Madame Roland Quotes
It is for the wise people who delight in humanity, praise justice, despise their flatterers, and respect the truth.
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The truth doesn't hurt unless it ought to.
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In many parts of the world, more people have access to a mobile device than to a toilet or running water.
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You cannot blame the mismanagement of the economy or the fact that we have not invested adequately in education in order to give our people the knowledge, the skills and the technology that they need in order to be able to use the resources that Africa has to gain wealth.
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People always say I'm a legend, but I'm not. Not until I've defended my Olympic titles. That's when I've decided I'll be a legend.
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But black people fall for that same argument, and they go around talking about law breakers. We did not make the laws in this country. We are neither morally nor legally confined to those laws. Those laws that keep them up, keep us down.
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The way I'm portrayed on the Internet is partly my doing, but it's partly the people that are presenting it so, you know, people come to know this strange version of a human. It can be pretty weird because people think I'm digging through dumpsters and smell like crap all the time.
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During a game, it comes down to your mind - the pressure. There are loads of other aspects, too. Many people say taking penalties is easy, but when you're stood over one, that's not the case. It's in no way easy. The goal really does become a lot smaller.
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Whether it is Obamacare, the stimulus, Wall Street bailouts, the food safety bill - on vote after vote, Bill Nelson has chosen to side with Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, and President Obama over the people of Florida.
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I do know that you have to choose between the logic of reconciliation and the logic of justice. Pure justice leads to new civil war. I prefer the negotiable revolution.
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For a lot of people, Superman is and has always been America's hero. He stands for what we believe is the best within us: limitless strength tempered by compassion, that can bear adversity and emerge stronger on the other side. He stands for what we all feel we would like to be able to stand for, when standing is hardest.
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You can think what you like of Madonna - about her political choices and her PR - but you have to respect her courage not to let the critics stop her exploring her potential.
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The man who can keep a secret may be wise, but he is not half as wise as the man with no secrets to keep.
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Affliction comes to us, not to make us sad but sober; not to make us sorry but wise.
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After people have repeated a phrase a great number of times, they begin to realize it has meaning and may even be true.
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Being a mom makes you far more compassionate. You have more empathy for people, more love. I was always taught to say thank you, and I'm very grateful. And my kids have that quality, too.
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It's such a joy to talk to a roomful of people who have read my novel and are eager to talk about it.
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People have to learn who they are - you can't have somebody else telling you who you are.
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Everybody either hates or loves John Cena; there's no medium. I feel like that I've accomplished something when I get people to cheer for John Cena. I feel like I've done something.
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The problem of our age is the proper administration of wealth, so that the ties of brotherhood may still bind together the rich and poor in harmonious relationship.
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I cannot always control what goes on outside. But I can always control what goes on inside.
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'What are you - some kind of addict? Is this where you come to...'
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Do you know that conversation is one of the greatest pleasures in life? But it wants leisure.
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It's good to aggravate people a little. It makes them pay attention.
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It is for the wise people who delight in humanity, praise justice, despise their flatterers, and respect the truth.