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“When Mama starts to move across a room, people pay attention. You can never be sure she's not going to grab you by the top of the head to steady herself. And she's pretty free with that walking stick, too.”
Source : Bailey White (2009). “Mama Makes Up Her Mind: And Other Dangers of Southern Living”, p.6, Da Capo Press
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“The Ides of March was a fairly cynical film.”
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“Workplaces need to respond to the reality of family life in the 21st century, and allowing employees to have seven sick days a year is a bare minimum, the fact that the United States is one of just a handful of countries that does not require paid family or sick leave is nothing short of shameful.”
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“Now, America is a land of second chances, and I gather you have room for the estimated 6 million of us who know we got it wrong in 2008 and who want to fix it.”
Source : Speech At 2012 Republican Convention, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 28, 2012.
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“"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." This is such a reassuring thing. The world is in God's hands; it is his world. We sinners have messed things up and the amount of human division and cruelty is so terrible, but fortunately God is God.”
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“Let's be the kind of people that do good for others whether we get paid back or not, whether they say thank you or not.”
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“But in the new (math) approach, the important thing is to understand what you're doing, rather than to get the right answer.”
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“I put myself under immense pressure.”
Source : Interview with Rosanna Greenstreet, www.theguardian.com. August 17, 2012.