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When I became White House press secretary, there were other limitations that were thrust upon me. Bill Clinton was under pressure to appoint women to… — Dee Dee Myers
There is a one-in-300 chance that Earth will be struck on March 16, 2880, by an asteroid large enough to destroy civilization and possibly cause… — Nathan Myhrvold
I plan to eliminate the equity cap in investment, and I also plan large-scale deregulation to meet global standards. — Lee Myung-bak
Among them, there were Muslims, Christians, and Jews living together. But then violent organizations came, bringing with them many large groups of people from various… — Hassan Nasrallah
In large states public education will always be mediocre, for the same reason that in large kitchens the cooking is usually bad. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Women have no sympathy and my experience of women is almost as large as Europe. — Florence Nightingale
I intend to leave after my death a large fund for the promotion of the peace idea, but I am skeptical as to its results. — Alfred Nobel
Burning carbon-based substances like oil, gas, and especially coal, produces billions of tons of extra carbon dioxide each year. Methane gas from cows and pigs… — Bill Nye
The destiny of the woman must be shaped to a large extent on her own conception of her spiritual imperative and her place in society. — Sandra Day O'Connor
Empowerment of individuals is a key part of what makes open source work, since in the end, innovations tend to come from small groups, not… — Tim O'Reilly
This is part of the complexity of grief: A piece of you recognizes it is an extreme state, an altered state, yet a large part… — Meghan O'Rourke
Often in gothic novels there's a large house, an estate, and it's symbolic of that culture. Usually it's sort of moldering or rotted or something,… — Joyce Carol Oates
One of the great strengths of the United States is... we have a very large Christian population - we do not consider ourselves a Christian… — Barack Obama
People define Christianity differently. I think a large portion of our population are Christians, they're not all growing in their faith, they're not all active,… — Joel Osteen
See, when you drive home today, you've got a big windshield on the front of your car. And you've got a little bitty rearview mirror.… — Joel Osteen
Common sense tells us that the government's attempts to solve large problems more often create new ones. Common sense also tells us that a top-down,… — Sarah Palin
I've never particularly liked travelling with large groups or being told where to go by somebody else. I prefer to find out for myself. — Michael Palin
When oil and gas prices went up dramatically and filled up the state treasury, I sent a large share of that revenue back where it… — Sarah Palin
By and large, I've been healthy all my life. — Bill Parcells
I have a lot of responsibilities outside myself. I have a large family. I want to know I can always be helpful. — Sarah Jessica Parker
The hypothesis may be put forward, to be tested by the s subsequent investigation, that this development has been in large part a matter of… — Talcott Parsons
Corruption is the enemy of development, and of good governance. It must be got rid of. Both the government and the people at large must… — Pratibha Patil
Success depends in a very large measure upon individual initiative and exertion, and cannot be achieved except by a dint of hard work. — Anna Pavlova
The major studios are by and large banks, and they give you what is by and large a loan to make a movie. Like banks,… — Sean Penn
Moral habits, induced by public practices, are far quicker in making their way into men's private lives, than the failings and faults of individuals are… — Plutarch

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