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I'm not materialistic. I believe in presents from the heart, like a drawing that a child does. ↗

— Victoria Beckham

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The expansion and sophistication of transnational crime represents one of the most dangerous threats we confront in the next millennium. ↗

— Rand Beers

#crime #dangerous #expansion #millennium #most

Your voice is your tool and represents you. It's very important to have a good voice where you can be understood. ↗

— Jacqueline Bisset

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Opportunity does not knock, it presents itself when you beat down the door. ↗

— Kyle Chandler

#beat #does #door #down #itself

The trade union movement represents the organized economic power of the workers... It is in reality the most potent and the most direct social insurance the workers can establish. ↗

— Samuel Gompers

#economic #economic power #establish #insurance #most

At her birthday, my seven-year-old daughter will say that she wants these big cakes and certain expensive toys as presents, and I can't say no to her. It would just break my heart. But when I was little, for birthdays we just played outside and we were happy if we got any cake. ↗

— Goran Ivanisevic

#big #birthday #birthdays #break #cake

A signal is comprehended if it serves to make us notice the object or situation it bespeaks. A symbol is understood when we conceive the idea it presents. ↗

— Susanne Langer

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Our generation has taken to the cosmetic use of pesticides and I think, perhaps unwittingly, not fully understanding the dangers it represents to ourselves and, most importantly, to our children. ↗

— Dalton McGuinty

#cosmetic #dangers #fully #generation #i

Funding privatized accounts with Social Security dollars would not only make the program's long term problems worse, but many believe it represents a first step toward undermining the program's fundamental goals. ↗

— Patty Murray

#believe #dollars #first #first step #fundamental

One of the tragedies of modern times is that people have come to believe that something said by someone in the past, perhaps for illustrative or provocation purposes, actually represents that person's beliefs at the time. ↗

— Idries Shah

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