The United States condoned dictatorships in Latin America for much of the 20th century.
Carlos Fuentes
Recitation: by Male by Female
If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him.
John F. Kennedy
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We'll keep sending more and more conservatives to Washington, and we'll eventually get these bills passed. But don't be afraid to pass good, strong, conservative legislation.
John Fleming
GoodStrongWashingtonConservative
Dark books do appeal to kids because they have nice, sheltered lives - and they also appeal to children who are going through pretty hard times themselves.
Melissa de la Cruz
ChildrenDarkNiceHardHard Times
These people have served a longer sentence than some people who have committed murder.
Jeff Greenfield
PeopleSome PeopleWhoCommitted
People are goofy about the movie business, so you end up counting on friends you knew before you were successful. It is harder to make new friends because you are a little more cautious.
Michael Douglas
BusinessPeopleEndFriendsYouNew
Nothing manifests more persuasively the American contradiction than that the author of the Declaration of Independence, a slave owner, wrote an antislavery clause into the document - as if to compel himself to be better than he was - which then had to be edited out so the Southern states, including Thomas Jefferson's own, would sign it.
Steve Erickson
IndependenceBetterAmericanNothing
I turned down many chances to be on TV before 'Pop Idol' because I really wasn't interested in being famous. I didn't need it and didn't want it.
Simon Cowell
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The four of us enjoyed a most wonderful family atmosphere filled with love and reciprocal devotion. Both parents were highly cultured and instilled in us their high appreciation of intellectual pursuit. It was, however, a typical Victorian style of life, all decisions being taken by the head of the family, the husband and father.
Rita Levi-Montalcini
LifeFamilyLoveFatherStyle
When you're in a band that's so big when you're young, you kind of lose your identity a little bit. You just become part of the band. I just needed to get away from it.
Roger Andrew Taylor
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Audrey Hepburn was always so chic, simple, and beautiful.
Mary Helen Bowers
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The soul which has no fixed purpose in life is lost; to be everywhere, is to be nowhere.
Michel de Montaigne
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If you're president, it's often your court appointments that seal your legacy with a capital L.
Don Willett
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