Ann Cotton Quotes

The prevailing view was that girls were outside of school because of the resistance of families to their education. But when I visited a local village, what everyone told me - the chiefs, the parents, the children - was that girls weren't in school because it was the boys that had a better chance of getting paid work in the future.

Ann Cotton

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Something happens to me when someone says, 'You can't.' I'm generally not very competitive; unless someone tells me I can't do something that should be done.

Jim DeMint

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America has lost the moral high ground with the rest of the world, and we have fewer allies as a result. President Bush and his administration have undermined the war on terror by using tactics outlawed by international treaty and condemned by even our closest friends.

John Olver

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You know, the Internets made us more aware of what people think about us.

Robert Smith

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I'm a huge, huge lover of weaponry, of Japanese martial arts movies.

Ann Nocenti

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I've been working at performing for five years now. I've been working in Australia and Spain and England. When I was only 15 or 16, 1 was performing in bars; I could have had legal problems, but it's also the only way to get to know what music is all about.

Andy Gibb

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I can open up any can of worms and get people upset.

Andy Kindler

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As president, Barack Obama has the potential to finally bring our country together to meet the enormous challenges ahead. This includes restoring economic prosperity, moving toward energy independence, delivering affordable health care for all, and implementing a responsible, effective foreign policy.

Amy Klobuchar

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My politics were really radical when I was younger, and then I moderated like everyone else does when they start having kids.

Steve Earle

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If you know where you stand, and your minus and plus points as a director or as a human being, you will never go wrong. You will always be successful.

Rohit Shetty

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We feel the value is in the land, not the improvements.

Mike Simpson

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I've always said my expectations are higher than what anyone else could put on me.

Mikaela Shiffrin

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There was a time, early on in my career, when it was very important for me to be liked by everyone. It meant that I was musically less honest with myself.

Joshua Bell

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