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  • Martin Luther King In this Revolution no plans have been written for retreat.
    Martin Luther King
    American preacher (1929 - 1968)
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  • Angela Davis In this society, dominated as it is by the profit-seeking ventures of monopoly corporations, health has been callously transformed into a commodity - a commodity that those with means are able to afford, but that is too often entirely beyond the reach of others.
    Angela Davis
    American political activist, philosopher, academic, and author (1944 - )
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  • A. E. van Vogt In those days I was new to covers; merely felt pleased that a story of mine had been honored. I later met Rogers who did some of my early covers and I was impressed with him.
    A. E. van Vogt
    Canadian-born science fiction author (1912 - 2000)
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  • Paul Harvey In times like these, it helps to recall that there have always been times like these.
    Paul Harvey
    American radio broadcaster (1918 - 2009)
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  • Theresa May In tough times, everyone has to take their share of the pain.
    Source:  (2005)
    Theresa May
    British politician (1956 - )
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  • Alice Munro In twenty years I've never had a day when I didn't have to think about someone else's needs. And this means the writing has to be fitted around it.
    Alice Munro
    Canadian short story writer (1931 - )
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  • Boris Pasternak In view of the meaning given to this honor in the community to which I belong, I should abstain from the undeserved prize that has been awarded to me. Do not meet my voluntary refusal with ill will.
    Boris Pasternak
    Russian writer (1890 - 1960)
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  • Winston Churchill In war as in life, it is often necessary when some cherished scheme has failed, to take up the best alternative open, and if so, it is folly not to work for it with all your might.
    Winston Churchill
    English statesman (1874 - 1965)
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  • C. L. R. James In World War II the hostility and the exasperation resulting from the statification of the economy and the strain of the war have been directed as much against the government as against private capital.
    C. L. R. James
    Trinidadian historian, journalist and socialist (1901 - 1989)
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  • Jean Paul In youth one has tears without grief, in old age grief without tears.
    Jean Paul
    German poet (ps. by Johann P.F. Richter) (1763 - 1825)
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  • George Robert Gissing In youth one marvels that man remains at so low a stage of civilisation, in later life one marvels that he has got so far.
    George Robert Gissing
    English writer (1857 - 1903)
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  • Haniel Long In youth the human body drew me and was the object of my secret and natural dreams. But body after body has taken away from me that sensual phosphorescence which my youth delighted in. Within me is no disturbing interplay now, but only the steady currents of adaptation and of sympathy.
    Haniel Long
    American writer, poet, journalist (1888 - 1956)
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  • Will Rogers Income tax has made more liars out of the American people than golf.
    Will Rogers
    American actor and humorist (1879 - 1935)
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  • Barney Frank Increasing inequality in income distribution in this country has broader policy implications, and there is also the growing problem of perverse incentives that result from executives receiving grossly disproportionate compensation based on decisions they themselves take.
    Barney Frank
    American politician (1940 - )
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  • Bobby Schilling Incumbent Congresswoman Bustos has proven during her time in Washington that she doesn't understand or feel the pain of middle class families. We need a true representative fighting for us in Washington, and incumbent Congresswoman Cheri Bustos has refused to act.
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  • Baba Kalyani India has the capability to create a fairly extensive defence manufacturing capability in many areas, and as a country and as an industry, we have matured in terms of technology and capability to make this happen.
    Baba Kalyani
    Indian businessman (1949 - )
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  • Salman Rushdie India’s problem turns out to be the world’s problem. What happened in India has happened in God’s name. The problem’s name is God.
    Salman Rushdie
    Engels writer (1947 - )
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  • Alfred Marshall Individual and national rights to wealth rest on the basis of civil and international law, or at least of custom that has the force of law.
    Alfred Marshall
    British economist (1842 - 1924)
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  • Alfred Marshall Individual and national rights to wealth rest on the basis of civil and international law, or at least of custom that has the force of law.
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  • Isaac Asimov Individual science fiction stories may seem as trivial as ever to the blinder critics and philosophers of today - but the core of science fiction, its essence has become crucial to our salvation if we are to be saved at all.
    Isaac Asimov
    American writer (1920 - 1992)
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