Charles C. Mann Quotes
The Japanese are great at inventing complex systems of rules, and not so great at explaining those rules to foreign visitors.
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I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.
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I was raised Catholic in Rockford, Illinois. But I'm not a practicing Catholic anymore. Oh God, no.
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There's not a liberal America and a conservative America - there's the United States of America.
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I've always been a person who's been true to myself and true to others, and I'm not afraid to be honest.
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Tremendous changes are taking place in our country, eradicating the concept of second-class citizenship.
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All working parents should have paid family leave. That's one of many reasons I'm working to elect Hillary Clinton. She has a plan to guarantee workers - men and women - up to 12 weeks of paid family leave to care for a new child or a seriously ill family member.
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Leaving Egypt and the people I loved so much, and the environment I liked, was definitely worth it, because I also have great love for medicine and science.
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I met Bon Jovi on the way to Washington, D.C. I think I called him Jon Jovi. Ugghhhh. I just smiled and pretended it didn't happen. I love him and his wife; they're so sweet. I was very nervous.
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Each of the bracelets I wear is from a long trip I've taken. One is from Nicaragua. One is from Nepal. One is from Guatemala. One is from Laos. They don't come off. I walk into a lot of very high-level boardrooms now, and I present to distinguished conferences, but these bracelets remind me of the places I've been and the people I've met.
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I refuse to confide and don't like it when people write about art.
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Hip-hop isn't as complex as a woman is.
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They are more beautiful than anything in the world, kinetic sculptures, perfect form in motion.
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Ruby inherited the Perl philosophy of having more than one way to do the same thing. I inherited that philosophy from Larry Wall, who is my hero actually. I want to make Ruby users free. I want to give them the freedom to choose.
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Sunseeker is well placed to take full advantage of opportunities in China, one of the world's fastest growing luxury yacht markets.
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If people want to find me, they can. They'll see a middle-aged woman wandering around the grocery store, looking to see what to buy for dinner.
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I never really do much research before signing a film. It is just the script and character that I concentrate on.
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I'm not going to be bullied or pushed around by the group of the day. You've got to have political courage. You've got to have your own inner beliefs.
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The following Wednesday, I opted to go with Random House.
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I have died in so many spectacular ways, and I remember shooting them all, too. I imagine all those deaths will flash in front of me when I'm on my death bed, faced with the real thing.
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I've done everything I wanted to do, even if I have had to pay a very high price - which has been the case most of the time.
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Today, I, too, wish to reaffirm that I intend to continue on the path toward improved relations and friendship with the Jewish people, following the decisive lead given by John Paul II.
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Paris flared -- Paris, which the divine sun had sown with light, and where in glory waved the great future harvest of Truth and of Justice.
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I'm a great bum, and I'm a pretty good director.
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The Japanese are great at inventing complex systems of rules, and not so great at explaining those rules to foreign visitors.
