS!
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Pope John Paul II not only visited Nigeria twice but stood by the country in its fight against dictatorship and injustice.
Olusegun Obasanjo
