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In recent times, European nations, with the use of gunpowder and other technical improvements in warfare, controlled practically the whole world. One, the British Empire, brought under one government a quarter of the earth and its inhabitants. ↗

— John Boyd Orr

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Without the United States, there simply would not have been an armed uprising in our country. ↗

— Daniel Ortega

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Political chaos is connected with the decay of language... one can probably bring about some improvement by starting at the verbal end. ↗

— George Orwell

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I understand the damage the expenses crisis has done to Parliament, and the paramount importance of restoring trust in our politics. ↗

— George Osborne

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For me, choice is the most important thing because I'm going to be an adult actor pretty soon. So I've got to be choosing the right roles now so that by the time I get to that age there will be wide options available. ↗

— Haley Joel Osment

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What we have ignored is what citizens can do and the importance of real involvement of the people versus just having somebody in Washington make a rule. ↗

— Elinor Ostrom

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Clearly, every company needs a leader. That's an important part of being the CEO of the company. ↗

— Sanjay Kumar

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When I begin to eliminate from the list all those professions which are impossible from a financial point of view and then those which I feel disinclined to-it leaves nothing. ↗

— Wilfred Owen

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Education technology is very important because we have a massive challenge in public schools. ↗

— Major Owens

#challenge #education #important #massive #public

I think at some point during the course of the game, I will have an impact - whether it's blocking or whether it's catching the football. ↗

— Terrell Owens

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