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acts war
They used to be seen as insane or unthinkable acts of madmen. But if they take place they'll be called 'war' too. And there will still be no conventional war. Bruce Sterling
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The Project Angel Food Program's mission is to nourish the body and spirit of men, women and children affected by HIV/AIDS and other serious illness. The Project Angel Food Program delivers free and nutritious meals prepared with love. We act out of a sense of urgency because hunger and illness cannot wait. Marianne Williamson
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As an attorney, I could be rather flamboyant in court. I did not act as though I were a black man in a white man's court, but as if everyone else - white and black - was a guest in my court. When trying a case, I often made sweeping gestures and used high-flown language. Nelson Mandela
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After one has been in prison, it is the small things that one appreciates: being able to take a walk whenever one wants, going into a shop and buying a newspaper, speaking or choosing to remain silent. The simple act of being able to control one's person.
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The minute we stop learning, we begin death, the process of dying. We learn from each other with every action we perform. We are teaching goodness or evil every time we step out of the house and into the street. Leo Buscaglia
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The most interesting statistic, stunning statistic that came out of my research was that in 1942, as this war production effort is going on, the number of Americans killed or injured in war-related industries surpassed the number of Americans in uniform killed and wounded in action in the war by a factor of 20 to 1. Arthur L. Herman
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When I was a kid, I used to pretend to be Bond; I used to make up scenarios and irritate my sister and annoy my mother and father pretending to be someone else, so I kind of was already acting when I was a child. I just didn't really know it. Aneurin Barnard
acting black considered kids proper speak stress talk
When I go around and I talk to young black kids, I really stress education. We've got this thing going on in black culture, where if you do well in school, you're considered acting white. If you use proper English, you're considered acting white. I say, 'We've got to get more kids acting white, then.' We want kids to speak proper English. We want them to get their education. Charles Barkley
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When I got here the lounges were the thing. That's how Las Vegas got to be Entertainment Capitol of the World. The first lounge act I saw in Las Vegas was Freddie Bell and Sonny King at the Sands.
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When a person acts only on their own Judgment they are always fearful of being wrong. . . . Not that I admire indecision on the contrary I dislike it much. I know however it is one of my own faults & it pervades more or less everything I do.
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When an animal is infected, either naturally or by experimental injection, with a bacterium, virus, or other foreign body, the animal recognises this as an invader and acts in such a way as to remove or destroy it.
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When deputy Ross Solberg returned from active duty in the military the board did not increase the budget, but we did not lay any officers off. Hopefully we're going to be able to fund that spot through our recreational patrols. Larry Sanders
activity certainly chose companies company due increase intensive last reflected since
When Dell, a company that conducts intensive due diligence, selects you, other companies certainly take notice. That's reflected in the increase in recruitment activity since Dell chose the Triad last year.
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We have made a lot more deals after the winter meetings since I have been GM than at the winter meetings. We are still hopeful to be active in the pursuit of an outfielder. We'll keep grinding it out until we rectify that.
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Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. Albert Einstein
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In the Catholic tradition, the idea of giving something up on a Friday - the act of self denial - has always been tied with being generous to those in need. Vincent Nichols
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I'm a Buddhist and active in my Buddhist's Association, and I'm actually a National Young Women's representative for the organization, so I travel a lot helping young women who are practicing Buddhism. Vinessa Shaw
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A lot of consumers actively enjoy advertising, especially fashion print ads and clever TV commercials. The nostalgic cable channel TVLand features not only vintage shows but also vintage commercials. Virginia Postrel
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I hope Britney doesn't get bummed out that Lindsey is a better singer. It is not Lindsey saying it, it's me. Lindsey would never say that. She's an actress first. It's just a bonus that she can dance and sing. Virginia Madsen
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I didn't have many girlfriends in my youth. I was an active young man, jumping from one girl to the next, but never with anyone for more than three or four months. Vincent Cassel
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Today, war of necessity is used by critics of military action to describe unavoidable response to an attack like that on Pearl Harbor that led to our prompt, official declaration of war, while they characterize as unwise wars of choice the wars in Korea, Vietnam and the current war in Iraq. William Safire
actress
As an actress you can participate, you can be a co-author, help the director. But I always wanted to be able to make the big decisions. Valeria Golino
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A bird cannot fly with one wing only. Human space flight cannot develop any further without the active participation of women. Valentina Tereshkova
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Some people said my acting was a cross between Euell Gibbons, Rodney Allen Rippy and Sheena, Queen of the Jungle. Wolfman Jack
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True enjoyment comes from activity of the mind and exercise of the body; the two are ever united. Wilhelm von Humboldt
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I would advise you to write, my dear friend, because with your active nature, solitude is simply intolerable to you, and after some time your solitude would become perhaps attractive if you were to people it with creatures of your own fancy. Wilfrid Laurier
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I'd rather go to a flea market than just about anything. It's the process I like - the same with getting dressed. If I've got someplace to be, I'll spend more time getting dressed than I spent at the actual event. Sometimes. Even in my own closet, I love to dig and search and find. Iris Apfel
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You have to push yourself when you're older because it's very easy to fall into the trap. You start to fall apart - you just have to do your best to paste yourself together. I think doing things and being active is very important. When your mind is busy, you don't hurt so much.
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I was called to audition for a play when I was very young, following which I continued to act as well as write and direct. When I moved to Delhi and joined Hindu College, theatre became a very big part of my life. Imtiaz Ali
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Everybody struggles to come up with stuff that no one has ever seen before. It's a fine line between trying to get creative and doing something that's new, fresh and different - yet, for me, something that's based in reality that would actually work in these situations. These are the keys to great fight scenes and action sequences. Steven Seagal
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The actual organization of behavior goes on the level of the individual nerve cells and their connections, and we have a hundred billion nerve cells, probably a hundred trillion connections. It's just mind-boggling to think of all the different ways in which they're arranged in a baby's head. Steven Pinker
actual ahead work
I mean, it's nice to get a dinner reservation ahead of other people, but when it comes down to it, the most important thing to me is the actual work. Scarlett Johansson
active love surfing
Surfing is my passion because I love being active on the water. Sarah McLachlan