John C. Calhoun Quotes

Of the two, I considered it more important to avoid a war with England about Oregon than a war with Mexico, important as I thought it was to avoid that.

John C. Calhoun

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: statesman
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 18, 1782 - March 31, 1850

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You try to be moody when you're young and it had a good ring to it.

Jim Capaldi

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I have a very realistic image of what marriage should be. It takes effort, but it shouldn't be the hardest thing that you do.

Joanna Garcia

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My mother always helped me because she was kind of a research fanatic. When she would write a screenplay, there would be so much research all over the walls. And so when I started working as an actress, I would do the same thing. She instilled in me a love of taking everything very seriously. It didn't matter what it was.

Jennifer Jason Leigh

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It wasn't conscious, but I guess that one book is the reaction to the other. The first is so imprisoned in a male point-of-view, and the second is a point-of-view that can go anywhere it wants.

Jeffrey Eugenides

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'Bram and Alice' is the best show I've done so far, and it only aired three times.

Traylor Howard

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For insurance solvency, ongoing plan participation is vital.

Ron Williams

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I just hate talking about myself.

Miuccia Prada

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Taro will continue to exist as an independent company.

Dilip Shanghvi

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If you have a good self-esteem, you can be generous, you can give back and you can be productive in the world.

Deborra-Lee Furness

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I did an episode of The Profiler. I actually worked on the last episode of Murphy Brown.

Alice Barrett

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African countries lose billions every year because of tax dodging by big corporations and wealthy individuals. They lose billions more from overly generous tax incentives in a misguided belief that this is the only way to attract foreign investment.

Winnie Byanyima

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I started doing karate at four, my parents were karatekas. I stopped when I was 17 and went to Julliard and had a lot of stage combat there.

Lynn Collins

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