Anthony Marra Quotes

Chechnya forms the bookends to Tolstoy's career. He began writing his first novel, 'Childhood,' while in Starogladovskaya in Northern Chechnya, and his final novel, 'Hadji Murad,' is set in the Russo-Chechen War of the 19th century.

Anthony Marra

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Education, particularly higher education, will take Africa into the mainstream of globalization.

John Agyekum Kufuor

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Divorce is contagious. That's right - when you have a close couple friend split up, it increases your chances of getting a divorce by 75 percent.

Jenna McCarthy

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If you went and found my draft bio, I wasn't supposed to play left tackle, and I sure as hell wasn't supposed to play it for 12 years.

Andrew Whitworth

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Our journey in going beyond our home planet is a human endeavor, and in the greatest tradition of exploration, past, present, and future spacefarers will continue to be enduring catalysts for inspiration in our quest to unravel the mysteries of the universe.

John M. Grunsfeld

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The Christians tried to separate themselves from the Jewish crowd so they wouldn't be the recipients of the persecution of the Romans. And the way they did it was to say, the Jews killed our hero too. And so Christians began to define themselves over against the orthodox party of the Jews as a way of surviving against the Roman onslaught.

John Shelby Spong

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In the dream state, the only essential difference from waking is the relative absence of sensory input, which makes dreaming a special case of perception without sensory input.

Stephen LaBerge

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If you start to hesitate with your game, if you start to not go completely with your plan, then it's tough to play your best tennis.

Stan Wawrinka

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People are intrigued but also scared about things that are uneasy.

Julia Garner

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There are many commentators who have said the wrong thing before. That's part of the business.

Donovan Bailey

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I need eclectic people in my life.

Chris Terrio

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Sanders insists the party adopt 'the most progressive platform ever passed' at its Philadelphia convention. Since when does the runner-up get to dictate the platform?

William M. Daley

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I'm a creative person, and I've got a lot of ideas. People probably thought that my mentality was quick fame because I made 'Rack City' and it blew up fast, but I have over 1,000 songs recorded.

Tyga

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