Adlai E. Stevenson Quotes
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The wretched and miserable would rise into plenty of joy and happiness as soon as they climb the steps of my mosque.
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Women are blessed with energy - a power which is unique. I have been very fortunate to have played strong women and explored their strengths through my films.
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You know they're not going to lose 162 consecutive games.
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When I first came out with my fans and the wind hit me, I almost took off.
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I've never managed to keep a journal longer than two weeks.
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I like to look at 'A Place in the Sun' every now and get inspired by it.
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Generally a chef's book is like a calling card or a portfolio to display their personal work.
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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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If the colonists hadn't rejected British militarism and the massive financial burden of maintaining the British military, America wouldn't exist.
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If the plane moves, some turbulence, I am nervous flyer.
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I am a just man.
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One of life's fundamental truths states, 'Ask and you shall receive.' As kids we get used to asking for things, but somehow we lose this ability in adulthood. We come up with all sorts of excuses and reasons to avoid any possibility of criticism or rejection.
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To be outspoken is easy when you do not wait to speak the complete truth.
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Cooking and eating at home is made even better by the fact that you don't have to worry about driving after a couple of bottles of very nice wine. For me that's the ideal combination: working hard and enjoying the fruits of your labour.
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When we look around the world today, when we see in Afghanistan that 10 million people have registered to vote in their upcoming elections, including 40 percent of those people are women, that's just unbelievable.
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Effective teacher support in my mind is the same thing as effective management. Our teachers need strong management, just like anyone in any profession.
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Mankind are governed more by their feelings than by reason.
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E. Klimov's 'Come and See,' about partisans fighting the Germans in Byelorussia, is the greatest anti-war film ever made.
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I bring my bike to work, and I make laps around our parking lot on my lunch break.
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I'm always amazed to hear my more conservative colleagues talking about how they care about life. They're pro-life, but when it comes down to safe work environments that allow for unions, being able to pay for child care, having family leave - they don't care about any of that. That's where I argue that they're not pro-life, they're pro-birth.
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I don't believe Jesus was the son of God, although I'm inclined to think he might have been a great prophet.
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I think writers can get a little melodramatic sometimes about their work, and it helps me not to do that, to just say, "Well, this is how I make a living, and I need to become a very good craftsman."
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I can't believe how fast things have happened, and I'm just so honored that people are able to look to me as a leader.
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Some people approach every problem with an open mouth.
