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"People of all countries have the right to choose their own social system and road to development in the light of their national conditions and characteristics."

"People of all countries have the right to choose their own social system and road to development in the light of their national conditions and characteristics."

Li Peng, Chinese Public Servant

People, Development, Countries, Light

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"I've seen, not surprisingly, no action taken against those people, but here I am, an anarchist website, not even close to what that is, not even close to what else you can find on the Internet."

"I've seen, not surprisingly, no action taken against those people, but here I am, an anarchist website, not even close to what that is, not even close to what else you can find on the Internet."

Sherman Austin, American Activist

People, Action, Internet

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"But the fact is, most people are not going to be rich someday."

"But the fact is, most people are not going to be rich someday."

Roger Ebert, American Critic

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"In this cry of pain the inner consciousness of the people seems to lay itself bare for an instant, and to reveal the mood of beings who feel their isolation in the face of a universe that wars on them with winds and seas."

"In this cry of pain the inner consciousness of the people seems to lay itself bare for an instant, and to reveal the mood of beings who feel their isolation in the face of a universe that wars on them with winds and seas."

John Millington Synge, Irish Poet

People, Consciousness, Isolation, Pain

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"I believe it is important to speak to your readers in person... to enable people to have a whole picture of me; I have to both write and speak. I view my role as writer and also as oral communicator."

"I believe it is important to speak to your readers in person... to enable people to have a whole picture of me; I have to both write and speak. I view my role as writer and also as oral communicator."

Buchi Emecheta, Nigerian Novelist

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"Competition helps people figure it out."

"Competition helps people figure it out."

Brian McBride, American Athlete

People, Competition

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"The key to truly rebuilding our central city on a vital and sustainable foundation is people."

"The key to truly rebuilding our central city on a vital and sustainable foundation is people."

Alan Autry, American Actor

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"What would surprise a lot of people about me... I'm a gardener! I have a green thumb. I really like to get into the shrubs, the bushes, and really cultivate."

"What would surprise a lot of people about me... I'm a gardener! I have a green thumb. I really like to get into the shrubs, the bushes, and really cultivate."

Jeffrey Donovan, American Actor

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"The results of the two referenda demonstrate the majority view of the Taiwanese people."

"The results of the two referenda demonstrate the majority view of the Taiwanese people."

Chen Shui-bian, Chinese Statesman

People, Majority, Results

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"I enjoyed entertaining people since I was a little girl. There was nothing better than making people laugh. That, and the need to express myself in a safe environment."

"I enjoyed entertaining people since I was a little girl. There was nothing better than making people laugh. That, and the need to express myself in a safe environment."

Amy Weber, American Actress

People, Environment, Nothing

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"I think a lot of people in Washington are extremely suspicious of NASA."

"I think a lot of people in Washington are extremely suspicious of NASA."

Laurie Anderson, American Musician

People, Washington

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"It's easy to see the faults in people I know; it's hardest to see the good. Especially when the good isn't there."

"It's easy to see the faults in people I know; it's hardest to see the good. Especially when the good isn't there."

Will Cuppy, American Writer

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"Knowing how people will use something is essential."

"Knowing how people will use something is essential."

Donald Norman, American Scientist

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"When the first big paycheque with 'Dumb And Dumber' hit, I went: 'Gosh, I wonder if this will affect my performance. Will I do a take and think, was that worth $7 million?' But that never happened. If anything, it made me rebel against that thing when people who get rich start playing it safe."

"When the first big paycheque with 'Dumb And Dumber' hit, I went: 'Gosh, I wonder if this will affect my performance. Will I do a take and think, was that worth $7 million?' But that never happened. If anything, it made me rebel against that thing when people who get rich start playing it safe."

Jim Carrey, Canadian Comedian

People, Performance, First, Will

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"The great challenge working on this show for me is wearing polyester all day long and having the worst haircut known to man at the top of my head and sitting under fluorescent lights. That is America, people. Polyester, bad haircuts, under fluorescent lights."

"The great challenge working on this show for me is wearing polyester all day long and having the worst haircut known to man at the top of my head and sitting under fluorescent lights. That is America, people. Polyester, bad haircuts, under fluorescent lights."

Rainn Wilson, American Actor

People, America, Challenge, Day

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"I mean comedy is something that's very personal and people have strong opinions about."

"I mean comedy is something that's very personal and people have strong opinions about."

Matt Lucas, English Actor

People, Comedy, Opinions

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"I think that what we've been able to do is put together both a good group of scholars and analysts and people who aggressively want to make the case to the American public."

"I think that what we've been able to do is put together both a good group of scholars and analysts and people who aggressively want to make the case to the American public."

John Podesta, American Lawyer

People, Public, Want

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"The administration needs to speak honestly with the American people. Exaggerating our progress in defeating the insurgency or in creating an Iraqi army paints a dangerous picture."

