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"Governments never learn. Only people learn."
Milton Friedman
"Governments never learn. Only people learn."
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"Invariably, also a Palestinian state should live side by side with Israel within recognized and secure borders and the security and prosperity of the Palestinian people must be guaranteed."
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
"Invariably, also a Palestinian state should live side by side with Israel within recognized and secure borders and the security and prosperity of the Palestinian people must be guaranteed."
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"Serbia did not want to recognize our country in a peaceful way, so that is why they wanted to destroy us. All our efforts to find a peaceful solution were impossible. In order to save the people, NATO had to intervene."
Ibrahim Rugova
"Serbia did not want to recognize our country in a peaceful way, so that is why they wanted to destroy us. All our efforts to find a peaceful solution were impossible. In order to save the people, NATO had to intervene."
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"Unintelligent people always look for a scapegoat."
Ernest Bevin
"Unintelligent people always look for a scapegoat."
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"I am one of the most idiosyncratic people around."
Bjork
"I am one of the most idiosyncratic people around."
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"We believe that visa quotas should be lifted and people should visit anywhere they wish freely."
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
"We believe that visa quotas should be lifted and people should visit anywhere they wish freely."
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"All in all this is a difficult political struggle which will go on for years, in which our people won't die anymore; I'm not sure how much we will be able to win, but I'm certain that we won't loose anything that we have now."
Alija Izetbegovic
"All in all this is a difficult political struggle which will go on for years, in which our people won't die anymore; I'm not sure how much we will be able to win, but I'm certain that we won't loose anything that we have now."
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"We want all the Palestinians back in their homeland, and then there can be a fair referendum for people to choose the form of state they want. Whoever gets the majority can rule."
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
"We want all the Palestinians back in their homeland, and then there can be a fair referendum for people to choose the form of state they want. Whoever gets the majority can rule."
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"In many of the things that people do, they themselves are the centre of attention, but they inscribe some other name on their banner."
Abdolkarim Soroush
"In many of the things that people do, they themselves are the centre of attention, but they inscribe some other name on their banner."
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"It is an exaggeration to call the Hamas and Islamic Jihad announcement a military alliance. It is rather a message that our people are united in the face of Israeli aggression."
Ahmed Yassin
"It is an exaggeration to call the Hamas and Islamic Jihad announcement a military alliance. It is rather a message that our people are united in the face of Israeli aggression."
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"Sorry dude, but we're in a boxing match and you went against your word and tried to make me look weak and stupid in front of 17 million people. That's just not gonna happen."
Dustin Diamond
"Sorry dude, but we're in a boxing match and you went against your word and tried to make me look weak and stupid in front of 17 million people. That's just not gonna happen."
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"Most governments in Latin America have failed to recognize the rights of indigenous people and their right to their own traditional territories."
Bianca Jagger
"Most governments in Latin America have failed to recognize the rights of indigenous people and their right to their own traditional territories."
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"There is a frustration too, that at moments when there's not a coup, when there are not people in the streets, that the country disappears from people's consciousness."
Edwidge Danticat
"There is a frustration too, that at moments when there's not a coup, when there are not people in the streets, that the country disappears from people's consciousness."
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"Too many people use abortion as a form of birth control. And that's very wrong. I could never, ever have an abortion."
Brooke Shields
"Too many people use abortion as a form of birth control. And that's very wrong. I could never, ever have an abortion."
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"In all cases our stance will be determined by what serves the interests of the Palestinian people."
Ahmed Yassin
"In all cases our stance will be determined by what serves the interests of the Palestinian people."
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"I like to think I'm a listener, and I'm fascinated by observing people - I suppose you just lock that in."
Amanda Burton
"I like to think I'm a listener, and I'm fascinated by observing people - I suppose you just lock that in."
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"The only place where people in Manhattan walk for leisure is in the park."
Christo
"The only place where people in Manhattan walk for leisure is in the park."
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"I am elected by the people of Bucharest, not the dogs."
Traian Basescu
"I am elected by the people of Bucharest, not the dogs."
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"For me, there are no my people and strangers, no bad people and good people. All people are equal for me."
Viktor Yanukovych
"For me, there are no my people and strangers, no bad people and good people. All people are equal for me."
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"I am only a simple woman who lives to serve Peron and my people."
Evita Peron
"I am only a simple woman who lives to serve Peron and my people."
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"We don't have any bad memories of the people of the United States."
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
"We don't have any bad memories of the people of the United States."
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"Of course, most people remember that I received the first perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics competition."
Nadia Comaneci
"Of course, most people remember that I received the first perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics competition."
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"I think we are blind. Blind people who can see, but do not see."
Jose Saramago
"I think we are blind. Blind people who can see, but do not see."
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"When we began filming, these people had legs, but as we were filming, they had been injured and they were brought to the hospital to have their legs amputated, and that's where we found them and asked them to come and be part of the film."
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
"When we began filming, these people had legs, but as we were filming, they had been injured and they were brought to the hospital to have their legs amputated, and that's where we found them and asked them to come and be part of the film."
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"As opposed to touring for three years and then going into the studio and writing an album, I think this record is representative of a lot of everyday people."
Nuno Bettencourt
"As opposed to touring for three years and then going into the studio and writing an album, I think this record is representative of a lot of everyday people."
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"I have this problem with violence. I've only done one movie in almost 20 years where I killed people. It's called Perdita Durango. It's a Spanish movie. I'm very proud of the movie, but I felt weird doing that."
Javier Bardem
"I have this problem with violence. I've only done one movie in almost 20 years where I killed people. It's called Perdita Durango. It's a Spanish movie. I'm very proud of the movie, but I felt weird doing that."
