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"I once told Nixon that the Presidency is like being a jackass caught in a hail storm. You've got to just stand there and take it."

"I once told Nixon that the Presidency is like being a jackass caught in a hail storm. You've got to just stand there and take it."

Lyndon B. Johnson, American President

Being, Nixon, Presidency

587

"Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry is own weight, this is a frightening prospect."

"Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry is own weight, this is a frightening prospect."

Eleanor Roosevelt, American First Lady

Being, Freedom, Responsibility, Want

307

"Four years ago in speaking of a Jewish nation one ran the risk of being regarded ridiculous. Today he makes himself ridiculous who denies the existence of a Jewish nation."

"Four years ago in speaking of a Jewish nation one ran the risk of being regarded ridiculous. Today he makes himself ridiculous who denies the existence of a Jewish nation."

Theodor Herzl, Hungarian Journalist

Being, Existence, Nation, Risk

233

"Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty."

"Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty."

Mother Teresa, Albanian Leader

Being, Feeling, Loneliness, Poverty

232

"What kind of world is this that can send machines to Mars and does nothing to stop the killing of a human being?"

"What kind of world is this that can send machines to Mars and does nothing to stop the killing of a human being?"

Jose Saramago, Portuguese Writer

Being, Killing, Machines, Nothing

229

"Being a lawyer in New York sucks because you're working eighty, sometimes a hundred hours a week."

"Being a lawyer in New York sucks because you're working eighty, sometimes a hundred hours a week."

David Steinberg, Canadian Comedian

228

"We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own homes to remedy this kind of poverty."

"We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own homes to remedy this kind of poverty."

Mother Teresa, Albanian Leader

224

"The obvious issue is providing clean drinking water and sanitation to every single human being on earth at the cost of little more than one year of the Kyoto treaty."

"The obvious issue is providing clean drinking water and sanitation to every single human being on earth at the cost of little more than one year of the Kyoto treaty."

Bjorn Lomborg, Danish Scientist

Being, Drinking, Earth, Obvious

220

"For us, holding on to religious rules, and following them, and refraining from what's forbidden, and being diligent with our duties, what do we call that? That's what we call freedom."

"For us, holding on to religious rules, and following them, and refraining from what's forbidden, and being diligent with our duties, what do we call that? That's what we call freedom."

Muqtada al Sadr, Iraqi Clergyman

Being, Forbidden, Freedom, Religious

219

"Imitation is the highest form of flattery, but clones kind of get it wrong because we are promoting individuality and being proud of being yourself."

"Imitation is the highest form of flattery, but clones kind of get it wrong because we are promoting individuality and being proud of being yourself."

Brian Molko, Belgian Musician

Being, Flattery, Imitation, Individuality

213

"Merely by describing yourself as black you have started on a road towards emancipation, you have committed yourself to fight against all forces that seek to use your blackness as a stamp that marks you out as a subservient being."

"Merely by describing yourself as black you have started on a road towards emancipation, you have committed yourself to fight against all forces that seek to use your blackness as a stamp that marks you out as a subservient being."

Steven Biko, South African Activist

Being, Fight, Road

212

"I think for a lot of so-called post-colonial peoples, there's a feeling of not being quite legitimate, of not being pure enough."

"I think for a lot of so-called post-colonial peoples, there's a feeling of not being quite legitimate, of not being pure enough."

Jessica Hagedorn, Filipino Writer

Being, Feeling, Post

206

"Today the fate of humankind is even more crucially linked than ever before. The boundaries between the problems of "others" and "our" problems are being increasingly erased."

"Today the fate of humankind is even more crucially linked than ever before. The boundaries between the problems of "others" and "our" problems are being increasingly erased."

Janez Drnovsek, Slovenian Statesman

Being, Fate, Problems, Today

205

"I don't know what issues concerning identity have helped contemporary fiction evolve to what it is now. All I know is that the range of voices that are being heard and published is a lot more diverse than when I was coming up."

"I don't know what issues concerning identity have helped contemporary fiction evolve to what it is now. All I know is that the range of voices that are being heard and published is a lot more diverse than when I was coming up."

Jessica Hagedorn, Filipino Writer

Being, Fiction, Identity, Now

203

"Everything being a constant carnival, there is no carnival left."

"Everything being a constant carnival, there is no carnival left."

Victor Hugo, French Author

Being, Carnival

203

"This evolution may compromise Java's claim of being simpler than C++, but my guess is that the effort will make Java a better language than it is today."

