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Despite the obvious intelligence and security failures that contributed to the attack against the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, the reality is that in one night,… — Jack Keane
My parents never forced things on my brother and me: not our faith, not our sports, not our friends. Yet they taught us about surrounding… — Unknown Author
Sometimes writing has to be forced. In starting out, the shape and timbre and texture of what is to come is an uncertain chimera shimmering… — Cynthia Ozick
As more workers lose manufacturing jobs as companies cut back, some are being forced into lower-paying retail jobs. But they still have union cards in… — Bill Dedman
Overcoming the obstacle of my diabetes diagnosis was something that forced me tackle the challenge head-on and, with an amazing support system, eventually come out… — Charlie Kimball
By the late 1970s, repression and economic chaos were causing increasing unrest throughout Latin America. Army strongmen were forced to cede power in Peru, Argentina,… — Stephen Kinzer
If women are being oppressed in Egypt or children are being forced to join armies in the Congo, for example, it is not only acceptable… — Stephen Kinzer
Being surrounded by hockey, I got forced into it as a kid. I started skating when I was 4 and had a rink only 10… — Carl Hagelin
The real, raw, driven-to-tears type scenes have always scared me since I was very young working as an actor. And to this very day, I… — Unknown Author
My great fear of being attacked or trivialized by my contemporaries made me concentrate on what I was trying to do as a writer. It… — Pat Conroy
I think everybody has their pain. For me, the time that I really had to grow up was when I was 15 and I had… — Lindsey Haun
I had given a presentation on design and happiness for quite a long while at design conferences. I had found thinking about the topic helpful… — Stefan Sagmeister
In the early 1800s, religion was often used as a way to keep slavery in place. Slaves were forced to attend the church of their… — Sue Monk Kidd
It is important to understand the continuing, confused fascination with the Second World War. For most of us, the great unspoken question is how would… — Antony Beevor
It would be easy to blame Hollywood to say that I was typed and forced to play the same role over and over. For a… — Sal Mineo
Learning to read the Bible in the light of the times in which it was written is critical. Reading it uncritically, without understanding the cultural… — Adam Hamilton
Mr. Bergman was a man of great working discipline. He forced everyone to concentrate when it was important. No disturbing noise during rehearsal. A code… — Max von Sydow
I was forced to come into politics because Saakashvili had destroyed the opposition. I had a choice either to leave the country, because it was… — Bidzina Ivanishvili
There was a time when a musician was forced to act in a video. Seeing a singer step too far outside of his comfort zone… — Shawn Amos
To a Buddhist, contradictions only exist in a mind that has been forced to cultivate them. — John Burdett
LOL is rarely OL, or even really L. A real out-loud laugh - not the forced social variety, which is closer to barking than laughing… — Mary Roach
The advent of AIDS circa 1980 has really forced medicine and biology to take enormous steps just for sheer survival. The same way war propels… — Paul Di Filippo
The true test of a leader is whether his followers will adhere to his cause from their own volition, enduring the most arduous hardships without… — Xenophon
If there is a special Hell for writers it would be in the forced contemplation of their own works. — John Dos Passos
Without greater support for childcare, parents of young children may be forced to choose cheaper, poor quality care for their children or fail to provide… — Tim Johnson

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