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  • Boris Spassky Nowadays there is more dynamism in chess, modern players like to take the initiative. Usually they are poor defenders though.
    Boris Spassky
    Russian chess grandmaster (1937 - )
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  • Aaron Spelling Nowadays, people always say, how come he's doing such young shows? But they never mention The Mod Squad. I was very proud of that show. It's the first time an African-American guy kissed a white girl.
    Aaron Spelling
    American film and television (1923 - 2006)
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  • Ban Ki-moon Nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation are not utopian ideals. They are critical to global peace and security.
    Ban Ki-moon
    South Korean politician and diplomat (1944 - )
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  • Bill Dedman Nuclear power plants built in the areas usually thought of as earthquake zones, such as the California coastline, have a surprisingly low risk of damage from those earthquakes. Why? They built anticipating a major quake.
    Bill Dedman
    American journalist (1960 - )
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  • Ban Ki-moon Nuclear tests poison the environment - and they also poison the political climate. They breed mistrust, isolation and fear.
    Ban Ki-moon
    South Korean politician and diplomat (1944 - )
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  • Brandi Chastain Number one, it was a chance to thank my parents, because they passed away a couple of years ago. They gave me so much by giving me the opportunity to play soccer, and I wanted to share the story we had together.
    Brandi Chastain
    American soccer player (1968 - )
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  • Jonathan Swift O Grub Street! how do I bemoan thee, whose graceless children scorn to own thee! . Yet thou hast greater cause to be ashamed of them, than they of thee.
    Jonathan Swift
    English writer (1667 - 1745)
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  • Bob Beauprez Obama made his no-new-taxes pledge over and over again four years ago as he campaigned. Not only has he repeatedly and blatantly violated it, but his policies have relentlessly assaulted poor and middle-income family budgets.
    Bob Beauprez
    American politician and member (1948 - )
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  • Bill Gross Obama/Romney, Romney/Obama - the most important election of our lifetime? Fact is they're all the same - bought and paid for with the same money. Ours is a country of the SuperPAC, by the SuperPAC, and for the SuperPAC.
    Bill Gross
    American investor, fund manager, and philanthropist (1944 - )
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  • Peter F. Drucker Objectives are not fate; they are direction. They are not commands; they are commitments. They do not determine the future; they are means to mobilize the resources and energies of the business for the making of the future.
    Peter F. Drucker
    American management consultant and writer (1909 - 2005)
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  • Andy Rooney Obscenities... I think a lot of dumb people do it because they can't think of what they want to say and they're frustrated. A lot of smart people do it to pretend they aren't very smart - want to be just one of the boys.
    Andy Rooney
    American radio and television writer (1919 - 2011)
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  • Bo Bice Obviously everybody knows that I'm an original songwriter and I got my band. And the guys in 'Sugar Money,' no matter what, are part of my family and they always got something to do with me, and I don't care if they just hang out with me.
    Bo Bice
    American singer and musician (1975 - )
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  • Bruce Babbitt Obviously I wouldn't have said that three or four years ago in the midst of it. But I really believe that. It's been a marvelous and important experience.
    Bruce Babbitt
    American attorney and politician (1938 - )
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  • Bobby Flay Obviously, the easiest recipes are the most successful when it comes to the home cook, because they're not intimidated by them. If I'm doing 'Boy Meets Grill,' and I do something very simple like grilled hamburgers or steaks or chicken, those are the most sought-after recipes.
    Bobby Flay
    American celebrity chef and restaurateur (1964 - )
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  • Charles Sawyer Of all the forces that make for a better world, none is so indispensable, none so powerful, as hope. Without hope men are only half alive. With hope they dream and think and work.
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  • Walter Benjamin Of all the ways of acquiring books, writing them oneself is regarded as the most praiseworthy method. Writers are really people who write books not because they are poor, but because they are dissatisfied with the books which they could buy but do not like.
    Walter Benjamin
    German philosopher (1892 - 1940)
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  • C. S. Lewis Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
    C. S. Lewis
    Irish novelist and poet (1898 - 1963)
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  • C. S. Lewis Of course God knew what would happen if they used their freedom the wrong way: apparently He thought it worth the risk.
    Source: Mere Christianity (1952)
    C. S. Lewis
    Irish novelist and poet (1898 - 1963)
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  • Joan Didion Of course great hotels have always been social ideas, flawless mirrors to the particular societies they service.
    Joan Didion
    American Essayist (1934 - 2021)
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  • Barbara Deming Of course it can be said of jails, too, that they try - by punishing the troublesome - to deter others. No doubt, in certain instances this deterrence actually works. But generally speaking it fails conspicuously.
    Barbara Deming
    American feminist and advocate (0 - 1984)
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