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American cultural institutions seem so bent on preserving the values of "Western civilization," the mythical "Whitetown," that welearn about one another's cultures… — Ishmael Reed Copy Share Image
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The practical question, then, is what to do with the children. Tolerate them at home we will not. Let them run loose… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
If two people fight on the street, whose fault is it? Who is the criminal? It is the government?s responsibility because the… — Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Copy Share Image
In general, great companies prefer to grow 'organically,' as Wall Street likes to say. That is, from the inside out, by finding… — Alex Berenson Copy Share Image
Basically you can do anything in a film. I could have place a spaceship in the middle of a street. You can… — Kleber Mendonca Filho Copy Share Image
You see, Momo... it's like this. Sometimes, when you've a very long street ahead of you, you think how terribly long it… — Michael Ende Copy Share Image
Formerly I believed books were made like this: a poet came, lightly opened his lips, and the inspired fool burst into song… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Look, I really do not care about you. What I care about is the worlds that you bear witness to. You are… — Michael Lesy Copy Share Image
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I've found that South Africa has produced good leaders. These are people who realize that when there is danger, they should be… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I learned to fire guns at the age of nine or so, but luckily was not out killing people. We zigzagged the… — K'naan Copy Share Image
It was man who ended the Cold War in case you didn't notice. It wasn't weaponry, or technology, or armies or campaigns.… — John le Carre Copy Share Image
No one was responsible for the great Wall Street crash. No one engineered the speculation that preceded it. Both were the product… — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
As if this whole thing isn't confusing enough, election officials announced this week that the alphabet on the ballot will begin with… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
The stock market is but a mirror which provides an image of the underlying or fundamental economic situation. Cause and effect run… — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
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I look forward to working with the NRA to come up with ways in which we can use common sense approaches to… — Eric Holder Copy Share Image
Personal matters have diverted attention away from the important work Sesame Street is doing, and I cannot allow it to go on… — Kevin Clash Copy Share Image
To my friends and people I care about, I'm a really nice guy. No one wants to read a story where I… — Tucker Max Copy Share Image
As a kid growing up in the back streets of Dublin I used to pretend I was playing in the World Cup… — Robbie Keane Copy Share Image
I’m constantly embarrassed. I fidget and twist my hair and pull weird faces and stutter. Some days I feel quite confident, then… — Graham Coxon Copy Share Image
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I am more and more impressed with the possibilities of history's repeating itself on many different counts. You don't get very far… — Benjamin Graham Copy Share Image
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I watched American TV shows: Starsky & Hutch, Dallas, Rockford Files, Bonanza. And for many summers growing up, I worked on my… — Scott Raab Copy Share Image
What is happening to our young people? They disrespect their elders, they disobey their parents. They ignore the law. They riot in… — Socrates Copy Share Image
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I remember being in church. We would do the live nativity in my little town and I remember pulling the sheep. I… — Chris Tomlin Copy Share Image
If it wasn't for baseball, I'd be in either the penitentiary or the cemetery. I have the same violent temper my father… — Babe Ruth Copy Share Image
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Those of Manhattan are the brokers on Wall Street and they talk of people who went to the same colleges; those from… — Jimmy Breslin Copy Share Image
New York and LA are both great places to visit, but I wouldn't want to live in either of them now. I… — Jonny Lee Miller Copy Share Image
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