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Commitment means that it is possible for a man to yield the nerve center of his consent to a purpose or cause, a movement or an ideal, which may be more important to him than whether he lives or dies. ↗

— Howard Thurman

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Obviously people read the books in order to be entertained. ↗

— Patricia Cornwell

#entertained #obviously #order #people #read

A vast majority of Republicans are on the record saying that they believe the Violence Against Women Act should be reauthorized. Let me be clear: I believe that Violence Against Women Act must be reauthorized. ↗

— John Cornyn

#against #believe #clear #i #i believe

When it rains, it pours - figuratively and literally. ↗

— John Cornyn

#literally #pours #rains

I mean, y'know, platinum is different in every country, which can be confusing. ↗

— Caroline Corr

#country #different #every #i #know

But last year there were 540,000 people, roughly, detained coming across the border illegally. Forty-five thousand of them came from countries other than Mexico, demonstrating the fact that Mexico itself now is a pathway into the United States for people all around the world, and we don't know what their intentions are. ↗

— John Cornyn

#around #border #came #coming #countries

The enemy is not Islam, the great world faith, but a perversion of Islam. ↗

— John Cornyn

#faith #great #islam #perversion #world

I love watching people, and that's what I do; just go for a walk at about 4 o'clock, and go down a busy street, where you see people coming out of school and you get a glimpse of their lives, what they're talking about. ↗

— Andrea Corr

#busy #clock #coming #down #get

At the core of life is a hard purposefulness, a determination to live. ↗

— Howard Thurman

#determination #hard #life #life is a #live

It is better to be looked over than overlooked. ↗

— Mae West

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