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Shirley Chisholm Politician, Educator
People

"I stand before you today as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the presidency of the United States. I am not the candidate of black America, although I am black and proud. I'm not the candidate of the women's movement of this country, although I am a woman, and I'm equally proud of that. I am not the candidate of any political bosses or fat cats or special interests... I am the candidate of the people..."

People Country America
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Soren Kierkegaard Philosopher, Theologian
People

"People have an idea that the preacher is an actor on a stage and they are the critics, blaming or praising him. What they don't know is that they are the actors on the stage; he (the preacher) is merely the prompter standing in the wings, reminding them of their lost lines."

People Ideas Wings
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Steve Jobs Entrepreneur
People

"Most people never pick up the phone and call. Most people never ask, and that’s what separates the people who do things from the people who just dream about them."

People Dream Phones
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J. K. Rowling Novelist, Screenwriter
People

"He’ll accept anyone at Hogwarts, s’long as they’ve got the talent. Knows people can turn out okay even if their families weren’ . . .well . . . all tha’ respectable."

People Long Hogwarts
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Harper Lee Novelist
People

"The things that happen to people we never really know. What happens in houses behind closed doors, what secrets -"

People House Doors
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Henri Nouwen Theologian, Author
People

"Our humanity comes to its fullest bloom in giving. We become beautiful people when we give whatever we can give: a smile, a handshake, a kiss, an embrace, a word of love, a present, a part of our life...all of our life."

People Beautiful Kissing
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Leonardo DiCaprio Actor, Producer, Environmental Activist
People

"Everywhere I go, somebody is staring at me. I don't know if people are staring because they recognize me or because they think I'm a weirdo."

People Thinking Weirdo
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Julia Child Chef, Author, Television Personality
People

"In department stores, so much kitchen equipment is bought indiscriminately by people who just come in for men's underwear."

People Men Food
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Marshall McLuhan Philosopher, Media Theorist
People

"People hope that if they scream loudly enough about "values" then others will mistake them for serious, sensitive souls who have higher and nobler perceptions than ordinary people. Otherwise, why would they be screaming? Moral bitterness is a basic technique for endowing the idiot with dignity."

People Soul Mistake
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Kurt Cobain Musician, Singer-Songwriter
People

"I was tired of pretending that I was someone else just to get along with people, just for the sake of having friendships."

People Tired Sake
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Peter Hitchens Journalist
People

"Abortion is the only event that modern liberals think too violent and obscene to portray on TV. This is not because they are squeamish or prudish. It is because if people knew what Abortion really looked like, it would destroy their pretence that it is a civilized answer to the problem of what to do about unwanted babies."

People Thinking Baby
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Ellen DeGeneres Comedian, Television Host
People

"So many people prefer to live in drama because it's comfortable. It's like someone staying in a bad marriage or relationship - it's actually easier to stay because they know what to expect every day, versus leaving and not knowing what to expect."

People Knowing Drama
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Emma Thompson Actress, Screenwriter, Author
People

"Its unfortunate and I really wish I wouldn't have to say this, but I really like human beings who have suffered. They're kinder."

People Suffering Kindness
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Carl Sagan Astronomer, Astrophysicist
People

"Think of how many religions attempt to validate themselves with prophecy. Think of how many people rely on these prophecies, however vague, however unfulfilled, to support or prop up their beliefs. Yet has there ever been a religion with the prophetic accuracy and reliability of science? ... No other human institution comes close."

People Thinking Science
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