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I don't care who I have to fight! If he rips my arms out, I'll kick him to death! If he rips… — Masashi Kishimoto Copy Share Image
The fracking revolution kicks off two additional mini-revolutions in energy: the accelerated shift to natural gas-powered vehicles, reducing the oil demand even… — Thomas P.M. Barnett Copy Share Image
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My biggest fight has been between those who wanted to do something incremental and those who wanted to do something comprehensive. We… — Nancy Pelosi Copy Share Image
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![“I think it is important for all those young out there - who someday hope to play real football, where you throw it and kick it and run with it and put it in your hands - [that] a distinction should be made that football is democratic capitalism, whereas soccer is a European socialist sport.” quote by Jack Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4e/jack-kemp-8099_capitalism_i-think-it-is-important-for-all-those-yo_19015.jpg)
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