Jurgen Habermas Quotes

If the September 11 terror attack is supposed to constitute a caesura in world history, it must be able to stand comparison to other events of world historical impact.

Jurgen Habermas

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Our flag honors those who have fought to protect it, and is a reminder of the sacrifice of our nation's founders and heroes. As the ultimate icon of America's storied history, the Stars and Stripes represents the very best of this nation.

Joe Barton

StarsHistoryBestPatriotismHeroes

I can't write without a reader. It's precisely like a kiss - you can't do it alone.

John Cheever

AloneKissYouWriteWithoutLike

For the last 4 years, our Federal Government has produced the four biggest deficits in history, and the estimated 2006 deficit of $423 billion is projected to be the largest of all.

Melissa Bean

HistoryGovernmentYearsLastFour

Some writers sit down every day for two or three hours, at least, to write, whether they are in the mood or not. Others wait for inspiration.

Robert Hilburn

DayWaitEvery DayDownThreeMood

I think each negotiation should be based on what's the best decision - taking everything into account, not taking one thing into account.

Tony La Russa

DecisionBestThinkNegotiation

I made this record in the late '80s called 'Diamonds and Dirt,' and it was a big hit. It had five No. 1's, and it was my commercial peak, really.

Rodney Crowell

DiamondsLateDirtBigPeakMade

By a considerable margin, my family's largest-ever financial expenditure was the adoption of our two sons.

Rumaan Alam

FamilyFinancialTwoSonsMargin

What I love about Vegas is that we have the mountains and the Strip. There is always something to do.

Jon Taffer

LoveMountainsVegasAlwaysStrip

Reputation is fine but you have to keep justifying it. In a sense, it makes it harder because people's expectations of you are higher. So, you have to fulfill those expectations. Or, try to exceed those expectations. But, it becomes more difficult as time goes on.

Derek Jacobi

TimePeopleReputationExpectations

As a child growing up in refugee camps, life taught me that many things were impossible. My older sister, Claire, taught me otherwise when her strength and resilience made the impossible possible in the way she worked, behaved, and took control of our lives.

Clemantine Wamariya

LifeStrengthChildSisterControl

The talent for being happy is appreciating and liking what you have, instead of what you don't have.

Woody Allen

TalentHappyYouBeing HappyBeing

When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is nothing more to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader.

Plato

FearLeaderWarPeopleNothingMore

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