Martin Jacques Quotes

There is a profound hypocrisy - and deep historical ignorance - when Europeans complain about the problems posed by the ethnic and religious minorities in their midst, for that is exactly what European colonial rule meant for peoples around the world.

Martin Jacques

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Well, I don't look back and celebrate. I just always worry about the next one.

Jerry Bruckheimer

CelebrateWorryLookBackAlways

I have lots of confidence in myself that I can fulfill my dreams and make the people of Philadelphia proud.

Joel Embiid

ConfidenceDreamsMyselfPeopleMake

I was too lazy to start a whole new story, so I just stuck a princess into the story I was working on... and The Princess Diaries was born!

Meg Cabot

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Use the energy that fear creates to focus the mind more intently on the present moment - where fear doesn't exist.

John Mackey

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The tax code is weighted toward the ultra-wealthy and ultra-wealthy corporations and has created an offshore aristocracy of people who can afford to hire an army of accountants and lawyers. This shifts the tax burden to small businesses, entrepreneurs, and others.

Jeff Fortenberry

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For me, when I go in to write a profile, and no ground rules are laid down, and I'm there to write an on-the-record profile and cover readings while in the room, then that means it's on the record.

Michael Hastings

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I can express myself.

Amy Winehouse

MyselfI CanExpress

I'm actually Cuban-born, born in 1956, the year Fidel Castro came into power, and my father moved my family to Miami a few years later when things were starting to look bad.

Steven Bauer

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Sadly, marriage has become a punchline in today's society. From referring to the wife as 'the old ball and chain' to nearly every poorly written sitcom that we watch, the message we're sending to today's generation is clear... Marriage = no fun.

Steven Crowder

MarriageTodayWifeFunSocietyOld

At 11, 12, I thought I was clumsy, ugly, a mess, an unappealing person, but I did have the gift of the gab. I had the school record at Haberdashers for consecutive detentions for simply speaking out of turn.

Simon Schama

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It is amazing to sing in front of a live audience. It is incredible. The energy is awesome.

Shraddha Kapoor

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Many of my 20- and 30-something peers struggle with student loan debt and high rent, and more than once, I've erupted in laughter at the idea that I will collect any Social Security in my Betty White years.

Mary Pilon

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