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Russia under President Putin is less democratic and less free today than when he assumed office. If Russia cannot fulfill its obligation to the G-8 and maintain a high standard of democratic governance then its membership should be suspended. ↗

— Vito Fossella

#cannot #democratic #free #fulfill #governance

(...) Since I was a kid." "Which you refer to as 'back when you were happy.'" "Right. ↗

— Ned Vizzini

#sadness #suicide #funny

In times of tumult, voters are likely to forgive a president, if not reward him, for compromises made in service of solutions. ↗

— Ron Fournier

#forgive #him #likely #made #president

I prefer to commit 100 per cent to a movie and make fewer films, because it takes over your life. ↗

— Jodie Foster

#cent #commit #fewer #films #i

Well, I certainly was exposed to and learned to appreciate the work of great directors early on. As a kid, my mother used to take me to see really interesting arty films in Los Angeles. ↗

— Jodie Foster

#appreciate #arty #certainly #directors #early

Since my Japanese isn't very good, I had to have an interpreter to communicate with most of the crew. ↗

— John Foster

#crew #good #had #i #interpreter

Education is the power to think clearly, the power to act well in the worlds work, and the power to appreciate life. ↗

— Brigham Young

#appreciate #clearly #education #life #power

Any person, brought into the presence of this fact, stops for a few moments and remains pensive and silent; and then generally leaves, carrying with him forever a sharper, keener sense of our incessant motion through space. ↗

— Leon Foucault

#brought #carrying #fact #few #forever

Andrew Jackson was the first president to claim that the desires of the public overrode Congress's constitutional prerogatives. Virtually every president since Jackson has claimed the mantle, even while lacking two ingredients of an electoral mandate: a landslide victory and a specific agenda. ↗

— Ron Fournier

#andrew #claim #claimed #congress #constitutional

Being a wife and a mother is very gratifying, but it's not a creative expression and that's something I need to be happy. ↗

— Genie Francis

#being #creative #creative expression #expression #gratifying