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"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

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"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

45

"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

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"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

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"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."

Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Roman Statesman

Being, Poor, Will

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"I'm a human being, I'm not a machine. I'm 72. I'm dyslexic."

"I'm a human being, I'm not a machine. I'm 72. I'm dyslexic."

Robert Blake, American Actor

35

"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

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"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

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"Well, on the one hand the Turks have the legitimate need to defend their national dignity - and this includes being recognized as a part of the west and Europe."

"Well, on the one hand the Turks have the legitimate need to defend their national dignity - and this includes being recognized as a part of the west and Europe."

Orhan Pamuk, Turkish Novelist

Being, Dignity, Europe

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"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

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"Don't bother about being modern. Unfortunately it is the one thing that, whatever you do, you cannot avoid."

"Don't bother about being modern. Unfortunately it is the one thing that, whatever you do, you cannot avoid."

Salvador Dali, Spanish Artist

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"'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

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"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

28

"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

28

"Being so honest in my writing is cathartic."

"Being so honest in my writing is cathartic."

Brian Molko, Belgian Musician

27

"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

27

"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

27

"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

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"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

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"On the other hand, for the whole human being who wills, feels, and represents, external reality is given simultaneously and with as much certitude as his own self."

"On the other hand, for the whole human being who wills, feels, and represents, external reality is given simultaneously and with as much certitude as his own self."

Wilhelm Dilthey, German Historian

Being, Reality, Self

25

"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

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"Being faithful in that which is another man's qualifies us to receive our own."

"Being faithful in that which is another man's qualifies us to receive our own."

Edwin Louis Cole, American Author

24

"A human being is not attaining his full heights until he is educated."

"A human being is not attaining his full heights until he is educated."

Horace Mann, American Educator

24

"Few scientists acquainted with the chemistry of biological systems at the molecular level can avoid being inspired."

"Few scientists acquainted with the chemistry of biological systems at the molecular level can avoid being inspired."

Donald Cram, American Scientist

Being, Scientists

24

"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

24

"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

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"The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are."

"The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are."

Joseph Campbell, American Author

Being, Privilege

24

"He who could have been a torch and stoops to being a pair of jaws is a deserter."

"He who could have been a torch and stoops to being a pair of jaws is a deserter."

Jose Marti, Cuban Activist

23

"Michael Taylor is not being executed for homicide. Michael Taylor is being executed for raping a white female."

"Michael Taylor is not being executed for homicide. Michael Taylor is being executed for raping a white female."

John Simon, American Critic

23

"Being a famous actress may give you a sense of being important, but believe me, it's just an illusion."

"Being a famous actress may give you a sense of being important, but believe me, it's just an illusion."

Juliette Binoche, French Actress

Being, Famous, Illusion, May

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"Dr. King is so inspiring, so impressive, so moving as a human being."

"Dr. King is so inspiring, so impressive, so moving as a human being."

Michael Bolton, American Musician

Being, Inspiring

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