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Iran would have become a nuclear power had President Obama not united most of the world in boycotting Iranian oil sales, which crippled Iran's economy and forced it to negotiate. Other presidents tried to stop Iran's nuclear program. They failed. Obama succeeded.

~Bob Beckel

Topics: Become Crippled Economy Failed Forced Had Iran Iranian Most Negotiate Nuclear Nuclear Power Obama Oil Other Power President President Obama Presidents Program Sales Stop Succeeded Tried United Which World Would

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Play is always voluntary. What might otherwise be play is work if it's forced.

~Bob Black

Topics: Always Forced Might Otherwise Play Voluntary Work

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What's really sad is that a lot of very talented people are being forced to do things that are very embarrassing and I don't intend to be one of them.

~Boy George

Topics: Being Embarrassing Forced Intend Lot People Really Sad Talented Talented People Them Things Very

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Often, entrepreneurs don't build a board until they are forced to by their VCs when they raise their first financing round. This is dumb, as you are missing the opportunity to add at least one person to the team who - as a board member - can help you navigate the early process of building your company and raising that first round.

~Brad Feld

Topics: Add At Least One Board Build Building Company Dumb Early Entrepreneurs Financing First Forced Help Least Member Missing Navigate Often Opportunity Person Process Raise Raising Round Team Until Who You Your

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The first outbreak of America's 11-year skyjacking epidemic occurred in the summer of 1961, when four planes were seized in the nation's airspace. The last of these incidents, involving 16-year-old Cody Bearden and his father, Leon, is the one that finally forced the federal government to pay attention to the escalating crisis.

~Brendan I. Koerner

Topics: America Attention Crisis Epidemic Father Federal Federal Government Finally First Forced Four Government His Incidents Involving Last Nation Occurred Outbreak Pay Pay Attention Planes Seized Summer Were

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Technology forced me to divorce a pixie and remarry a pixel.

~Brian Celio

Topics: Divorce Forced Me Technology

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As a former federal judge, I am cognizant of the legal issues. As governor, I am forced to deal with their ramifications.

~Brian Sandoval

Topics: Am Cognizant Deal Federal Forced Former Governor Issues Judge Legal Ramifications I Am

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My documentary 'Split Decision' examines Cuban-American relations, and the economic and cultural paradoxes that have shaped them since Castro's revolution, through the lens of elite Cuban boxers forced to choose between remaining in Cuba or defecting to America.

~Brin-Jonathan Butler

Topics: America Between Boxers Castro Choose Cuba Cuban Cultural Decision Documentary Economic Elite Forced Lens Paradoxes Relations Remaining Revolution Shaped Since Split Them Through

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I think if you believe in past lives, I must have been an extremely deprived being. I must have been mistreated, beaten, and forced into indentured servitude because this life has just been phenomenal.

~Bryan Cranston

Topics: Beaten Because Been Being Believe Deprived Extremely Forced Just Life Lives Mistreated Must Past Phenomenal Servitude Think You I Think

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The only thing I can say that is wonderful about my mother is she forced me to learn three verses of the Bible every day of my life, and I've read the Bible now five times and it taught me the English language.

~Bryce Courtenay

Topics: About Bible Day English English Language Every Every Day Five Forced Language Learn Life Me Mother My Life Now Only Read Say She Taught The Only Thing Thing Three Times Verses Wonderful I Can

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