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Politics is a contest among people of diverse backgrounds and philosophies, advocating different solutions to common problems. The system only works when principled, energetic people participate. ↗

— Bob Ehrlich

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But I had a very traditional background as well. My parents are neat people. ↗

— Uma Thurman

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After the horse dance was over, it seemed that I was above the ground and did not touch it when I walked. ↗

— Black Elk

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I had a lot of trouble with engineers, because their whole background is learning from a functional point of view, and then learning how to perform that function. ↗

— Brian Eno

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Feelings are more dangerous than ideas, because they aren't susceptible to rational evaluation. They grow quietly, spreading underground, and erupt suddenly, all over the place. ↗

— Brian Eno

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Sonny Liston stood up to me and actually made me give ground. No one has ever done that to me before or since. ↗

— George Foreman

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When these suckers had formed roots in the open ground, or kind of nursery where they were planted, they were looked over and the best taken up for potting. ↗

— Robert Fortune

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I never eat in a restaurant that's over a hundred feet off the ground and won't stand still. ↗

— Calvin Trillin

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Bluegrass is really a big part of my background. ↗

— Travis Tritt

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If you're from a poor background, you have to work even harder. But that's what makes you who you are. ↗

— Carol Vorderman

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