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There is no question in the world that educating a girl is good for her country and good for her. The challenge is, is it good for her parents who are living in extreme poverty, who need the girl's help to take care of getting firewood, water, taking care of young children?

~Gene Sperling

Topics: Care Challenge Children Country Educating Extreme Getting Girl Good Help Her Living Need No Question Parents Poverty Question Take Take Care Taking Water Who World Young Young Children

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I think we typically, as Northerners, stereotype what the South is in so many negative ways. We kind of forget all the beautiful things that they contribute to make this country a country.

~Genevieve Gorder

Topics: Beautiful Beautiful Things Contribute Country Forget Kind Make Many Negative South Stereotype Things Think Ways I Think

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I don't read 'genre' fiction if that means novels with lots of killing and shooting. Even Cormac McCarthy's 'No Country for Old Men' seemed pretty childish in that regard.

~Geoff Dyer

Topics: Childish Country Even Fiction Genre Lots Mccarthy Means Men No Country Novels Old Old Men Pretty Read Regard Seemed Shooting

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During the time I didn't play for England, they were losing Test matches, and the Yorkshire committee were telling me that I should be batting for my country. Then, when I decided to make myself available to play for England again in 1977, and Yorkshire lost a couple of matches in my absence, they criticised me for not being there.

~Geoffrey Boycott

Topics: Absence Again Available Batting Being Being There Committee Country Couple Decided England Losing Lost Make Matches Me Myself Play Should Telling Test Then Time Were Yorkshire

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You grow up in America and you're told from day one, 'This is the land of opportunity.' That everybody has an equal chance to make it in this country. And then you look at places like Harlem, and you say, 'That is absolutely a lie.'

~Geoffrey Canada

Topics: Absolutely America Chance Country Day Day One Equal Everybody Grow Grow Up Harlem Land Lie Like Look Make Opportunity Places Say Then Up You

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This country and the Commonwealth last Tuesday were not far from the Kingdom of Heaven.

~Geoffrey Fisher

Topics: Commonwealth Country Far Heaven Kingdom Last Tuesday Were

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In cities no one is quiet but many are lonely; in the country, people are quiet but few are lonely.

~Geoffrey Fisher

Topics: Cities Country Few Lonely Many People Quiet

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You had to be into sport and, sad to say, I'm a traitor to my country because I don't have a sporting bone in my body.

~Geoffrey Rush

Topics: Because Body Bone Country Had Sad Say Sport Traitor You

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When you look at a city, you know, it looks so unique. You feel this kind of uniqueness, you know, and especially if you go from a big city to a small city or if you go from one country to another. Cities look very different, often. They even feel very different. You know, and they are, of course. They certainly are.

~Geoffrey West

Topics: Another Big Big City Certainly Cities City Country Course Different Even Feel Go Kind Know Look Looks Often One Country Small Unique Uniqueness Very You

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It was jolly in the country. A cow and little pigs to play with and milk warm from the cow.

~Georg Brandes

Topics: Country Cow Jolly Little Milk Pigs Play Warm

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