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We receive reports now on a daily basis from our own people on the ground in Darfur on widespread atrocities and grave violations of human rights against the civilian population. ↗

— Jan Egeland

#atrocities #basis #civilian #daily #daily basis

I think compassion is an important quality in people in general. ↗

— Shannon Elizabeth

#general #i #i think #important #people

Keep courage. Whatever you do, do not feel sorry for yourself. You will win in a great age of opportunity. ↗

— Richard L. Evans

#courage #feel #great #keep #opportunity

By and large, the critics and readers gave me an affirmed sense of my identity as a writer. You might know this within yourself, but to have it affirmed by others is of utmost importance. Writing is, after all, a form of communication. ↗

— Ralph Ellison

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I've been tremendously moved by a bunch of odd books. Ross McDonald is very important to me. I love the Lew Archer books. ↗

— James Ellroy

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Everything in high school seems like the most important thing that's ever happened in your life. It's not. You'll get out of high school and you never see those people again. All the people who torment and press you won't make a difference in your life in the long haul. ↗

— Mark Hoppus

#difference #ever #everything #get #happened

I thought it must be pure science fiction. But when I checked it out I found a lot of magazine articles that actually supported the theory behind the book which was incredible. That's when I decided to acquire the rights of the book and everything went from there. ↗

— Roland Emmerich

#actually #articles #behind #book #checked

I represent a district covering Rockland, Westchester and Bronx counties, all of which are part of the 9 million people that this water is so important for. ↗

— Eliot Engel

#counties #covering #district #i #important

The rate at which a person can mature is directly proportional to the embarrassment he can tolerate. ↗

— Douglas Engelbart

#directly proportional #embarrassment #mature #person #proportional

One of the things in the back of my mind is that, after my sports experience, I never want to be, totally consumed by any one endeavor, other than my family life. ↗

— Julius Erving

#any #back #consumed #endeavor #experience