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As states subsist in part by keeping their weaknesses from being known, so is it the quiet of families to have their chancery and their parliament within doors, and to compose and determine all emergent differences there. ↗

— John Donne

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The single most important thing we can do today to ensure a strong, successful future for Wisconsin is invest in our kids early - because what we do now will determine what kind of state Wisconsin will be 10, 20, even 50 years from now. ↗

— Jim Doyle

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Our capacity to retaliate must be, and is, massive in order to deter all forms of aggression. ↗

— John Foster Dulles

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Polls are frequently taken to try to tease out or determine likely directions and trends, but once taken, they belong to the past, requiring that new polls be taken. ↗

— Alan Dundes

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There is no private life which has not been determined by a wider public life. ↗

— George Eliot

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The spirit and determination of the people to chart their own destiny is the greatest power for good in human affairs. ↗

— Matt Blunt

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I don't believe in technological determinism, especially not in biology and medicine. We have strong laws to keep doctors from monkeying around with humans that will remain in place. It's simply not true that everything that is technologically possible gets done. ↗

— Freeman Dyson

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What we do during our working hours determines what we have; what we do in our leisure hours determines what we are. ↗

— George Eastman

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It's all about your determination, I think, as much as anything. There are a lot of people with talent, but it's that determination. ↗

— Judy Blume

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I was determined that if I failed it wouldn't be due to lack of effort. ↗

— Heston Blumenthal

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