"This evolution may compromise Java's claim of being simpler than C++, but my guess is that the effort will make Java a better language than it is today."

Bjarne Stroustrup, Danish Scientist

Being, Compromise, Effort, Evolution

199

"Now being upon the haunches (as he necessarily must be in this case) is it impossible but he must be light in hand, because no horse can be rightly upon his haunches without being so."

"Now being upon the haunches (as he necessarily must be in this case) is it impossible but he must be light in hand, because no horse can be rightly upon his haunches without being so."

William Cavendish, British Civil Servant

Being, Light, Now

199

"There is a noble manner of being poor, and who does not know it will never be rich."

"There is a noble manner of being poor, and who does not know it will never be rich."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Being, Poor, Will

193

"What Bill Clinton did to us was cruel. The White House gave my attorneys indications that there was a good chance for my clemency to be granted. I had to prepare myself for being released because there was no sign that my petition would be denied."

"What Bill Clinton did to us was cruel. The White House gave my attorneys indications that there was a good chance for my clemency to be granted. I had to prepare myself for being released because there was no sign that my petition would be denied."

Leonard Peltier, Ojibwa Activist

192

"Being so honest in my writing is cathartic."

"Being so honest in my writing is cathartic."

Brian Molko, Belgian Musician

190

"I am confident that I can serve my country without being involved as the president of the country now."

"I am confident that I can serve my country without being involved as the president of the country now."

Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Haitian Statesman

Being, Country, Now, President

187

"A true portrait should, today and a hundred years from today, the Testimony of how this person looked and what kind of human being he was."

"A true portrait should, today and a hundred years from today, the Testimony of how this person looked and what kind of human being he was."

Philippe Halsman, Latvian Photographer

Being, Today, Years

187

"That's what I've been always saying, that I was always using the mixed doubles especially to improve my net game and being able to return a guy's serve, 'cause then when you play someone like Serena, you are little bit more prepared for that."

"That's what I've been always saying, that I was always using the mixed doubles especially to improve my net game and being able to return a guy's serve, 'cause then when you play someone like Serena, you are little bit more prepared for that."

Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakian Athlete

Being, Play, Saying

186

"'Born this Way' is about being yourself, and loving who you are and being proud."

"'Born this Way' is about being yourself, and loving who you are and being proud."

Lady Gaga, American Musician

183

"The elephants were being slaughtered in masses. Some were even killed in the vicinity of big tourist hotels."

"The elephants were being slaughtered in masses. Some were even killed in the vicinity of big tourist hotels."

Richard Leakey, Kenyan Environmentalist

181

"It is possible to see the intermediate state between lives as being in a way more important than incarnate existence."

"It is possible to see the intermediate state between lives as being in a way more important than incarnate existence."

Stanislav Grof, Czechoslovakian Psychologist

Being, Existence, State

179

"Being unwanted, unloved, uncared for, forgotten by everybody, I think that is a much greater hunger, a much greater poverty than the person who has nothing to eat."

"Being unwanted, unloved, uncared for, forgotten by everybody, I think that is a much greater hunger, a much greater poverty than the person who has nothing to eat."

Mother Teresa, Albanian Leader

Being, Hunger, Nothing, Poverty

178

"I can't go back and label myself as an outcast because I was a pretty well-adjusted kid, but I can certainly relate to the feeling of being an outsider."

"I can't go back and label myself as an outcast because I was a pretty well-adjusted kid, but I can certainly relate to the feeling of being an outsider."

Lasse Hallstrom, Swedish Director

Being, Feeling, Pretty

176

"There is nothing like being left alone again, to walk peacefully with oneself in the woods. To boil one's coffee and fill one's pipe, and to think idly and slowly as one does it."

"There is nothing like being left alone again, to walk peacefully with oneself in the woods. To boil one's coffee and fill one's pipe, and to think idly and slowly as one does it."

Knut Hamsun, Norwegian Author

Being, Coffee, Nothing

175

"Now, the entire world community recognizes Georgia. We are members of the United Nations and the Council of Europe. Everything is being prepared so that we will soon enter the European Union."

"Now, the entire world community recognizes Georgia. We are members of the United Nations and the Council of Europe. Everything is being prepared so that we will soon enter the European Union."

Eduard Shevardnadze, Georgian Politician

Being, Community, Europe, Nations

175

"Discoveries made during the last hundred years have shown that liberalism is the best system to improve a country's well being."

"Discoveries made during the last hundred years have shown that liberalism is the best system to improve a country's well being."