"The administration needs to speak honestly with the American people. Exaggerating our progress in defeating the insurgency or in creating an Iraqi army paints a dangerous picture."

Sherrod Brown, American Politician

People, Progress, Army

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"One should never write down or up to people, but out of yourself."

"One should never write down or up to people, but out of yourself."

Christopher Isherwood, American Author

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"I'd like people to listen to our soldiers. They were there. They heard the alarms go off. They tasted the substance in the air. They spit up blood. They had rashes on their bodies. They got sick."

"I'd like people to listen to our soldiers. They were there. They heard the alarms go off. They tasted the substance in the air. They spit up blood. They had rashes on their bodies. They got sick."

Christopher Shays, American Politician

People, Blood, Soldiers

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"I enjoy what I do, but it's more challenging than people think."

"I enjoy what I do, but it's more challenging than people think."

Morris Chestnut, American Actor

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"Of the 22 industrialized nations of the world, we're dead last in per capita giving to poor people."

"Of the 22 industrialized nations of the world, we're dead last in per capita giving to poor people."

Tony Campolo, American Clergyman

People, Giving, Nations, Poor

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"Strong efforts have been made in Ohio to curb the authoritarianism of our Secretary of State, Kenneth Blackwell, as he has purged people from lists in our State in particular precincts where voters are heavily minority."

"Strong efforts have been made in Ohio to curb the authoritarianism of our Secretary of State, Kenneth Blackwell, as he has purged people from lists in our State in particular precincts where voters are heavily minority."

Marcy Kaptur, American Politician

People, Minority, State

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"We have to keep in mind that it's not just about the numbers of people who died; it's also the manner which many of these victims met their deaths."

"We have to keep in mind that it's not just about the numbers of people who died; it's also the manner which many of these victims met their deaths."

Iris Chang, Chinese Historian

People, Mind, Numbers, Victims

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"I never look at a note. I just roam the stage. The people do not want to leave."

"I never look at a note. I just roam the stage. The people do not want to leave."

Jayne Meadows, American Actress

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"I have not heard people in the Republican Party yet admit that they have a problem. And when they do say that they have a problem I don't know that I believe 'em."

"I have not heard people in the Republican Party yet admit that they have a problem. And when they do say that they have a problem I don't know that I believe 'em."

Glenn Beck, American Journalist

People, Party, Republican

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"I don't think I'd want to sit down and listen to people's stories all day long."

"I don't think I'd want to sit down and listen to people's stories all day long."

Joan Severance, American Actress

People, Day, Want

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"I never, absolutely never, keep people waiting."

"I never, absolutely never, keep people waiting."

Graham Kennedy, Australian Entertainer

People, Waiting

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"It's kind of beating a dead horse if you're talking about going out and saying wrestling's fake, or this or that. People don't want to hear that. They want to hear, they wanted to find an inside story."

"It's kind of beating a dead horse if you're talking about going out and saying wrestling's fake, or this or that. People don't want to hear that. They want to hear, they wanted to find an inside story."

Owen Hart, Canadian Entertainer

People, Saying, Talking, Want

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"The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact, a return to the idealised past."

"The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact, a return to the idealised past."

Robertson Davies, Canadian Novelist

People, Fact, Future, Past

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"If people knew of ethics violations, they should have sent them to the Ethics Committee. If you think there was serious ethics violation that ought to be looked at, you don't hold it back for retaliatory purposes."

"If people knew of ethics violations, they should have sent them to the Ethics Committee. If you think there was serious ethics violation that ought to be looked at, you don't hold it back for retaliatory purposes."

Barney Frank, American Politician

People, Committee, Ethics

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"People used to complain that selling a president was like selling a bar of soap. But when you buy soap, at least you get the soap. In this campaign you just get two guys telling you they really value cleanliness."

"People used to complain that selling a president was like selling a bar of soap. But when you buy soap, at least you get the soap. In this campaign you just get two guys telling you they really value cleanliness."

David Brooks, American Politician

People, Selling, Cleanliness, President

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"I think that New York is the city of all cities. There is so much diversity there. I also like that when I go there, I can catch a play or musical and see some of the most talented people practicing their craft."

"I think that New York is the city of all cities. There is so much diversity there. I also like that when I go there, I can catch a play or musical and see some of the most talented people practicing their craft."

Kevin Johnson, American Athlete

People, Cities, Diversity, Play

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"What you don't see are the cameras shoved in my face and the bizarre intrusive questions being asked, or the people falling over themselves, screaming and taunting to get a reaction."

"What you don't see are the cameras shoved in my face and the bizarre intrusive questions being asked, or the people falling over themselves, screaming and taunting to get a reaction."

Kristen Stewart, American Actress

People, Being, Bizarre, Questions

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"Most people do not pray; they only beg."

