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I make up my opinions from facts and reasoning, and not to suit any body but myself. If people don't like my opinions, it makes little difference as I don't solicit their opinions or votes. ↗

— William Tecumseh Sherman

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This war differs from other wars, in this particular. We are not fighting armies but a hostile people, and must make old and young, rich and poor, feel the hard hand of war. ↗

— William Tecumseh Sherman

#differs #feel #fighting #hand #hard

He must be independent and brave, and sure of himself and of the importance of his work, because if he isn't he will never survive the scorching blasts of derision that will probably greet his first efforts. ↗

— Robert E. Sherwood

#blasts #brave #derision #efforts #first

We all come from our own little planets. That's why we're all different. That's what makes life interesting. ↗

— Robert E. Sherwood

#different #interesting #life #little #makes

My father's death, my move, and my frightening and difficult delivery created a tremendous amount of stress, pain, and sadness for me. I was practically devastated beyond recovery. ↗

— Brooke Shields

#beyond #created #death #delivery #devastated

The difficulty of IVF or of any fertility issues is the hope and the shattered hope, the dream that it might happen this time and then it doesn't happen. ↗

— Brooke Shields

#difficulty #dream #fertility #happen #hope

I went to an ordinary school in New York City with no other actors. I learned to compartmentalise different parts of my life. I was one person at home and then another person at work and for that reason my career didn't challenge my family life. ↗

— Brooke Shields

#career #challenge #city #different #different parts

I think any advocate who is effective has fully acquainted himself or herself with the legislator they are going to meet. Know what committees they are on, what issues they are interested in, all in an effort to build a bridge for communicating with them. ↗

— Mark Shields

#advocate #any #bridge #build #committees

When the size of the group supporting your cause reaches a critical mass, any legislator or elected official has to pay attention. ↗

— Mark Shields

#attention #cause #critical #critical mass #elected

What is sacred among one people may be ridiculous in another; and what is despised or rejected by one cultural group, may in a different environment become the cornerstone for a great edifice of strange grandeur and beauty. ↗

— Hu Shih

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