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We didn't make much progress on the country's agenda. And in my view it's because the Senate basically hadn't done much of… — Mitch McConnell Copy Share Image
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For true poetry, complete poetry, consists in the harmony of contraries. Hence, it is time to say aloud--and it is here above… — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
Women are outperforming men in almost every sphere of life in our society and the women of East Indian ancestry are no… — Kamla Persad-Bissessar Copy Share Image
Again, we turn down most books that have been self-published unless they have a special track record. We have taken a small… — Richard Curtis Copy Share Image
I go further, and affirm that bills of rights, in the sense and to the extent in which they are contended for,… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
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Faith, Hope & Love. Faith is directed towards God, love towards others (both within the Christian fellowship and beyond it) and hope… — John Stott Copy Share Image
We are not taught "love thy neighbor unless their skin is a different color from yours " or "love thy neighbor unless… — David Levithan Copy Share Image
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And knowing what happens on average is a good place to start. By so doing, we insulate ourselves from the tendency to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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European standards of beauty are something that plague the entire world - the idea that darker skin is not beautiful, that light… — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
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Man is an exception, whatever else he is. If he is not the image of God, then he is a disease of… — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
Young people never do have a clue. There are some young people that do, but they've always been the exception. They always… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
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Reviewers, with some rare exceptions, are a most stupid and malignant race. As a bankrupt thief turns thief-taker in despair, so an… — Percy Bysshe Shelley Copy Share Image
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The goal of European unification can only be achieved if everyone participates, perhaps with exceptions in some areas. Not all countries are… — Wolfgang Schauble Copy Share Image
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The other exception where we did not at all restore the place to its original condition is the Surrounded Islands. Before we… — Christo Copy Share Image
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Every measurement of where you have more public confidence in creating jobs, American prosperity, controlling crime, health care, providing education, all of… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
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