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To Armstrong, constantly speaking about 'Apollo 11' only diminished the magic. That's why he worked overtime to avoid notice, living a quiet life in Indian Hill, Ohio.

~Douglas Brinkley

Topics: About Apollo Armstrong Avoid Constantly Diminished He Hill Indian Life Living Magic Notice Ohio Only Overtime Quiet Quiet Life Speaking Why Worked

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Mr. Speaker, in the years since we enacted our attack against Iraq, the threat from Iran has only grown more difficult, and our capacity to meet that threat actually has diminished. It is one of the reasons many of us opposed that action against Iraq.

~Earl Blumenauer

Topics: Action Actually Against Attack Capacity Difficult Diminished Grown Iran Iraq Many Meet More Only Opposed Our Reasons Since Speaker Threat Us Years Mr

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Every two weeks, a language dies. The world is diminished when it loses its human sayings, just as when it loses its diversity of plants and beasts.

~Eduardo Galeano

Topics: Beasts Dies Diminished Diversity Every Human Just Language Loses Plants Sayings Two Two Weeks Weeks World

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The role of Italy and of Austria has diminished as has that of France and Britain; Germany and Japan have suffered catastrophically.

~Emily Greene Balch

Topics: Austria Britain Diminished France Germany Italy Japan Role Suffered

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In the old days, money controlled politics. Today, information controls politics. So I think with the advent of the Internet, the power of wealth has been diminished. Look up all the people you know who spent millions and millions of dollars and fell short.

~Foster Friess

Topics: Advent Been Controlled Controls Days Diminished Dollars Fell Information Internet Know Look Millions Millions And Millions Millions Of Dollars Money Old Old Days People Politics Power Short Spent Think Today Up Wealth Who You I Think

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Major social movements eventually fade into the landscape not because they have diminished but because they have become a permanent part of our perceptions and experience.

~Freda Adler

Topics: Because Become Diminished Eventually Experience Fade Landscape Major Movements Our Part Perceptions Permanent Social Social Movements

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The truth is that I oppose the Iraq war, just as I opposed the Vietnam War, because these two conflicts have weakened the U.S. and diminished our standing in the world and our national security.

~George Mcgovern

Topics: Because Conflicts Diminished Iraq Iraq War Just National National Security Oppose Opposed Our Security Standing Truth Truth Is Two Vietnam Vietnam War War Weakened World

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By the fall of 2007, my last remaining Iraqi friend in Baghdad had left. Once he was gone, my connection to the country and the war began to thin, even as the terror diminished. I missed the improvement that came with the surge, and so, in my nervous system, I never quite registered it.

~George Packer

Topics: Baghdad Began Came Connection Country Diminished Even Fall Friend Gone Had He Improvement Iraqi Last Left Missed Nervous Nervous System Never Once Quite Registered Remaining Surge System Terror Thin War

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But I don't think the popularity of flying has diminished a bit.

~Gerard Arpey

Topics: Bit Diminished Flying Popularity Think

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