- Communication
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- Nov 07, 2020
Against Quotes
On taking a stand, for better or worse.
Some quotes here take a stand on real-world policy debates, referenced only generically rather than argued in either direction. One recurring thread pushes back on the idea that the odds are stacked against women; read more at Me.
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- Professional
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- Nov 07, 2020
At ten I was playing against 18-year-old guys. At 15 I was playing professional ball with the Birmingham Black Barons, so I really came very quickly in all sports.
- Painting
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every painting I do is related to the last one: it may be a continuation of a previous painting or it may be a reaction against it.
- Bad Guys
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've been telling anybody who would listen that I wanted to do a series for the last 10 years. But I wouldn't do it if I was just another cop pushing bad guys up against the wall.
- Everyone
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- Nov 07, 2020
Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it.
- Misfortune
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- Nov 07, 2020
Doing what's right is no guarantee against misfortune.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have been sworn against by perjured and wicked people.
- Choose
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- Nov 07, 2020
The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.
- May
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- Nov 07, 2020
We may be up against a stone wall, but we don't have to bloody our heads against it unless we choose to.
- Laws
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- Nov 07, 2020
There ought to be no laws to guarantee property against the folly of its possessors.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
O, popular applause! what heart of man is proof against thy sweet, seducing charms?
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
That the Jews assumed a right exclusively to the benefits of God will be a lasting witness against them and the same will it be against Christians.
- Considerably
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Cape Town is considerably increased within the last eight years. Its respectability with regard to strength has kept pace with its other enlargements and rendered it very secure against any attempt which is not made with considerable force.
- Only
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- Nov 07, 2020
When a federal court issues an order against enforcement of a government policy, the ruling traditionally applies only to the plaintiff in that case.
- Fight
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- Nov 07, 2020
My top priority as Attorney General is to continue the fight against violent crime, and step it up wherever needed.
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- Nov 07, 2020