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In high school, I discovered myself. I was interested in race relations and the legal profession. I read about Lincoln and that he believed the law to be the most difficult of professions. ↗

— Constance Baker Motley

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Thus the whole country was broken into many shreds and patches of sovereignty. ↗

— John Lothrop Motley

#country #into #many #patches #shreds

With the Germans, the sovereignty resided in the great assembly of the people. ↗

— John Lothrop Motley

#germans #great #people #resided #sovereignty

Musicians are so well covered in the press, it would be great to see more outspoken practitioners of green life. ↗

— Jason Mraz

#great #green #life #more #musicians

In our generation, the role models were Gandhi and Nehru. We revered them. They were venerated personalities. I read almost every speech of Nehru. ↗

— Pranab Mukherjee

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Then I discovered I loved writing poetry more than fiction. ↗

— George Murray

#fiction #i #loved #more #poetry

I had a go at changing history - maybe not all by myself - I fought at the battle of Normandy, I slogged through the Ardennes, and I celebrated the liberation of Paris on the streets with beautiful French girls throwing flowers at me. I said good-bye to my first true love and discovered what I really wanted to do with my life. ↗

— LeRoy Neiman

#beautiful #celebrated #changing #discovered #first

I have always thought that Israel, as an independent and sovereign nation, had a right to defend itself. ↗

— Don Nickles

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You can see these boxes which are covered with metal foils for thermal reasons, and they are also, most of the time, thermally controlled inside to keep reasonable temperature inside each of these containers. ↗

— Claude Nicollier

#boxes #containers #controlled #covered #each

I've covered a lot of ground geographically and emotionally and for years I lost my connection with my family. But the best comfort you can have, whether you are on the phone or sitting there in the living room with them, is with your parents, and to me family has always meant protection. When you smile you get a smile back, unconditionally. ↗

— Brigitte Nielsen

#back #best #comfort #connection #covered