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In the past, I used to counter any such notions by asking myself: 'Would you really want President Hattersley?' I now find that possibility rather cheers me up. With his chubby, Dickensian features and his knowledge of T.H. Green and other harmless leftish political classics, Hattersley might not be such a bad thing after all.

~A. N. Wilson

Topics: After Any Asking Bad Bad Thing Cheers Chubby Classics Counter Features Find Green Harmless His In The Past Knowledge Me Might Myself Notions Now Other Past Political Possibility President Rather Really Thing Up Used Want Would You

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Modern society has evolved to the point where we counter the old-fashioned fatalism surrounding the word 'cancer' by embracing the idea of the Uber-mind - that our will possesses nearly supernatural powers.

~Abraham Verghese

Topics: Cancer Counter Embracing Evolved Fatalism Idea Modern Modern Society Nearly Old-Fashioned Our Point Possesses Powers Society Supernatural Surrounding Where Will Word

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Being a magician taught me how powerful the element of surprise can be. In each book, I've tried to work that in - an unexpected twist in a story that reveals an insight, a counter intuitive study that turns your beliefs upside-down.

~Adam Grant

Topics: Being Beliefs Book Counter Each Element How Insight Intuitive Magician Me Powerful Reveals Story Study Surprise Taught Tried Turns Twist Unexpected Work Your

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Having a guy on a microphone yelling lines at you is counter to a lot of acting techniques.

~Adam Mckay

Topics: Acting Counter Guy Having Lines Lot Microphone Techniques Yelling You

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And $18 million in three Japanese banks, completely false. That I have two factories in Panama, also completely false. This is part of the counter campaign of some people.

~Alberto Fujimori

Topics: Also Banks Campaign Counter Factories False Japanese Million Panama Part People Some Some People Three Two

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I'd take precision any day over power; as far as being tactical you know you have to see what's going on in there and also understand that for every punch that you or your opponent throws there's always a counter shot or two which you have to be ready to fire or defend.

~Alexis Arguello

Topics: Also Always Any As Far As Being Counter Day Defend Every Far Fire Going Know Opponent Over Power Precision Punch Ready See Shot Tactical Take Throws Two Understand Which You Your

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In Bollywood, we are told exactly what to do and how to do it and not to counter things by saying there's a better way. We make our actors feel important by paying them more. But the real deal is when you let the actors take some decisions on the sets.

~Ali Fazal

Topics: Actor Better Better Way Bollywood Counter Deal Decisions Exactly Exactly What Feel How Important Make More Our Paying Real Real Deal Saying Sets Some Take Them Things Way You

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The bearing, rearing, feeding and educating of children; the running of a house with its thousand details; human relationships with their myriad pulls - women's normal occupations in general run counter to creative life, or contemplative life, or saintly life.

~Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Topics: Bearing Children Contemplative Counter Creative Creative Life Details Educating Feeding General House Human Human Relationships Life Myriad Normal Occupations Rearing Relationships Run Running Thousand Women

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I'm a hard worker and love my work. I have felt pulled toward work. And it's a pull I have ferociously had to counter to make room for my family.

~Arlie Russell Hochschild

Topics: Counter Family Felt Had Hard Hard Worker Love Make Pull Pulled Room Toward Work Worker

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We have parties at my house. My girlfriends and I play our iPods, with all of our favorite songs. We pick our songs and jump up on the counter and dance, and do runway stuff, and we take video with my camera. When I'm with my girlfriends, I act like I'm 19.

~Avril Lavigne

Topics: Act Camera Counter Dance Favorite Girlfriends House Jump Like Our Parties Pick Play Runway Songs Stuff Take Up Video

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