Marianne Wiggins Quotes
I take the world very personally. I take history personally; I want to place myself in the larger context.
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We must never forget that Black History is American History. The achievements of African Americans have contributed to our nation's greatness.
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The world is indeed comic, but the joke is on mankind.
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I want to do everything in the world that can be done.
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For me, I thought I had the best job in the world.
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I had immigrant grandparents who came to this country and came for religious freedom and loved it, never made any money, Bronx, Brooklyn, but loved America. And they told me every day it's the greatest country in the world.
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It's got to be harder in real life to win a World Cup. But depending on if you play World Class level on FIFA, it's going to be difficult to win in the video game, too.
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Who would have ever thought that, within a couple months of getting into the WWE, that I'd be wrestling in the main event for the world championship? Then, nine months after getting here, actually being the world champion.
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At one time if you were a black writer you had to be one of the best writers in the world to be published. You had to be great. Now you can be good. Mediocre. And that's good.
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In a perfect world, there would be freedom of religion and freedom for all religions to exercise their religion everywhere.
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We must eliminate all nuclear weapons in order to eliminate the grave risk they pose to our world. This will require persistent efforts by all countries and peoples. A nuclear war would affect everyone, and all have a stake in preventing this nightmare.
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California is responsible for selling, trading and distributing large amounts of shark fins that come from all over the world.
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I think if you come from a history of persecution you have to develop a sense of humour.
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In this decisive hour of our national history, union means life and division means death.
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The most interesting letters I received about 'The Name of the Rose' were from people in the Midwest that maybe didn't understand exactly, but wanted to understand more and who were excited by this picture of a world which was not their own.
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The Muslim Brotherhood is the parent organization of extreme ideology. They are the godfather of all terrorist organizations. They spread it all over the world.
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Pastoral ministry is about an ongoing confrontation with the god of this world, with blindness, hardness of heart, remaining sin.
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What kind of business world are we living in?
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History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.
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Women love hairy men. Cavemen were the sexiest men in history.
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I believe that the best cameraman is one who recognizes the source, the story, as the basis of his work.
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The populist zeal to seek revenge on those who make a lot of money is targeted almost exclusively at corporations. I haven't heard outcries about Hollywood actors who make millions per film, even when those movies are a bust at the box office and the talent at issue has none. There's no outrage over athletes like New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez's $33 million salary or Celtic power forward Kevin Garnett's $25 million. Nor should there be. These are exceptionally talented individuals whose teams' owners think they're worth every penny.
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The fact of the matter is that when there are feelings involved and you like someone, it doesn't matter if you're an actor, a teacher, a doctor, a lawyer, a receptionist - you can't really help it when you have feelings for someone.
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I really like the power of stopping the laughter and turning it to horror.
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I take the world very personally. I take history personally; I want to place myself in the larger context.
