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Men by their constitutions are naturally divided into two parties: 1. Those who fear and distrust the people, and wish to draw… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
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I admire Joyce Maynard a lot, specifically her memoir "At Home in the World." Her writing is beautiful and fascinating and seemed… — Marie Calloway Copy Share Image
The position does not make you a leader. The title, the promotion, the fancy corner office do not make you a leader.… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Time interval is a strange and contradictory matter in the mind. It would be reasonable to suppose that a routine time or… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
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You wrong yourself and me by assuming my interest in you is purely physical,” he went on. “I told you I am… — Gaelen Foley Copy Share Image
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[Roots of terrorism] come out of a long dialectic of U.S. involvement in the affairs of the Islamic world, the oil-producing world,… — Edward Said Copy Share Image
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I believe more and more that this business is about people. People, people. The idea is to make friends at the retail… — David Lee Roth Copy Share Image
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The best way to begin genuine bipartisanship to make America stronger is to work together on the real crises facing our country,… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
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Almost all wars, perhaps all, are trade wars connected with some material interest. They are always disguised as sacred wars, made in… — Eduardo Galeano Copy Share Image
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I've neither beauty, money, nor rank, yet every foolish boy mistakes my frank interest for something warmer, and makes me miserable. It… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
John Lott documents how far 'politically correct' vested interests are willing to go to denigrate anyone who dares disagree with them. Lott… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
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