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I think it's an interesting thing to me, because we have this desire for everything to be explained to us. But if you go through your daily actions, very little ends up having a written-down explanation for why things happen, or why people do specific things.

~Alice Sebold

Topics: Actions Because Daily Desire Ends Everything Explained Explanation Go Happen Having Interesting Interesting Thing Little Me People Specific Thing Things Things Happen Think Through Up Us Very Why You Your I Think

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I have a lot of respect for President Obama, and while I deeply disagree with some of his actions or lack of action on issues I care about, I still recognize the significance of the first black presidency and the challenges that come with that.

~Alicia Garza

Topics: About Action Actions Black Care Challenges Come Deeply Disagree First His Issues Lack Lot Obama Presidency President President Obama Recognize Respect Significance Some Still While I Care

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We are responsible for actions performed in response to circumstances for which we are not responsible.

~Allan Massie

Topics: Actions Circumstances Performed Response Responsible Which

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My actions, right or wrong, there were people who supported me through this long, hard journey.

~Allen Iverson

Topics: Actions Hard Journey Long Me People Right Supported Through Were Who Wrong

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In the Federal Government, electronic records are as indispensable as their paper counterparts for documenting citizens' rights, the actions for which officials are accountable, and the nation's history.

~Allen Weinstein

Topics: Accountable Actions Citizens Counterparts Electronic Federal Federal Government Government History Indispensable Nation Officials Paper Records Rights Which

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The late brilliant actions in North Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas divided and weakened the enemy on the Rappahannock, and the auspicious moment seems to have arrived to strike a great and mortal blow at the Rebellion, and to gain that decisive victory which is due to the country.

~Ambrose Burnside

Topics: Actions Arkansas Arrived Blow Brilliant Carolina Country Decisive Divided Due Enemy Gain Great Late Moment Mortal North North Carolina Rebellion Seems Strike Tennessee Victory Weakened Which

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As a doctor, I understand how actions can affect lives.

~Ami Bera

Topics: Actions Affect Doctor How Lives Understand

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Many writers, including myself, have detailed how irresponsible government actions slow economic recoveries. Similar behavior by individuals impedes growth, too. If you can't find someone reliable to do a deal with, you simply don't do the deal at all.

~Amity Shlaes

Topics: Actions Behavior Deal Detailed Economic Find Government Growth How Including Individuals Irresponsible Many Myself Reliable Similar Simply Slow Someone Too Writers You

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Working together, we can meet our shared goal to combat climate change. From harmonizing vehicle emissions standards to using our trading relationship to boost investment in clean energy, the actions the United States and Canada take together will help both nations meet international goals.

~Amy Klobuchar

Topics: Actions Boost Both Canada Change Clean Clean Energy Climate Climate Change Combat Emissions Energy Goal Goals Help International Investment Meet Nations Our Relationship Shared Standards States Take Together Trading United United States Using Vehicle Will Working Working Together

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Imagination, it turns out, is a great deal like reporting in your own head. Here is a paradox of fiction-writing. You are crafting something from nothing, which means, in one sense, that none of it is true. Yet in the writing, and perhaps in the reading, some of a character's actions or lines are truer than others.

~Amy Waldman

Topics: Actions Character Crafting Deal Great Great Deal Head Here Imagination Like Lines Means None Nothing Others Out Own Paradox Perhaps Reading Reporting Sense Some Something Than True Truer Turns Which Writing You Your

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