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The newest computer can merely compound, at speed, the oldest problem in the relations between human beings, and in the end the communicator will be confronted with the old problem, of what to say and how to say it.

~Edward R. Murrow

Topics: Beings Between Communicator Compound Computer Confronted End How Human Human Beings In The End Merely Newest Old Oldest Problem Relations Say Speed Will

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In Israel, we are sorry for the loss of life of Turkish citizens in May 2010, when Israel confronted a provocative flotilla of ships bound for Gaza. I am sure that the proper way to express these sentiments to the Turkish government and the Turkish people can be found.

~Ehud Olmert

Topics: Am Bound Citizens Confronted Express Found Gaza Government Israel Life Loss May People Proper Provocative Sentiments Ships Sorry Sure Turkish Way I Am

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For a Nabokov fan, paging through 'Fine Lines,' which includes a critical introduction and several essayistic evaluations of Nabokov's scientific oeuvre, can feel a bit like reading the second half of 'Pale Fire': one is confronted by a content-rich, almost dementedly tangential commentary on an increasingly inscrutable work.

~Elif Batuman

Topics: Almost Bit Commentary Confronted Critical Fan Feel Fine Fire Half Increasingly Introduction Like Lines Pale Reading Scientific Second Several Through Which Work

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But in fantasy, you can make a complete break, and you can put people in a situation where they are confronted with things that they would not confront in the real world.

~Elizabeth Moon

Topics: Break Complete Confront Confronted Fantasy Make People Put Real Real World Situation The Real World Things Where World Would You

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We can all tend to get caught up in the complications of life that we create; we live life for other people. It's a harrowing moment when you're confronted with an end, and you have to make the choice to live your life for you.

~Elliot Knight

Topics: Caught Choice Complications Confronted Create End Get Life Live Live Life Make Moment Other People Tend Up You Your

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I would love to appear in 'The Defenders.' I don't know - because hopefully she'll maybe be on the bad side. I don't know - I don't know what they'd do with Elektra in 'The Defenders,' but that would be a good dynamic, I think - to be confronted by these four superheroes, and I think it would be interesting - I'd be curious to see what they do.

~Elodie Yung

Topics: Appear Bad Because Confronted Curious Defenders Dynamic Four Good Hopefully Interesting Know Love Maybe See She Side Superheroes Think Would I Think

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Merely external emancipation has made of the modern woman an artificial being. Now, woman is confronted with the necessity of emancipating herself from emancipation, if she really desires to be free.

~Emma Goldman

Topics: Artificial Being Confronted Desires Emancipation External Free Herself Made Merely Modern Modern Woman Necessity Now Really She Woman

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Just as love is an orientation which refers to all objects and is incompatible with the restriction to one object, so is reason a human faculty which must embrace the whole of the world with which man is confronted.

~Erich Fromm

Topics: Confronted Embrace Faculty Human Incompatible Just Love Love Is Man Must Object Objects Orientation Reason Restriction Which Whole World

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The system of Christian celebrity was not a good space for me, and it was brutal on my kids - my son in college was frequently confronted by people railing against me as a heretic.

~Erwin Mcmanus

Topics: Against Brutal Celebrity Christian College Confronted Frequently Good Heretic Kids Me People Son Space System

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The only duty an artist has is in the quality of the art. There is no moral obligation to denounce. An artist confronted with a tremendous injustice sometimes feels inclined to say something. Denouncing the situation is the artist's choice.

~Fernando Botero

Topics: Art Artist Choice Confronted Duty Feels Inclined Injustice Moral Moral Obligation Obligation Only Quality Say Situation Something Sometimes Tremendous

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