Barbara Kingsolver Quotes

I live in southern Appalachia, so I'm surrounded by people who work very hard for barely a living wage. It's particularly painful that people are working the farms their parents and grandparents worked but aren't living nearly as well.

Barbara Kingsolver

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I believe we have a responsibility, even if our job is to lead a nonprofit organization, as private citizens to be good citizens and to make our voices heard.

Jerry Falwell, Jr.

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Growing up, being watched from the outside... it's kind of very taxing and maybe I should just do some kind of manual labor-it might be more relaxing. But I can't, it's not in my nature.

Jennifer Connelly

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Being able to control a live crowd at the ESPYs, that's fun.

John Cena

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I believe we must protect Medicare's guaranteed benefit, and I will oppose any effort to dismantle Medicare and turn it into a voucher system.

Ann Kirkpatrick

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It was always about the story rather than the character.

Jean Dujardin

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You can filter certain stuff - it depends what artist you are - but you're never going to be true to yourself if you're worried about what other people think.

Stefflon Don

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Junior Dos Santos is one of the best heavyweight fighters of all time, and he has proven it by being a champion. That is something that I want to be in my career, and I understand to achieve that, I have to beat guys like him.

Stipe Miocic

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Socialcam shares Autodesk's mission of helping everybody imagine, design, and create a better world.

Michael Seibel

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I just - I come from a very little town where the militarization of the police force is a very real issue.

Jonathan Van Ness

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People who fundamentally disagree with you politically or socially are not bad people. I can't expect that other side to have compassion for me if I can't put myself in their shoes, too.

Jonathan Van Ness

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I still sing because I love the sound of applause, because it's who I am, and because I still can.

Brenda Lee

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We do a lot of great things, but it's a competitive league. A lot of great guys around us do the work and help us elevate our game, and that's what makes the NFL so special. We have a lot of competitive players who are the best in the world at what they do, and they all compete against each other.

Antonio Brown

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