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I can assure you that my first and foremost interest is my country.

~Fidel Castro

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England was the first true colonial power to use its dominion over a large part of Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Australia, North America, and many Caribbean islands, in the first half of the 20th century.

~Fidel Castro

Topics: Africa America Asia Australia Caribbean Century Colonial Dominion East East Asia England First Half Islands Large Large Part Many Middle Middle East North North America Over Part Power True Use 20Th Century

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Cuba came to be the last country to get rid of Spanish colonialism and the first to shake off the heinous imperialist tutelage.

~Fidel Castro

Topics: Came Colonialism Country Cuba First Get Imperialist Last Off Rid Shake Spanish

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At first, I didn't know what an actor was. I thought it was an acrobat. I saw acrobats at the circus, and I thought that was interesting. In my head, that was what I imagined I wanted to be when I grew up. Then I realized what an actor was, and I've gravitated to it ever since.

~Finn Jones

Topics: Actor Circus Ever First Grew Head Imagined Interesting Know Realized Saw Since Then Thought Up Wanted

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At first, before you meet her, you're like, 'I'm gonna meet Angelina Jolie! I'm talking to Angelina Jolie!' And then, within a matter of five minutes, you're like, 'Oh, I'm just talking to my director,' and it's just back to work. She really is all about the work. She's so surprisingly down-to-earth.

~Finn Wittrock

Topics: About Angelina Jolie Back Before Director Down-To-Earth First Five Gonna Her Just Like Matter Meet Minutes Oh Really She Surprisingly Talking Then Within Work You

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I was told so many times when I was a kid, 'I can't be friends with you, you're too intense, you're too sad all the time.' I really thought that when I made the first album that everyone would understand me, all the people who weren't my friends would become my friends.

~Fiona Apple

Topics: Album Become Everyone First Friends Intense Kid Made Many Me People Really Sad Thought Time Times Too Understand Were Who Would You

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The success of 'The Widow' meant there were expectations for the second book from the first word, and it has created a completely different writing experience. Not to say I haven't enjoyed writing 'The Child,' but I confess there were times when I felt as if I was wrenching it out of my body with bloodied fingernails!

~Fiona Barton

Topics: Body Book Child Confess Created Different Enjoyed Expectations Experience Felt Fingernails First Meant Out Say Second Success Times Were Widow Word Writing

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When I first became a journalist, people said, 'Oh, that must be interesting.' They saw it as slightly glamorous, slightly edgy. They wanted to know more.

~Fiona Barton

Topics: Became Edgy First Glamorous Interesting Journalist Know More Must Oh People Said Saw Slightly Wanted

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Writing is not just about putting words on a page. Ideas have to cook first.

~Fiona Barton

Topics: About Cook First Ideas Just Page Putting Words Writing

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The secrets of small towns have fascinated writers and readers since the first psychological thriller was penned.

~Fiona Barton

Topics: Fascinated First Psychological Readers Secrets Since Small Small Towns Thriller Towns Writers

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