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"I hire people brighter than me and then I get out of their way."
Lee Iacocca
"I hire people brighter than me and then I get out of their way."
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"The attacks inside Israel are operations we carry out in response to Israeli crimes against our people."
Ahmed Yassin
"The attacks inside Israel are operations we carry out in response to Israeli crimes against our people."
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"Well, as you've said, we cannot expect the people of China not to want to progress, so if you have an opportunity to progress, to develop your economy to a world class economy, it's an aspiration that is natural and that, I welcome."
Sellapan Ramanathan
"Well, as you've said, we cannot expect the people of China not to want to progress, so if you have an opportunity to progress, to develop your economy to a world class economy, it's an aspiration that is natural and that, I welcome."
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"Teaching is a good distraction, and I am in contact with young people, which is very gratifying."
Manuel Puig
"Teaching is a good distraction, and I am in contact with young people, which is very gratifying."
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"In terms of the idea of long-term occupation - I have been reading a little bit more about this period - and you can see in that occupation are many lessons for the current occupation of Iraq. So we have these connections that go way back that people aren't aware of."
Edwidge Danticat
"In terms of the idea of long-term occupation - I have been reading a little bit more about this period - and you can see in that occupation are many lessons for the current occupation of Iraq. So we have these connections that go way back that people aren't aware of."
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"There is such a suspicion in today's world of people who do more than one thing, who aren't specialized."
Esa-Pekka Salonen
"There is such a suspicion in today's world of people who do more than one thing, who aren't specialized."
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"I never felt that the naming issue was all that important, but I was obviously wrong, judging by how many people felt. I tell people to call it just plain Linux and nothing more."
Linus Torvalds
"I never felt that the naming issue was all that important, but I was obviously wrong, judging by how many people felt. I tell people to call it just plain Linux and nothing more."
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"To the people here, we are outsiders. Foreigners."
Roberto Clemente
"To the people here, we are outsiders. Foreigners."
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"Our votes must go together with our guns. After all, any vote we shall have, shall have been the product of the gun. The gun which produces the vote should remain its security officer - its guarantor. The people's votes and the people's guns are always inseparable twins."
Robert Mugabe
"Our votes must go together with our guns. After all, any vote we shall have, shall have been the product of the gun. The gun which produces the vote should remain its security officer - its guarantor. The people's votes and the people's guns are always inseparable twins."
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"I don't have any formula for ousting a dictator or building democracy. All I can suggest is to forget about yourself and just think of your people. It's always the people who make things happen."
Corazon Aquino
"I don't have any formula for ousting a dictator or building democracy. All I can suggest is to forget about yourself and just think of your people. It's always the people who make things happen."
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"People enjoy the interaction on the Internet, and the feeling of belonging to a group that does something interesting: that's how some software projects are born."
Linus Torvalds
"People enjoy the interaction on the Internet, and the feeling of belonging to a group that does something interesting: that's how some software projects are born."
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"When I was there, something clicked in my head; I found myself interviewing people, searching out facts and figures. Later on I became much more self-conscious of what I was doing."
Joe Sacco
"When I was there, something clicked in my head; I found myself interviewing people, searching out facts and figures. Later on I became much more self-conscious of what I was doing."
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"The Kurdish people welcome the no-fly zone protection, contrary to the Iraqi regime that is against it."
Jalal Talabani
"The Kurdish people welcome the no-fly zone protection, contrary to the Iraqi regime that is against it."
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"I do not wish a foreign army to spill the blood of my people."
Bao Dai
"I do not wish a foreign army to spill the blood of my people."
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"You, the foreign media, have been the companion of my people in its long and painful journey to freedom."
Corazon Aquino
"You, the foreign media, have been the companion of my people in its long and painful journey to freedom."
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"Don't let people treat you like you're stupid. If it sounds too good to be true, it is."
Sinbad
"Don't let people treat you like you're stupid. If it sounds too good to be true, it is."
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"It makes you realise that people are the same wherever you go."
Nicholas Lea
"It makes you realise that people are the same wherever you go."
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"The only solutions that are ever worth anything are the solutions that people find themselves."
Satyajit Ray
"The only solutions that are ever worth anything are the solutions that people find themselves."
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"I've always swung the same way. The difference is when I swing and miss, people say, 'He's swinging for the fences.' But when I swing and make contact people say, 'That's a nice swing.' But there's no difference, it's the same swing."
Sammy Sosa
"I've always swung the same way. The difference is when I swing and miss, people say, 'He's swinging for the fences.' But when I swing and make contact people say, 'That's a nice swing.' But there's no difference, it's the same swing."
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"The Royal Festival Hall in London is nice; people hang out there. I think this inviting, non-exclusive character is very important."
Esa-Pekka Salonen
"The Royal Festival Hall in London is nice; people hang out there. I think this inviting, non-exclusive character is very important."
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"First of all, Arafat is wrong. Jerusalem is Israel's capital, will never be divided, and will remain the capital of the State of Israel, the capital of the Jewish people, for ever and ever."
Benjamin Netanyahu
"First of all, Arafat is wrong. Jerusalem is Israel's capital, will never be divided, and will remain the capital of the State of Israel, the capital of the Jewish people, for ever and ever."
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"So many people release albums before Christmas and they get lost in the Christmas rush."
Bonnie Tyler
"So many people release albums before Christmas and they get lost in the Christmas rush."
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"More than 820 million people in the world suffer from hunger; and 790 million of them live in the Third World."
Fidel Castro
"More than 820 million people in the world suffer from hunger; and 790 million of them live in the Third World."
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"I am the kind of writer that people think other people are reading."
V. S. Naipaul
"I am the kind of writer that people think other people are reading."
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