Joshua A. Norton Quotes

To Mr. Seward: It is my desire that, in case Maximillian will surrender, he be sent here a prisoner of war, but that in the event of his continuing the war, or refusing to surrender, then he be shot.

Joshua A. Norton

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No American soldier should be allowed to set foot on Iranian soil, regardless of the criticism we have of the Iranian government.

Shirin Ebadi

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People look at me like I should have been like Malcolm X or Martin Luther King or Rosa Parks. I should have seen life like that and stay out of trouble, and don't do this and don't do that. But it's hard to live up to some people's expectations.

Rodney King

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I'm a sensitive, sensitive person. Overly sensitive. Extremely emotional.

Mary Lambert

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How come trying to explode myths about Texas always winds up reinforcing them?

Molly Ivins

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Pavarotti's is the best male voice, and Joan Sutherland had a big voice but also acquired great coloratura notes.

Johnny Mathis

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As much as I like teaching and students, it's a kind of rigor, a discipline, that's against my body.

Derek Walcott

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The U.S. prison system, over all, disproportionately affects black and brown people, but people of color are overrepresented to a greater degree in private prisons.

Clint Smith

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Kauffman Fellows is not necessarily for people just entering the venture industry but for experienced VCs looking to accelerate their growth. The program is centered around established innovation leaders - if you are looking to grow and become a better investor, you should think about doing this program.

Brad Feld

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If we have a situation where a man is particularly graceful in a sport that rewards grace - say, for example, figure skating - why is it that we don't say to the man, 'Well, you're too feminine to compete?'... I don't understand why we don't find it offensive also to say to a women who's very strong, 'You're too masculine to compete.'

Alice Dreger

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I am not a photojournalist and certainly not used to the Jason Bourne type stuff that some photographers have to deal with.

Platon

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I registered Democrat because my parents did. They were, we were. There was no thinking behind it.

Susana Martinez

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I don't want to go back into politics - absolutely not.

Sebastian Coe

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