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When grand plans for scientific and defence technologies are made, do the people in power think about the sacrifices the people in the laboratories and fields have to make?

~A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Topics: About Defence Fields Grand Made Make People Plans Power Sacrifices Scientific Technologies Think

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I am truly at my happiest not when I am writing an aria for an actor or making a grand political or social point. I am at my happiest when I've figured out a fun way for somebody to slip on a banana peel.

~Aaron Sorkin

Topics: Actor Am Banana Figured Fun Grand Happiest Making Out Peel Point Political Slip Social Somebody Truly Way Writing I Am

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When I was really young, the women's national team wasn't on a grand media stage, so my role models were male basketball and male American football players.

~Abby Wambach

Topics: American Basketball Football Football Players Grand Male Media Models National National Team Players Really Role Role Models Stage Team Were Women Young

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The senseless killing of 20 children and their teachers and principal at Sandy Hook Elementary School was not part of God's grand plan. It was a thwarting of God's plan. It was the misuse of human freedom.

~Adam Hamilton

Topics: Children Elementary Elementary School Freedom God Grand Hook Human Human Freedom Misuse Part Plan Principal Sandy School Senseless Teachers

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I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing.

~Agatha Christie

Topics: Alive Been Certainly Grand Just Know Like Living Miserable Quite Sometimes Sorrow Still Thing Through Wildly

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I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing.

~Agatha Christie

Topics: Alive Been Certainly Grand Just Know Miserable Quite Sometimes Sorrow Still Thing Through Wildly

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It's always difficult, especially the U.S. Open, the last of the Grand Slams. It's always tough because you know, the season is very long. I really played a lot this year. Sometimes it's really hard to stay focused all the time because you're really tired after the whole season.

~Agnieszka Radwanska

Topics: After Always Because Difficult Focused Grand Hard Know Last Long Lot Open Played Really Season Sometimes Stay Stay Focused Time Tired Tough U.s. Open Very Whole Year You

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This is a dream from when I was kid. I'm playing tennis almost 18 years, and of course everybody's dream is to play the final of a Grand Slam.

~Agnieszka Radwanska

Topics: Almost Course Dream Everybody Final Grand Grand Slam Kid Play Playing Slam Tennis Years

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Beijing's Olympics were very grand - they were trying to throw a party for the world, but the hosts didn't enjoy it. The government didn't care about people's feelings because it was trying to create an image.

~Ai Weiwei

Topics: About Because Beijing Care Create Enjoy Feelings Government Grand Hosts Image Olympics Party People Throw Trying Very Were World

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It's funny because I remember playing 'Grand Turismo,' and I would get yelled at by my brother for moving the controller as if it was a wheel. He was, 'It's not gonna help you.' Now you have a Wii, and you could actually move and control it.

~Aj Lee

Topics: Actually Because Brother Control Could Funny Get Gonna Grand He Help Move Moving Now Playing Remember Wheel Would Yelled You I Remember

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