"[Antonio] Gramsci's words and actions explain their assessment, though I think we should refrain from using the term "model intellectual" for him or others."
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"As for geoengineering, there have been serious general critiques that I think cannot be ignored, like Clive Hamilton's, along with many positive assessments. It is not a matter for subjective judgment based on guesswork and intuition. Rather, these are matters that have to be considered seriously, relying on the best scientific understanding available, without abandoning sensible precautionary principles."
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"There was things which he stretched, but mainly he told the truth."
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"According to my assessment, even if you have many more troops than others, how can that help you to victory?"
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"So far as Chairman Mao's own hopes were concerned, he initiated the "Cultural Revolution" in order to avert the restoration of capitalism, but he had made an erroneous assessment of China's actual situation. In the first place, the targets of the revolution were wrongly defined, which led to the effort to ferret out "capitalist roaders in power in the Party". Blows were dealt at leading cadres at all levels who had made contributions to the revolution and had practical experience, including Comrade Liu Shaoqi."
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"Our objective is to begin a national conversation to better support individuals and families living with ASD in Canada. The Summit will review the recent National Needs Assessment Survey and provide leaders with a better understanding of ASD surveillance across the country. We are pleased that Minister Bergen will be part of this important discussion."
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"Fear is what prevents the flowering of the mind."
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"I don't regret at all saying that if I saw Bashar al-Assad using chemical weapons on his people that that would change my assessments in terms of what we were or were not willing to do in Syria."
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"You listen to the audience. The audience is wrong individually and always right collectively. If they don't laugh, it isn't funny. If they cough, it isn't interesting. If they walk out, you are in trouble."
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"It is historical continuity that maintains most assumptions, not repeated assessment of their validity."
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"Crawling still gets you there."
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"It's easier to see the mistake on someone else's paper."
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"If you keep missing, get closer to the basket."
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"Getting lost teaches you how to read a map."
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"The longer the test the better you feel when it's over."
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"The path you're on looks different when you turn around."
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"Every time you swim out to the rock, it gets a little closer."
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"It doesn't count if your swing is going the highest if you're getting pushed."
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"It feels a lot colder when you're shoveling snow than when you're building a snow fort."
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"One of the benefits of being divorced is that you no longer need to listen to your ex's assessment of the appropriateness of your actions."
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