Marc Forne Molne, Andorran Politician

Being, Country, Liberalism, Years

173

"The United Nations, whose membership comprises almost all the states in the world, is founded on the principle of the equal worth of every human being."

"The United Nations, whose membership comprises almost all the states in the world, is founded on the principle of the equal worth of every human being."

Kofi Annan, Ghanaian Statesman

Being, Nations, States, United

173

"I try and do films I know I'm going to enjoy watching as well as being in."

"I try and do films I know I'm going to enjoy watching as well as being in."

Dougray Scott, Scottish Actor

172

"Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility. The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation."

"Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility. The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation."

Saint Augustine, Algerian Saint

Being, Desire, First, Humility

171

"I don't mind being a permanent nightmare for the United States."

"I don't mind being a permanent nightmare for the United States."

Evo Morales, Bolivian Statesman

Being, Mind, States, United

169

"The biggest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling of being unwanted."

"The biggest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling of being unwanted."

Mother Teresa, Albanian Leader

Being, Disease, Feeling, Today

168

"I think daily that the country's future is being thrown to the wind."

"I think daily that the country's future is being thrown to the wind."

Edwidge Danticat, Haitian Author

Being, Country, Future, Wind

167

"The most terrible poverty is loneliness and the feeling of being unloved."

"The most terrible poverty is loneliness and the feeling of being unloved."

Mother Teresa, Albanian Leader

Being, Feeling, Loneliness, Poverty

155

"A close associate of his gave an interview in which the book was described as quotes 'fiction from being to end'. I suffered trial by tabloid for a couple of weeks, lots of insults in the press, in the columns - this man should be put in the tower and so on."

"A close associate of his gave an interview in which the book was described as quotes 'fiction from being to end'. I suffered trial by tabloid for a couple of weeks, lots of insults in the press, in the columns - this man should be put in the tower and so on."

Anthony Holden, British Journalist

Being, End, Insults, Man

151

"Of all our infirmities, the most savage is to despise our being."

"Of all our infirmities, the most savage is to despise our being."

Michel de Montaigne, French Philosopher

121

"That is the key of this collection, being yourself. Don't be into trends. Don't make fashion own you, but you decide what you are, what you want to express by the way you dress and the way to live."

"That is the key of this collection, being yourself. Don't be into trends. Don't make fashion own you, but you decide what you are, what you want to express by the way you dress and the way to live."

Gianni Versace, Italian Designer

Being, Dress, Fashion, Key

116

"You know, I grew up with brothers so I'm used to being the only girl."

"You know, I grew up with brothers so I'm used to being the only girl."

Kyra Sedgwick, American Actress

Being, Brothers

112

"Manuel Rosales is being unjustly persecuted. He won't return to Venezuela under these circumstances, because Peru will never expel him."

"Manuel Rosales is being unjustly persecuted. He won't return to Venezuela under these circumstances, because Peru will never expel him."

Javier Valle-Riestra, Peruvian Lawyer

Being, Circumstances, Will

109

"I tried being reasonable, I didn't like it."

"I tried being reasonable, I didn't like it."

Clint Eastwood, American Actor

107

"Be - don't try to become."

"Be - don't try to become."

Osho, Indian Philosopher

Being, Self-Discovery

107

"Instead of being taught independence, energy, and enterprise, our youth today is taught to look for security."

"Instead of being taught independence, energy, and enterprise, our youth today is taught to look for security."

B. Carroll Reece, American Politician

Being, Energy, Independence, Security

105

"I've always said that playing rugby in Spain is like being a bullfighter in Japan."

"I've always said that playing rugby in Spain is like being a bullfighter in Japan."

Javier Bardem, Spanish Actor

100

"He was very concerned about his children potentially being kidnapped or attached, and that's why they were covered up. When he went to Berlin zoo, there were 200 photographers."

"He was very concerned about his children potentially being kidnapped or attached, and that's why they were covered up. When he went to Berlin zoo, there were 200 photographers."

Martin Bashir, British Journalist

Being, Children

98

"Democracy was being saved from Communism by getting rid of democracy."

"Democracy was being saved from Communism by getting rid of democracy."

Juan Bosch, Dominican Republican Statesman

Being, Communism, Democracy, Dominicanrepublican

97

"Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone and solitude expresses the glory of being alone."

"Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone and solitude expresses the glory of being alone."

Paul Tillich, German Theologian

Being, Glory, Loneliness, Pain

97

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