Al Goldstein Quotes
To date or not to date that is the question. It's almost as important as Shakespeare's to be or not to be which deals with death.
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It is human nature to hate the man whom you have hurt.
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Many in Taiwan believe that Hu Jintao is much more sophisticated than his predecessors in understanding Taiwan. He represents a different generation of leaders, more pragmatic, less ideological.
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Healthy is in the eye of the beholder.
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Political correctness means nothing to me. Nothing. It's the new Puritanism, darling. Preventing us from expressing ourselves.
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My approach to cricket has been reasonably simple: it was about giving everything to the team, it was about playing with dignity and it was about upholding the spirit of the game. I hope I have done some of that. I have failed at times, but I have never stopped trying. It is why I leave with sadness but also with pride.
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The success of each of us benefits us all, and the success of us all benefits each of us individually.
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I have always hated slavery, I think, as much as any abolitionist. I have been an Old Line Whig. I have always hated it, but I have always been quiet about it until this new era of the introduction of the Nebraska Bill began.
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I come from really humble people. We never had a lot.
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Everyone wants me to be perfect, but I am so far from perfect!
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My favorite soundtrack is 'Avatar.' It's the best thing in the world. I love it.
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The other aspect of American identity worth focusing on is the concept of America as a nation of immigrants. That certainly is a partial truth. But it is often assumed to be the total truth.
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I believe that the will of the people is resolved by a strong leadership. Even in a democratic society, events depend on a strong leadership with a strong power of persuasion, and not on the opinion of the masses.
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It is not enough just to wish well; we must also do well.
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At its heart, engineering is about using science to find creative, practical solutions. It is a noble profession.
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There are so many things about which some old man ought to tell one while one is little; for when one is grown one would know them as a matter of course.
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I just lost interest in performing.
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Sometimes I feel that the people I'm writing are more real to me than the people around me. When you take that imaginative leap, you're living so much in that world.
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It's when children are 15, 16 or 17 that they decide whether they want to be a doctor, an engineer, a politician or go to the Mars or moon. That is the time they start having a dream, and that's the time you can work on them. You can help them shape their dreams.
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As a former governor, I am familiar with the challenge of balancing the immediate electricity and heating needs of our citizens with the long-term priority of ensuring that power comes from a diverse mix of energy sources that allows us flexibility as we fight the effects of climate change.
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Jeanne d'Arc was frowned upon for her masculine attire.
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The Enlightenment attacked religion - Christianity, mainly - for two reasons: that it was a set of ideological delusions, and that it was a system of institutional oppression, with immense powers of persecution and intolerance.
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I love myself that much and I will never apologize to you.
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To date or not to date that is the question. It's almost as important as Shakespeare's to be or not to be which deals with death.
