Adlai E. Stevenson Quotes
Public confidence in the integrity of the Government is indispensable to faith in democracy; and when we lose faith in the system, we have lost faith in everything we fight and spend for.
Quotes to Explore
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If you are unhealthy, start by making small changes to become healthier. You are unique, beautiful, and worthy.
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House was the first film where I had no influence on the script. I had to buy the script with the game rights.
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People often believe that character causes action, but when it comes to producing moral children, we need to remember that action also shapes character.
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It's no easy task to either make money online as a publisher or to advertise your product in a world where attention is so fleeting and divided.
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I know that, as a comedian, I've made great strides because I've worked as hard as a person can work at being at least wildly amusing.
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My parents wanted us to be well-rounded individuals and really have the American experiences as richly as one can.
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I don't want to be an action star; action star's life is so short. I want my life to get longer. I want my career to get longer.
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If it is a mistake of the head and not the heart don't worry about it, that's the way we learn.
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I'm on 'Dancing with the Stars' because I want to prove my sister wrong. My sister literally told the world that I could not dance, so I have to redeem myself.
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I've been recognized very seldom. I think I just look different in person than I do as the character.
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I don't think you'll ever get enough picking.
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I'm not really into weight training.
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I know what falling off the cliff means. I know from being considered a very bright kid to being considered like a moron and dropping out of school.
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Washington presided at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and is often credited with its success. But he had no known part in drafting its provisions.
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Those who said I'm not an out-and-out goal-scorer are probably right. I always feel I could score more.
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India needs to sustain its high growth rate.
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My mother was a trained nurse, and she'd tell me that patients would fight as they were administered anaesthetic, grappling to get the gas mask off their face.
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I start with an idea that is no more than a paragraph long, and expand it slowly into an outline. But I'm always surprised by the directions things take when I actually start writing.
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People ask how could I be so conservative. Well, I was born to people raised in 1889.
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It is disturbing to discover in oneself these curious revelations of the validity of the Darwinian theory. If it is true that we have sprung from the ape, there are occasions when my own spring appears not to have been very far.
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What's happened to broadcasting is that broadcasting really used to be... it used to have a very clear public service quotient. And it's more or less now. And it's been lost.
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I blame and credit my brothers for my competitive fire within me. Growing up, I lost at everything! My brothers are quite a bit older - 10 years and 5 years - so it was a challenge, but I have some of the most amazing memories with my big brothers.
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Not many people were speaking truth to power in the '80s. I had a really good time doing it - I found it gratifying. It was a joy to have an opportunity to say what you believed. It's challenging to do it in fiction, but I liked writing the novels. I liked writing 'Democracy' particularly.
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Public confidence in the integrity of the Government is indispensable to faith in democracy; and when we lose faith in the system, we have lost faith in everything we fight and spend for.
