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I was a 'Big Brother' fan. I thought they were better musicians than their detractors claimed, but more to the point, technical accomplishment was not something I cared about.

~Ellen Willis

Topics: About Accomplishment Better Big Big Brother Brother Cared Claimed Fan More Musicians Point Something Technical Than Thought Were

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Immanuel Kant famously claimed that 'he who wills the ends wills the means,' but he never spent much time in Washington.

~Elliott Abrams

Topics: Claimed Ends He Means Much Never Spent Time Washington Who Wills

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It is claimed, but with what truth we cannot say, that there is a well-defined propaganda among the aliens of colour to bring about the degeneration of the white race.

~Emily Murphy

Topics: About Alien Among Bring Cannot Claimed Colour Propaganda Race Say Truth We Cannot White

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Much of what Tea Party candidates claimed about the world and the global economy during the 2010 elections would have earned their adherents a well-deserved F in any freshman economics (or earth science) class.

~Eric Alterman

Topics: About Any Candidates Claimed Class Earned Earth Economics Economy Elections Freshman Global Global Economy Much Party Science Tea Tea Party World Would

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The major novelty of my theory was its claim that the most rapid evolutionary change does not occur in widespread, populous species, as claimed by Most geneticists, but in small founder populations.

~Ernst Mayr

Topics: Change Claim Claimed Does Evolutionary Founder Geneticist Major Most Novelty Occur Rapid Small Species Theory Widespread

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All I claimed was that when a drastic change occurs, it occurs in a relatively small and isolated population.

~Ernst Mayr

Topics: Change Claimed Drastic Isolated Occurs Population Relatively Small

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Men wholly bent on wordly treasures were the dupes of their own passions, rather than deceived by the writings or pretenses of those who claimed to be Alchemists.

~Ethan A. Hitchcock

Topics: Bent Claimed Deceived Men Own Passions Pretenses Rather Than Those Treasures Were Who Wholly Writings

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Mom claimed that I could carry a tune at 2 or 3 years of age. Maybe she was a little prejudiced.

~Ethel Merman

Topics: Age Carry Claimed Could Little Maybe Mom Prejudiced She Tune Years

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Pope Benedict XVI's resignation is big on buzz but is not the stunning surprise claimed by many pundits. It is rather a further example of the German theology professor's style that informed his years as head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, his term as pope, and the formation of his legacy to the church.

~Eugene Kennedy

Topics: Big Buzz Church Claimed Congregation Doctrine Example Faith Formation Further German Head His Informed Legacy Many Pope Professor Pundits Rather Resignation Stunning Style Surprise Term Theology Years

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China believes that it has the rightful claim to a vast portion of the South China Sea, which is claimed by other countries.

~Evan Osnos

Topics: Believes China Claim Claimed Countries Other Other Countries Portion Rightful Sea South Vast Which

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