Rebecca MacKinnon Quotes

If China someday gains a more fair, just, and accountable system of government, it will be due to the hard work and efforts of the Chinese people, not due to the inexorable workings of any particular technology.

Rebecca MacKinnon

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When something happens, I always check myself and know it's going to go away. So be prepared for it. This is a tough business for actors who are sensitive. If you try to hold on to things, you'll go crazy.

Jessica Chastain

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I never felt that I had the natural intellectual gifts that the people who graduate first in their class from Harvard Law had.

Megyn Kelly

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My sexuality is something I'm completely comfortable with and open about. There's a lot of prejudice toward us but the more people talk about it, the less of a big deal it will be. And that will be better for everyone.

Anna Paquin

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Right after college, after growing up in the United States, I moved to India, broadly telling the story of how an old and stagnant country was suddenly waking up. And I came home, back to America, in 2009 after telling that story and writing a book about that.

Anand Giridharadas

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The idea of cultural relativism is nothing but an excuse to violate human rights.

Shirin Ebadi

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I consider skateboarding an art form, a lifestyle and a sport. 'Action sport' would be the least offensive categorization.

Tony Hawk

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If people want to compare me to Danny DeVito, that's the biggest gift there is. I think Danny DeVito is fantastic.

Robin Lord Taylor

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The Democratic Party has been my party over 50 years, where I waged my battle to change America and change the world from its progressive wing.

Ron Dellums

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I eat chicken and rice, steak, and baked potato. That's it.

Ronnie Coleman

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I love some kind of pressure in the air. Some kind of weirdness in the crowd, good or bad. That's what we thrive on.

Mike McCready

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You have a winner and a loser and that doesn't bother me, I am man enough to accept that.

Michael Moorer

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During my training to become an airline captain, I had to learn how to navigate an airplane over long distances. Flights over huge oceans, crossing extensive deserts, and connecting continents need careful planning to ensure a safe arrival at the planned destination.

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

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