Adlai E. Stevenson Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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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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I like to look at 'A Place in the Sun' every now and get inspired by it.
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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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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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We were pressured to accept kids we were not qualified to handle. And we do that to people all the time, which is why we don't have enough foster parents.
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Some people say to be an actor you've got to die to do it. I think it's healthy if you think, 'I'll do it if it works, and if I don't, I can do something else.' That way seems to work for me.
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As soon as I get on my boat, something inside me changes. Then I really feel what living is.
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The great city is that which has the greatest man or woman: if it be a few ragged huts, it is still the greatest city in the whole world.
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I took a political stance early on, but I don't think my work is overtly political. I respond to events.
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My editor, Robin Robertson, is one of this country's finest poets, so I listen to him when he offers advice.
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We'd all [with Mike Mitchell] been together at Dreamworks for over ten years, so we all had the same goals.
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I'm a vegan, but you can be really unhealthy as a vegan, too.
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All people are the same; only their habits differ.
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Some people approach every problem with an open mouth.
