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I never wore a tie voluntarily, even though I was forced to wear one for photos when I was young and for official events at school. I used to wrap my tie in a newspaper, and whenever the teacher checked I would quickly put it on again. I'm not used to it. Most Bolivians don't wear ties.

~Evo Morales

Topics: Again Checked Even Events Forced Most Never Newspaper Official Photos Put Quickly School Teacher Though Tie Ties Used Voluntarily Wear Whenever Wore Would Wrap Young

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Raising the minimum wage represents a substantial financial burden for employers, particularly start-ups, early stage companies, and family-owned businesses. In response, business owners would be forced to either lay off workers or raise prices to offset the rise in labor costs.

~Fabrizio Moreira

Topics: Burden Business Business Owners Businesses Companies Costs Early Either Employers Financial Forced Labor Lay Minimum Minimum Wage Off Offset Owners Particularly Prices Raise Raising Represents Response Rise Stage Substantial Wage Workers Would

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I had to leave, and my husband was forced to stay on this plantation until after the harvest season was over. And then the man that we had worked for, he'd taken the car, and the most of the few things we had had been stolen.

~Fannie Lou Hamer

Topics: After Been Car Few Few Things Forced Had Harvest He Husband Leave Man Most Over Plantation Season Stay Stolen Taken Then Things Until Worked

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I was forced away from the plantation because I wouldn't go back and withdraw, you know, my literacy test after I had tried to take it. I wouldn't go back.

~Fannie Lou Hamer

Topics: After Away Back Because Forced Go Had Know Literacy Plantation Take Test Tried Withdraw You

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In the north we could not hope to keep the worst and poorest servant for a single day in the wretched discomfort in which our negro servants are forced habitually to live.

~Fanny Kemble

Topics: Could Day Discomfort Forced Hope Keep Live North Our Poorest Servant Servants Single Single Day Which Worst Wretched

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What happens in the media is the cult of personality. The brands who have been forced to cut their staff have been forced to take on the brands of journalists.

~Fareed Zakaria

Topics: Been Brands Cult Cut Forced Happens Journalists Media Personality Staff Take Who

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I used to hate performing in front of anybody, but I was forced to sing in front of family, at family gatherings. Then it slowly developed, and I started to love it.

~Fleur East

Topics: Anybody Developed Family Forced Front Hate Love Performing Sing Slowly Started Then To Love Used

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I wanted to write and direct movies and not be forced to adapt them from a bestselling book.

~Francis Ford Coppola

Topics: Adapt Book Direct Forced Movies Them Wanted Write

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My obligation, if I become president, is to give another direction to Europe than the one that is being forced upon us today.

~Francois Hollande

Topics: Another Become Being Direction Europe Forced Give Obligation President Than Today Us

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To be a film-maker, you are almost forced to be surrounded by contradictions... You must have talents of so many different kinds - talents that are contradictory.

~Francois Truffaut

Topics: Almost Contradictions Contradictory Different Different Kinds Forced Kinds Many Must Surrounded Talents You

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