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After its defeat in the Second World War, Japan, unlike Germany, failed to show true contrition or give a fulsome apology, though it showered its neighbours, including China, with generous economic assistance. Only in 1995 did it finally offer an apology, but this was of the most limited and formulaic kind.

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I didn't know that I'd like it this much, coaching both boys and coming out all the time and seeing how excited they are to play hockey. It reminds you of when you were that age and you wanted to be out on the ice.

Joe Sakic

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A lot of people have been quite surprised with the stuff that I'm doing on my own, which shocks me because I've always known what I wanted to do. But people have only seen me with the Spice Girls, so I suppose it's not that surprising.

Melanie Chisholm

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Trump was our last shot. I kind of thought it was Romney, and then lo and behold, like a miracle, Trump comes along. I still believe in Trumpism. I have no regrets for ferociously supporting him. What choice did we have?

Ann Coulter

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Having been through breakups when you get back with the person thinking it's going to work the second time - it never does.

Jeff Baena

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It's a very wonderful yet difficult thing to be given a lot of really good opportunities and the world is at your fingertips.

Troian Bellisario

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I am very happy to help share the great treasure trove of Japanese content with the western world.

Masi Oka

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My whole life has been movies and religion. That's it. Nothing else.

Martin Scorsese

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The reason I take Rush Limbaugh seriously is not because he's offensive or right-wing, but because he is one of the few people addressing a large group of disaffected people in this country. And despite his frequent denials, Limbaugh does indeed have a somewhat cult-like effect on his ditto heads.

Molly Ivins

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People get successful and they start saying, 'Well of course I am! I was chosen! I'm special!' No, you're not.

Louis C. K.

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The hockey I was raised on, the hockey I understand, the hockey that my dad taught me about when I was a boy was intrinsically connected with fighting. I grew up in a house where we revered tough guys.

Jay Baruchel

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Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own.

Jonathan Swift

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I've been a cook all my life, but I am still learning to be a good chef. I'm always learning new techniques and improving beyond my own knowledge because there is always something new to learn and new horizons to discover.

Jose Andres

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