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Napoleon had been fighting this army of slaves and free people in Haiti and it depleted his forces. And after the Revolution, when the French were driven out, they stopped and sold this big chunk of North America to the Americans for very little money. ↗

— Edwidge Danticat

#america #army #been #big #chunk

I play a character every day of my life, and I don't want to play a character as myself. They can judge me as an actress, not as a person. I'm not a spokeswoman for Anna. ↗

— Anna Friel

#anna #character #day #every #every day

One of the most important post-9/11 efforts made to counter terrorism and the spread of weapons of mass destruction is President Bush's Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI). ↗

— Frank Gaffney

#counter #destruction #efforts #important #initiative

We are in favor of greater free markets. ↗

— Ed Gillespie

#free #free markets #greater #markets

Six months ago, I traveled to India to see firsthand what the prime minister of that country calls a national shame. It is the systematic, widespread, shocking elimination of India's baby girls. Some 50,000 female fetuses are aborted every month in India. ↗

— Elizabeth Vargas

#baby #calls #country #elimination #every

The most important thing about my profession is finding the truth, finding the reality of these shows. ↗

— Shuler Hensley

#finding #important #important thing #most #profession

Every person who is offered a knighthood has the opportunity to say yes or no. You get a letter from the Prime Minister saying you've been recommended for a knighthood and there are two little boxes, one says yes, one says no. ↗

— Derek Jacobi

#boxes #every #get #knighthood #letter

Well, he doesn't make me laugh. I think I've got a fair sense of humour but I can't really see it in him. I've listened to his show on the radio on a Saturday morning, and that's a load of mince as well. ↗

— Ian St. John

#got #him #his #humour #i

The most important asset you need to protect in order to manage the demands of a job or an investment portfolio is your production of energy. And, just like with money, if you do a great job managing your energy, you'll get a great return. ↗

— Jim Loehr

#demands #energy #get #great #great job

The most important quality in a leader is that of being acknowledged as such. All leaders whose fitness is questioned are clearly lacking in force. ↗

— Andre Maurois

#acknowledged #being #clearly #fitness #force