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Considered now as a possession, one may define culture as the residuum of a large body of useless knowledge that has been well and truly forgotten. ↗

— Albert J. Nock

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With regard to North Korea, between myself and President Obama earlier, with regard to the so-called launch of satellite, the missile launch, we shared the view that it undermines the efforts of the various countries concerned to achieve the resolution through dialogue. ↗

— Yoshihiko Noda

#between #concerned #countries #dialogue #earlier

And people talk about the stimulus package and the jobs that it was supposed to create, it certainly didn't have the intended effects that everybody was hoping for or that the president and administration certainly was hoping for. So I think it's time to lay some new solutions on the table, some new ideas. ↗

— Kristi Noem

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I never considered myself a lucky person. I'm the most extraordinary pessimist. I truly am. ↗

— Christopher Nolan

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Revenge is a particularly interesting concept, especially the notion of whether or not it exists outside of just an abstract idea. ↗

— Christopher Nolan

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To me I've just really, really found a relaxed, peaceful side of my life and I'm enjoying it. ↗

— Greg Norman

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You know, one of the things I think you understand as president is you're held responsible for everything, but you don't always have control of everything, right? ↗

— Barack Obama

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So I'm not worried about the emotions I carry with me, because I'm happy that I have them; I think it's good for the work I do. The emotions that are not healthy are the ones you hold inside, like anger. ↗

— Diana Ross

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Despite recent speculation in the media, and after difficult but sincere consideration, I have decided not to direct 'Catching Fire.' As a writer and a director, I simply don't have the time I need to write and prep the movie I would have wanted to make, because of the fixed and tight production schedule. ↗

— Gary Ross

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I consider myself kind of a reporter - one who uses words that are more like music and that have a choreography. I never think of myself as a poet; I just get up and write. ↗

— Mary Oliver

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