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I am not in favour of the takeover of excellent and strategically important British companies by struggling foreign firms whose actions are fuelled by tax avoidance, and who want to asset-strip the intellectual property of the British company and then dismember it.

~David Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury Of Turville

Topics: Actions Am Avoidance British Companies Company Excellent Favour Foreign Important Intellectual Intellectual Property Property Strategically Struggling Takeover Tax Then Want Who Whose I Am

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During Ronald Reagan's administration, '60 Minutes' ran a segment about the difference between Reagan's rhetoric and Reagan's actions. The show thought it had produced a hard-hitting piece; Reagan's team called up '60 Minutes' to thank them for the 15-minute commercial.

~David Shields

Topics: About Actions Administration Between Commercial Difference Had Minutes Piece Produced Ran Reagan Rhetoric Segment Show Team Thank Them Thought Up

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I think anyone who doesn't say that they'd like people to think that they're doing the right thing is wrong. I mean, I'd like it to be that way, but I've never allowed it to influence my actions.

~David Stern

Topics: Actions Allowed Anyone Doing Doing The Right Thing Influence Like Mean Never People Right Right Thing Say The Right Thing Thing Think Way Who Wrong I Think

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Just as human activity is upsetting Earth's carbon cycle, our actions are altering the water cycle.

~David Suzuki

Topics: Actions Activity Altering Carbon Cycle Earth Human Human Activity Just Our Upsetting Water

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When we forgive someone, it doesn't excuse their actions; it frees us from our own chronic stress and suffering, so it's in our own self-interest.

~Dean Ornish

Topics: Actions Chronic Excuse Forgive Our Own Self-Interest Someone Stress Suffering Us

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As you stop trying to forcibly manage the thoughts, beliefs and actions that arise from your mind and ask instead to be guided by a source greater than yourself, you will find a world of support showing up in surprising ways.

~Debbie Ford

Topics: Actions Arise Ask Beliefs Find Greater Guided Instead Manage Mind Showing Showing Up Source Stop Support Surprising Than Thoughts Trying Up Ways Will World You Your Yourself

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One of the things that has really hit home for me is that the world is how we decide it is going to be. Very few things just happen. They grow out of history, and they grow out of the present, and the more we can get a sense of how our actions lead into other actions in the future, hopefully we'll learn to make better decisions.

~Deborah Ellis

Topics: Actions Better Decide Decisions Few Few Things Future Get Going Grow Happen History Hit Home Hopefully How Just Lead Learn Make Me More One Of The Things Other Our Out Present Really Sense Things Very World

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I am a great believer in having the power to end your life and knowing that, in extremis, you can. But I would not want to involve anybody else in my actions if it could imperil them.

~Deborah Moggach

Topics: Actions Am Anybody Anybody Else Believer Could Else End Great Great Believer Having Involve Knowing Life Power Them Want Would You Your I Am

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Many mothers and daughters are as close as any two people can be, but closeness always carries with it the need - indeed, the desire - to consider how your actions will affect the other person, and this can make you feel that you are no longer in control of your own life.

~Deborah Tannen

Topics: Actions Affect Always Any Carries Close Closeness Consider Control Daughters Desire Feel How Indeed Life Longer Make Many Mothers Need Other Own People Person Two Two People Will You Your

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Women's particular experiences continue to shape not just their points of view but their actions, in the United States and around the world.

~Dee Dee Myers

Topics: Actions Around Continue Experiences Just Particular Points Shape States United United States View Women World

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