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“I think of myself as a musician and not a celebrity. Celebrity status is something you have to deliberately pursue - I couldn't imagine myself seeking that.”

Thinking Imagine Musician Seeking Pursue Celebrity Status

Author:Natalie Merchant

“I've found out how overwhelming the media is and the way it drills things into your head, it's almost like a mind control. If I could control prople's minds, I'd like to put something useful in.”

Ifs Way Mind Found Media If I Could Overwhelming Mind Control Drills

Author:Natalie Merchant

“My mother was a single working mother; she started having children very young. There was a tension inside her about who she wanted to be and what she wanted to do and how she couldn’t achieve the things she wanted to.”

Children Wanted Young Mother Achieve Tension Having Children

Author:Natalie Merchant

“I've never filed a patent lawsuit. I hope never to file a patent lawsuit. That may be unrealistic, but it would be great if I could avoid doing it... Lawsuits are a ridiculous way to do business.”

Ifs Way May Would Be Ridiculous If I Could Files Patents Lawsuit

Author:Nathan Myhrvold

“For a time during the early settlement of this country peace and goodwill prevailed, only to be followed later by violent and relentless warfare.”

Country Violent Warfare Relentless Goodwill Settlement

Book:Personal Recollections and Observations of General Nelson A. Miles, Embracing a Brief View of the Civil War, Or, From New England to the Golden Gate and the Story of His Indian Campaigns with Comments on the Exploration, Development, and Progress of Our Great Western Empire

Source: Personal Recollections and Observations of General Nelson A. Miles, Embracing a Brief View of the Civil War, Or, From New England to the Golden Gate and the Story of His Indian Campaigns with Comments on the Exploration, Development, and Progress of Our Great Western Empire

“Whether or not our system of Indian management has been a success during the past ten, fifty, or hundred years is almost answered in the asking.”

Years Has Beens Past Ten Hundred Asking Management Indian Fifty

Book:Personal Recollections and Observations of General Nelson A. Miles, Embracing a Brief View of the Civil War, Or, From New England to the Golden Gate and the Story of His Indian Campaigns with Comments on the Exploration, Development, and Progress of Our Great Western Empire

Source: Personal Recollections and Observations of General Nelson A. Miles, Embracing a Brief View of the Civil War, Or, From New England to the Golden Gate and the Story of His Indian Campaigns with Comments on the Exploration, Development, and Progress of Our Great Western Empire

“Looking at the purpose of our government toward the Indians, we find that after subjugating them it has been our policy to collect the different tribes on reservations and support them at the expense of our people.”

People Has Beens Different Government Purpose Support Policy Expenses Tribes Reservations

Book:Personal Recollections and Observations of General Nelson A. Miles, Embracing a Brief View of the Civil War, Or, From New England to the Golden Gate and the Story of His Indian Campaigns with Comments on the Exploration, Development, and Progress of Our Great Western Empire

Source: Personal Recollections and Observations of General Nelson A. Miles, Embracing a Brief View of the Civil War, Or, From New England to the Golden Gate and the Story of His Indian Campaigns with Comments on the Exploration, Development, and Progress of Our Great Western Empire

“On the contrary, if they are treated with justice and humanity, proper example and the advantages of education given them, the coming years will be as bright and prosperous to the unfortunate race as the past has been dark and painful.”

Ifs Years Has Beens Past Humanity Given Justice Dark Race Example Advantage Painful Contrary Treated Unfortunate Prosperous

Book:SERVING THE REPUBLIC

Source: SERVING THE REPUBLIC

“I make dark dramas, movies about people living in desperate fear who then overcome that fear and find a heroic side to themselves.”

People Sides Dark Drama Overcoming Desperate Heroic

Author:Jodie Foster

“One hundred years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, the Spanish government issued a decree authorizing the enslavement of the American Indian as in accord with the law of God and man.”

Men Years Government Law Hundred Indian Accord Pilgrim Decree American Indian Enslavement Plymouth

Book:SERVING THE REPUBLIC

Source: SERVING THE REPUBLIC

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