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Often dismissed or underestimated by political opponents, President Reagan had the most valuable weapon in the political arsenal: a bond with the people. ↗

— William L. Jenkins

#bond #dismissed #had #most #often

If you just set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing. ↗

— Margaret Thatcher

#any #anything #be prepared #compromise #just

Some people continue to pretend that anchor people are reporters. ↗

— Peter Jennings

#continue #people #pretend #reporters #some

I'm not going to freeze under the pressure. I'm hoping I can stand up to it. ↗

— Carly Rae Jepsen

#going #hoping #i #i can #pressure

I think I've done pretty well. I've had about 46, or 47 nominations from my movies, and my films have won about 12 awards, so I don't have any complaints. ↗

— Norman Jewison

#any #awards #complaints #done #films

To become self-aware, people must be allowed to hear a plurality of opinions and then make up their own minds. They must be allowed to say, write and publish whatever they want. Freedom of expression is the most basic, but fundamental, right. Without it, human beings are reduced to automatons. ↗

— Ma Jian

#basic #become #beings #expression #freedom

My hope is that the Chinese government will come to realise that it is futile to repress free speech, and that contrary to what they believe a regime's strength rests not its suppression of a plurality of opinions and ideas, but in its capacity and willingness to encourage them. ↗

— Ma Jian

#capacity #chinese #chinese government #come #contrary

Pakistan not only means freedom and independence but the Muslim Ideology which has to be preserved, which has come to us as a precious gift and treasure and which, we hope other will share with us. ↗

— Muhammad Ali Jinnah

#freedom #gift #hope #ideology #independence

This hype word bothers me though It always sounds like an accusation, what does it mean, advertising, column inches in the press? Bands themselves are never really responsible for all of that. That is something that happens to you when you sell millions of records. ↗

— Holly Johnson

#advertising #always #bands #bothers #column

What's important to have is a president that's focused on jobs, the economy, giving our children a better future and keeping our nation strong and safe. ↗

— Mary Fallin

#better future #children #economy #focused #future