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Why are we, as a nation so obsessed with foreign things? Is it a legacy of our colonial years? We want foreign television sets. We want foreign shirts. We want foreign technology. Why this obsession with everything imported?

~A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Topics: Colonial Everything Foreign Imported Legacy Nation Obsessed Obsession Our Sets Shirts Technology Television Things Want Why Years

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The American people have no control over what the military does. We have no say in American foreign policy.

~Aaron Mcgruder

Topics: American American People Control Does Foreign Foreign Policy Military No Control Over People Policy Say

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I've had Republicans come to me and say, 'Tell me how I should talk to young people!' as if it's some foreign language or something.

~Aaron Schock

Topics: Come Foreign Foreign Language Had How Language Me People Republicans Say Should Some Something Talk Tell Young Young People

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We do 32 episodes a season and will have shot 267 episodes by the end of the ninth season... It's impossible to sell that many episodes in the foreign market.

~Aaron Spelling

Topics: End Episodes Foreign Impossible Many Market Ninth Season Sell Shot Will

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I think America is really in denial about the degree to which residents, particularly foreign medical graduates, man the county hospitals of this country, and but for their services, I'm not sure how exactly we could manage.

~Abraham Verghese

Topics: About America Could Country County Degree Denial Exactly Foreign Graduates Hospitals How Man Manage Medical Particularly Really Residents Services Sure Think Which I Think

Keywords: Abandoned


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I'm into heavy duty, psychedelic, foreign music. That's what I like listening to.

~Action Bronson

Topics: Duty Foreign Heavy Like Listening Music Psychedelic

Keywords: Abbey


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Waiting for me in Stockholm will be a personal assistant - Katrina from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs - as well the secretary of the Swedish Academy. They'll help us with our things and take us to our hotel. From the moment I arrive, I'll always be together with the other two laureates.

~Ada Yonath

Topics: Academy Affairs Always Arrive Assistant Foreign Help Hotel Katrina Laureate Me Ministry Moment Other Our Personal Secretary Stockholm Swedish Take Things Together Two Us Waiting Well Will

Keywords: Abide


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We cannot be any stronger in our foreign policy for all the bombs and guns we may heap up in our arsenals than we are in the spirit which rules inside the country. Foreign policy, like a river, cannot rise above its source.

~Adlai Stevenson

Topics: Above Any Arsenal Bombs Cannot Country Foreign Foreign Policy Guns Heap Inside Like May Our Policy Rise Rise Above River Rules Source Spirit Stronger Than Up We Cannot Which

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It was my mustache that landed jobs for me. In those silent-film days it was the mark of a villain. When I realized they had me pegged as a foreign nobleman type I began to live the part, too. I bought a pair of white spats, an ascot tie and a walking stick.

~Adolphe Menjou

Topics: Began Bought Days Foreign Had Jobs Landed Live Mark Me Mustache Pair Part Realized Stick Those Tie Too Type Villain Walking White

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The course that I have uniformly pursued, ever since I became a missionary, has been rather peculiar. In order to become an acceptable and eloquent preacher in a foreign language, I deliberately abjured my own. When I crossed the river, I burnt my ships.

~Adoniram Judson

Topics: Acceptable Became Become Been Burnt Course Crossed Deliberately Eloquent Ever Foreign Foreign Language Language Missionary My Own Order Own Peculiar Preacher Pursued Rather River Ships Since

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