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    A lot of middle-class black people think that the Democrats have nothing new to say about race, that their ideas are bankrupt, and that the party basically takes their loyalty for granted, ... Then the Republicans start coming around - and we're like the lonely girl standing against the wall at a dance. Even if you know it's lip service, you feel receptive, just because somebody has bothered to come over and pay attention to you.

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I mean simply to say that I want my characters to suggest the background in themselves, even when it is read more

I mean simply to say that I want my characters to suggest the background in themselves, even when it is not visible. I want them to be so powerfully realized that we cannot imagine them apart from their physical and social context even when we see them in empty space.

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[We believe] that today's weakness related to the news that Russia is pulling poultry import licenses is a buying opportunity. read more

[We believe] that today's weakness related to the news that Russia is pulling poultry import licenses is a buying opportunity. We believe that the Russian government will issue the licenses fairly quickly.

by Farha Aslam Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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Under 75 percent attendance, they can't count that day for school. I'm sure there are isolated incidents when a flu read more

Under 75 percent attendance, they can't count that day for school. I'm sure there are isolated incidents when a flu bug might hit.

by Martin Ackley Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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It's very diverse. As well as a challenge, it's also an opportunity. I believe we all benefit from each other.

It's very diverse. As well as a challenge, it's also an opportunity. I believe we all benefit from each other.

by Cesar Aguilar Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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It's a terrible way to lose, like that. We definitely played hard as a team, (but) we only got one read more

It's a terrible way to lose, like that. We definitely played hard as a team, (but) we only got one point.

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Whatever man uses without the fear of God, whatever he applies to the mere gratifying of his flesh, cannot fail read more

Whatever man uses without the fear of God, whatever he applies to the mere gratifying of his flesh, cannot fail to operate as a poison to the soul, however pleasant and salutary it may appear to be to the body.

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You're just sort of searching for this "thing" and sometimes you get it and sometimes you don't. All music is read more

You're just sort of searching for this "thing" and sometimes you get it and sometimes you don't. All music is imperfect, but in jazz since you're improvising, at least the way I play, I'm trying to follow my train of thought in a solo.

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No pleasure is worth giving up for the sake of two more years in a geriatric home at Weston-super-Mare

No pleasure is worth giving up for the sake of two more years in a geriatric home at Weston-super-Mare

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She's like John Havlicek right now.

She's like John Havlicek right now.

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