Rebecca MacKinnon Quotes

While sanctions against Iran and Syria are intended to constrain those countries' governments, they have had the unfortunate side effect of constraining activists' access to free online software and services used widely across the Middle East, including browsers, online chat applications, and online storage services.

Rebecca MacKinnon

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FreeSoftwareStorageSideMiddle

I never saw my grandfather because he had died before I was born, but I have good memories of my grandmother and of how she could play the piano at the old house.

John Forbes Nash, Jr.

GoodMemoriesHouseBornPlayNever

I'm a class mongrel.

Melvyn Bragg

ClassMongrel

I would say Politically Incorrect is my favourite right now.

Megan Gallagher

NowSayRightPolitically Incorrect

From the beginning, there have been some religious leaders who greeted the funding of faith-based social services by government with ambivalence.

Tony Campolo

BeginningGovernmentSocialBeenWho

It's really hard to chase a lofty dream.

Brett Young

DreamHardChaseLoftyReally

I was a fan of Lance Armstrong, and I remember watching him win the Worlds in '93 in Oslo.

Bradley Wiggins

WinRememberWatchingHimFanOslo

Of course, the slightest little mistake on the wire will deprive me of my life, so in that sense, yes, it is a dangerous profession. You have to pay attention; if not, you will lose your life.

Philippe Petit

LifeMistakeMeMy LifeAttention

If I knew I could never come back to Ireland, to England, I think I'd fall off the tree.

Pierce Brosnan

TreeThinkFallBackNeverOff

Everything in a novel has to be intentional, even the things that aren't.

Scott Spencer

IntentionalEverythingThingsEven

Unlike the Reagan and Bush Administrations, with but one exception, the Clinton administration failed to reach out to Republicans in creating a new team, and eventually paid a political price.

Richard V. Allen

TeamReachPoliticalCreatingNew

Well, right now we're so busy that I kind of had to put all the hobbies on hold. But I like going camping with my kids. I have two daughters; they're 7 and 10 years old.

Mark Kelly

BusyNowKindOldRightHobbies

I'm pretty disappointed in Sony Pictures' decision to pull 'The Interview' under pressure from North Korea.

Mark Kirk

DecisionPressurePicturesInterview

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