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In April 2006, a Dutch court ordered that I leave my safe-home that I was renting from the State. The judge concluded that my neighbors had a right to argue that they felt unsafe because of my presence in the building.

~Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Topics: April Argue Because Building Concluded Court Dutch Felt Had Judge Leave Neighbors Ordered Presence Right State Unsafe

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I think every Dutch person has a connection with dance music.

~Bakermat

Topics: Connection Dance Dance Music Dutch Every Music Person Think I Think

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I wanted to be the Dutch Bruce Jenner - that was my goal. He was my hero.

~Bas Rutten

Topics: Bruce Dutch Goal He Hero Wanted

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I never show the back of my tongue. That is a Dutch expression.

~Ben Van Berkel

Topics: Back Dutch Expression Never Show Tongue

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One of my earliest memories was of seeing horse-drawn buggies with little Amish children peering out at me from the back, their legs dangling as they jabbered in Pennsylvania Dutch, sometimes pointing and giggling at my family following slowly behind them in our car.

~Beverly Lewis

Topics: Amish Back Behind Car Children Dutch Earliest Earliest Memories Family Following Legs Little Me Memories Our Out Pennsylvania Pointing Seeing Slowly Sometimes Them

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What is New York? A straightforward answer: seven million people crushed onto an island originally settled by the Dutch. But it's more than that. These are seven million who were, mainly, not even born here.

~Bill Buford

Topics: Answer Born Crushed Dutch Even Here Island Mainly Million Million People More New New York Onto Originally People Settled Seven Straightforward Than Were Who York

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You probably have to have redundant levee systems with canals in between them, like the Dutch have, to make sure that incoming water is channeled off to areas where you deal with it rather than have it drown you.

~Billy Tauzin

Topics: Area Between Deal Drown Dutch Like Make Off Rather Redundant Sure Systems Than Them Water Where You

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I speak French, German, English, and Dutch, and I can say a few words in Spanish - none of these languages have anything to do with Valyrian.

~Carice Van Houten

Topics: Anything Dutch English Few French German Languages None Say Spanish Speak Words I Can

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What we have seen of recent American action in the Pacific, the bombing of Tokyo and the engagements in the Coral Sea, off Midway Island and at Dutch Harbour, has been sufficient indication that America is beginning to discharge her supremely important duty in the Pacific.

~Chiang Kai-Shek

Topics: Action America American Been Beginning Bombing Coral Discharge Dutch Duty Harbour Her Important Indication Island Midway Off Pacific Recent Sea Seen Sufficient Supremely Tokyo

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I've heard stories about authors filled with this kind of Lotto-winner hubris. I'm a Dutch boy from the Midwest. We don't have hubris.

~Chris Van Allsburg

Topics: About Authors Boy Dutch Filled Heard Hubris Kind Midwest Stories

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