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I went through a period of great rebellion within my family, when I was about 9 or 10. I was mad, I… — Kevin Spacey Copy Share Image
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We must not conceal from ourselves that no improvement in the present depressing situation is possible without a severe struggle; for the… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life; cunning is a kind of… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
Who would think of buying or selling a private business because of someone's guess on the stock market? The availability of a… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
My advice for an aspiring astronaut is to really follow your passion. I mean, study something that interests you, but also qualifies… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
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We saw what Thom Tillis did in Raleigh. He went to Washington and in 2017 again voted for a tax bill that… — Cal Cunningham Copy Share Image
China has an interest that's very much like ours in one respect, and that is they want a stable world. They don't… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
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Friendship is only a reciprocal conciliation of interests, and an exchange of good offices; it is a species of commerce out of… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
The key is whether or not we have got priorities that are working for you, as opposed to those who have been… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Neither these statesmen nor their constituents sought in any way to use the Government for the interest of themselves or their section,… — Robert Toombs Copy Share Image
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And also I assert our interest in respecting all our obligations and implementing all our commitments. And will save no effort whatever… — Mahmoud Abbas Copy Share Image
John Hall, my geography teacher at school inspired me to a lifelong interest in geography and a curiosity about our world which… — Michael Palin Copy Share Image
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The U.S. has and still is cooperating with various military dictatorships around the world. Obviously we would prefer to see them democratized,… — Samuel P. Huntington Copy Share Image
When I was a teenager, 'Playboy' was the most interesting magazine in the world, and not just for the playmates. I liked… — Chester Brown Copy Share Image
Owning your own home is America's unique recipe for avoiding revolution and promoting pseudo-equality at the same time. To keep citizens puttering… — Florence King Copy Share Image
I don't think this is rocket science. I think we have some common interests, like dismantling our nuclear weapons, dealing with terrorism… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
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I don't like conflicts of interest; they should be eliminated or disclosed. I believe in transparency: that people have to really not… — Eric Schneiderman Copy Share Image
That there is little hope of international order or lasting peace so long as every country is free to employ whatever measures… — Friedrich August von Hayek Copy Share Image
Today, however, those things which occupy us in the field of education are the interests of humanity at large and of civilization,… — Maria Montessori Copy Share Image