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I think the War on Terror is really absurd, especially coming from a country that is founded on terrorism.

~Alice Walker

Topics: Absurd Coming Country Founded Really Terror Terrorism Think War I Think

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There's no denying that Christy Turlington looks good in everything, but it's especially great when she uses her supermodel looks and charitable spirit to support the organization she founded, Every Mother Counts.

~Amanda Hearst

Topics: Charitable Counts Denying Every Everything Founded Good Great Her Looks Mother Organization She Spirit Supermodel Support Uses

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The most successful hyperpowers are the ones where there was actual intermixing. Tang dynasty China was China's golden age, and contrary to what I was told when I was growing up, Tang China was founded by a man who by today's standards was no more than half Chinese. It was a mixed-blood dynasty that pulled in 'barbarians' from the steppe.

~Amy Chua

Topics: Actual Age Barbarians China Chinese Contrary Dynasty Founded Golden Golden Age Growing Growing Up Half Man More Most Pulled Standards Successful Than Today Up Where Who

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Our government is founded upon the intelligence of the people. I for one do not despair of the republic. I have great confidence in the virtue of the great majority of the people, and I cannot fear the result.

~Andrew Jackson

Topics: Cannot Confidence Despair Fear Founded Government Great Great Majority Intelligence Majority Our People Republic Result Virtue

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People fought hard for freedoms; they didn't fight hard for one mentality. If you really talk about what the country was founded on and what those people are protecting who went to war and fought these wars and give us our freedoms and are fighting for our freedoms, I think you have to really ask yourself what is involved in freedom.

~Andrew Whitworth

Topics: About Ask Country Fight Fighting Fought Founded Freedom Freedoms Give Hard Involved Mentality Our People Protecting Really Talk Think Those Us War Wars Who You Yourself I Think

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The American people are bigger than any president. I suppose I have faith in my country and in what it is founded on and the values we hold dear.

~Angelina Jolie

Topics: American American People Any Bigger Country Dear Faith Founded Hold People President Suppose Than Values

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Sadness... reflecting on the proud legacy of trust and fair play on which Reliance Industries was founded by my visionary father Dhirubhai Ambani, and how far RIL appeared to have moved away from those original values.

~Anil Ambani

Topics: Appeared Away Fair Fair Play Far Father Founded How How Far Industries Legacy Moved Original Play Proud Reflecting Reliance Sadness Those Trust Values Visionary Which

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The organization I founded in 1993, Camfed (the Campaign for Female Education), was in large part inspired by the generosity shown to me by a community in a village in Zimbabwe. During my visit to Mola to research girls' exclusion from education, the people of Mola fed me, shaded me, walked and talked with me for hours each day.

~Ann Cotton

Topics: Campaign Community Day Each Each Day Education Exclusion Fed Female Founded Generosity Girl Hours Inspired Large Large Part Me Organization Part People Research Shown Talked Village Visit Walked Zimbabwe

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The people who founded America, who fought for its freedom, did not look to anyone else to get them out of their troubles. They took matters into their own hands and answered only to God and their peers. In today's world, sacrifice and hardship are not in the everyday language, and instant gratification is foremost.

~Ann Rinaldi

Topics: America Answered Anyone Anyone Else Did Else Everyday Foremost Fought Founded Freedom Get God Gratification Hands Hardship Instant Instant Gratification Language Look Matters Only Out Own Peers People Sacrifice Them Today Took Troubles Who World

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I founded io9 back in 2008, and I watched it journey from the farthest reaches of space to its current home under this atmosphere bubble on Ceres.

~Annalee Newitz

Topics: Atmosphere Back Bubble Current Farthest Founded Home Journey Space Watched

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