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There is all of this protesting against corporate power, but in reality, corporations have to persuade you - they could have a ton of money, but actually only government can use force. ↗

— John Stossel

#against #corporate #corporations #could #force

I had to accept that I was an alcoholic, that was the main thing. I think you've got to. But I try not say that I'm an alcoholic. I prefer to say that it's a disease I've got. ↗

— Paul Gascoigne

#alcoholic #disease #got #had #i

To read of a detective's daring finesse or ingenious stratagem is a rare joy. ↗

— Rex Stout

#detective #finesse #ingenious #joy #rare

I phoned Joe Roth, who was head of the studio at the time, and told him how beautiful the film was, and that I was fully ready to support it, that Michael's work was wonderful and I imagined that Daniel would feel the same. He listened quietly and read between the lines. ↗

— Madeleine Stowe

#between #daniel #feel #film #fully

The Kiss scene was attempted three times. The first was in a peculiar spot of the fort on the ground level. It felt forced to me, and I knew right away that, in spite of what others were saying, it was dead wrong. ↗

— Madeleine Stowe

#away #dead #felt #first #forced

I like to be able to control which players I'm working with. Because it doesn't matter how good a coach you are if the guys you're working with think they already know it all. You need a response, you need to feel they're trying. I want players who are always striving to improve. ↗

— Gordon Strachan

#already #always #because #coach #control

I think the economic logic behind dumping a load of toxic waste in the lowest wage country is impeccable and we should face up to it. ↗

— Lawrence Summers

#country #dumping #economic #face #i

At the first general meeting of this Corporation in 1820, his Lordship presided; a circumstance, which may well be considered an era in the history of the Church of Upper Canada. ↗

— John Strachan

#church #circumstance #considered #corporation #era

St. Peter announced the glad tidings of the Gospel to the people on the day of Pentecost, and converted, by the first Christian sermon, ever preached, three thousand - which formed the primitive Church. ↗

— John Strachan

#christian #church #converted #day #ever

The Legislature of Lower Canada, consisting chiefly of Roman Catholics, could hardly be expected to support a church which they were taught to consider heretical, and in Upper Canada the scanty means at the disposal of the Government, precluded all hope. ↗

— John Strachan

#catholics #chiefly #church #consider #consisting