"Who will excuse us before God for the loss of such a great number of people, who could be saved by the slight assistance we could give them?"
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"I think that you always want to gravitate towards people who absolutely are great at what they do and go for authenticity."
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"The ability to "fantasize" is the ability to survive. It's wonderful to speak about this subject because there have been so many wrong-headed people dealing with it.... The so-called realists are trying to drive us insane, and I refuse to be driven insane.... We survive by fantasizing. Take that away from us and the whole damned human race goes down the drain."
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"You got to be willing to walk in a storm. That's what I tell people all the time."
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"The strength of the Constitution, lies in the will of the people to defend it."
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"Maybe people are more like the earth than we know. Maybe they have fault lines that sooner or later are going to split open under pressure."
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"I get tested for HIV twice a year.... One has to be socially aware. It's part of being a decent human to be tested for STDs. It's just disgusting behaviour when people don't. It's so irresponsible."
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"All authority belongs to the people... In questions of power let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief with chains of the Constitution."
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"I consider the foundation of the Constitution as laid on this ground that 'all powers not delegated to the United States, by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states or to the people.' To take a single step beyond the boundaries thus specially drawn around the powers of Congress, is to take possession of a boundless field of power not longer susceptible of any definition."
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"The people made me from the littlest crack head to the biggest baller so if i am bad its because of the bay and if i am good its because of the bay"
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"Boredom between two people doesn't come from being together physically. It comes from being apart mentally and spiritually."
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"The reason business writing is horrible is that people are afraid. Afraid to say what they mean, because they might be criticized for it. Afraid to be misunderstood, to be accused of saying what they didn't mean, because they might be criticized for it."
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"Some people want to be bank presidents. Other people want to rob banks."
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"People don't change their behavior unless it makes a difference for them to do so."
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"People ask me, "How's Teen Wolf?," and I tell them it's literally the best job I've ever had."
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"I don't care about convincing the people who think I'm naive or an idiot. I'm interested in how do I inspire the people who are open-minded that there's a different way of seeing the world."
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"I am not as bad as people would suggest. Not as good as I would like to be."
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"The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire."
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"If all misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be contented to take their own and depart."
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"Now people think it's cool to have a baby, but it ain't cool to take care of it. We have to change that. You make your life for that baby. That's the future."
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