"Most people do not pray; they only beg."

George Bernard Shaw, Irish Dramatist

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"Various Turkish people invaded southwest Asia during the Middle Ages and carved an empire for themselves from lands occupied by the indigenous Semitic and Indo-European inhabitants."

"Various Turkish people invaded southwest Asia during the Middle Ages and carved an empire for themselves from lands occupied by the indigenous Semitic and Indo-European inhabitants."

John Shimkus, American Politician

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"You've probably read in People that I'm a nice guy - but when the doctor first told me I had Parkinson's, I wanted to kill him."

"You've probably read in People that I'm a nice guy - but when the doctor first told me I had Parkinson's, I wanted to kill him."

Michael J. Fox, Canadian Actor

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"I think they could of recast the children, I heard of people wanting to do something like that. That would be a nice little show to do but you know that show was of the 80's, I don't think the audience mind set is in that direction any longer."

"I think they could of recast the children, I heard of people wanting to do something like that. That would be a nice little show to do but you know that show was of the 80's, I don't think the audience mind set is in that direction any longer."

Larry Hagman, American Actor

People, Children, Direction, Mind

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"I can pretty much call anyone, whether at the White House, in a company or in the media. I have access, because of the silliness of the entertainment world and how people react to it. It gave me an enormous opportunity to do anything I really want to."

"I can pretty much call anyone, whether at the White House, in a company or in the media. I have access, because of the silliness of the entertainment world and how people react to it. It gave me an enormous opportunity to do anything I really want to."

Andrew Shue, American Actor

People, Opportunity, Company, Entertainment

13

"I enjoy seeing young people being interested in what they can do."

"I enjoy seeing young people being interested in what they can do."

Billy Higgins, American Musician

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"I'm not a public figure at all. I don't really go out a lot to places where there are people like those who sit at the bottom of your driveway."

"I'm not a public figure at all. I don't really go out a lot to places where there are people like those who sit at the bottom of your driveway."

Catherine Keener, American Actress

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"She and my uncle were very sociable and would have a lot of people over at night to play cards or whatever. The high spot of those evenings was when we kids got dressed up to do a skit or something to amuse the guests. I loved it."

"She and my uncle were very sociable and would have a lot of people over at night to play cards or whatever. The high spot of those evenings was when we kids got dressed up to do a skit or something to amuse the guests. I loved it."

Louise Fletcher, American Actress

People, Cards, Guests, Kids

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"I always look at films as real stories with real people in real situations. That's why I struggle with the whole notion of calling someone the 'good guy' or the 'bad guy,' because I think we all have potential to do good things and all have the potential to do bad things."

"I always look at films as real stories with real people in real situations. That's why I struggle with the whole notion of calling someone the 'good guy' or the 'bad guy,' because I think we all have potential to do good things and all have the potential to do bad things."

Guy Pearce, English Actor

People, Potential, Struggle

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"Statistics show that many people watch our show from the bedroom. and people you ask into your bedroom have to be more interesting than those you ask into your living room. I kid you not!"

"Statistics show that many people watch our show from the bedroom. and people you ask into your bedroom have to be more interesting than those you ask into your living room. I kid you not!"

Jack Paar, American Entertainer

People, Living, Statistics

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"I didn't know Albert back then - I just learned to play that way. He and I were the only guys that played left-handed. Then left-handed people came from every direction."

"I didn't know Albert back then - I just learned to play that way. He and I were the only guys that played left-handed. Then left-handed people came from every direction."

Otis Rush, American Musician

People, Direction, Play

13

"My hope is that people will be repulsed by the character's complete lack of ethics and obsession with consumerism - that's what I was saying about the difference between the character's message and the film's message."

"My hope is that people will be repulsed by the character's complete lack of ethics and obsession with consumerism - that's what I was saying about the difference between the character's message and the film's message."

Christian Bale, Welsh Actor

People, Character, Hope, Difference

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"It is through accepting other people in our own countries that we shall come to respect our neighbours and be respected in our turn."

"It is through accepting other people in our own countries that we shall come to respect our neighbours and be respected in our turn."

Tahar Ben Jelloun, French Poet

People, Countries, Respect

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"How many people here have telekenetic powers? Raise my hand."

"How many people here have telekenetic powers? Raise my hand."

Emo Philips, American Comedian

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"People wait in line to see me, saying there's plenty of living to be done even if you have an HIV diagnosis. People say they are 10- or 15-year survivors and still moving forward."

"People wait in line to see me, saying there's plenty of living to be done even if you have an HIV diagnosis. People say they are 10- or 15-year survivors and still moving forward."

Greg Louganis, American Athlete

People, Living, Saying

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"People like the idea of the trio and so I did mostly trio."

"People like the idea of the trio and so I did mostly trio."

Jimmy Smith, American Musician

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