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The Second Amendment's language and historical and philosophical background demonstrated that it was designed to guarantee individuals the possession of certain kinds of arms for… — Don Kates
Why do we place such a disproportionate emphasis on sporting achievement? Why doesn't success in other fields receive similar attention... Maybe it's because in a… — Mia Freedman
Such displays of the Australian spirit engender pride, regardless of background, religion and political persuasion. They are unifying... This spirit of leadership should be reflected… — Larissa Behrendt
When you describe the miserable and unfortunate, and want to make the reader feel pity, try to be somewhat colder - that seems to give… — Anton Chekhov
A social entrepreneur is somebody who knows how to make an idea reality, and one of the great ideas of our time is pluralism. Can… — Eboo Patel
Girls, you know it's all just a game to them, relationships. Just go around stomping on everyone.... I mean, look at this poor guy in… — Robert Pattinson
I don't think there is a single sentence in this whole book [East of Eden] that does not either develop character, carry on the story… — John Steinbeck
When I sit down to write, which is the essential moment in my life, I am completely alone. Whenever I write a book, I accumulate… — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Chess never has been and never can be aught but a recreation. It should not be indulged in to the detriment of other and more… — Paul Morphy
It's nothing but a matter of seeing, thinking, and interest. That's what makes a good photograph. And then rejecting anything that would be bad for… — Andreas Feininger
The life of nature we must meet halfway; it is shy, withdrawn, and blends itself with a vast neutral background. We must be initiated; it… — John Burroughs
We should build respect and understanding between the diverse cultures of the world. We should help construct communities where people of different backgrounds can live… — Alexandra Byrne
The book, as it stands, seems to me to be one of the most frightful muddles I have ever read, with scarcely a sound proposition… — John Maynard Keynes
Home-making today should have a background of scientific training because only in this way can real efficiency be achieved. The average girl wants to be… — Eleanor Roosevelt
Together, undocumented people like me and our relatives, friends and allies wait for broader immigration reform, not just for Dreamers but also for undocumented workers… — Jose Antonio Vargas
I have yet to meet a single person from our culture, no matter what his or her educational background, IQ, and specific training, who had… — Albert Einstein
According to Herodotus, the ancient Persians felt that what was necessary in the background of a young man entering adulthood was his ability to ride,… — Jeff Cooper
Honestly this is not going to change unless the people who want to prevent these kinds of mass shootings from taking place feel at least… — Barack Obama
To assert that it is possible to establish peace between men of different nations is simply to assert that man, whatever his ethnical background, his… — Leon Bourgeois
I want to see that our older people still feel useful, and our younger people feel engaged in our wider society, and I want to… — Julia Neuberger, Baroness Neuberger

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