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“Obviously these [white-guard] emigres enjoy the right of asylum existing also in the U.S. So far as we are concerned we would never tolerate a single terrorist in our territory regardless against whom he would contemplate his crimes. Apparently the right of asylum receives broader interpretation in the U.S.A. than in our country.”

Country Enjoy White Crime Concerned Terrorist Our Country Interpretation Territory Contemplating Tolerate Asylums

Author:Joseph Stalin

“Obviously these are some exceptional young people, but what they have in common is that they were ordinary people who cared. They wanted to act, to do something, to make life better for other people—and they have.”

Government Activism Advocacy

Author:Morgan Carroll

Source: Take Back your Government: A Citizen's Guide to Grassroots Change

“Obviously these conditions [violence, poverty] predate the [Barack] Obama presidency and the president has limited ways to dent this violence. But funding war weapons in cities, as opposed to more community policing, is not the solution.”

Way War President Community Cities Poverty Violence Conditions Weapons Solutions Barack Presidency Funding

Author:Julianne Malveaux

“Obviously this all gets tricky/complicated when your writing reveals so much of your private/intimate life, and the nature of writing on the Internet comes with a lot of focus on your "personal brand."”

Writing Focus Internet Complicated Brands Intimate Tricky

Author:Marie Calloway

“Obviously this is engagement ring city. Couples are wandering along and girls are pointing through the windows and the men are smiling but all look slightly sick whenever their girlfriends turn away.”

Men Looks Turns Girl Cities Couple Window Sick Rings Wander Girlfriend Engagement Pointing

Author:Sophie Kinsella

Source: I've Got Your Number

“Obviously this is the next frontier - once you've mastered grilling, smoking is what you're going to want to do.”

Want Next Smoking Frontiers Grilling

Author:Steven Raichlen

“Obviously this person's a hazard. Stupid people are dangerous.”

People Persons Dangerous Stupid Stupid People Hazards

Author:Suzanne Collins

Source: The Hunger Games

“Obviously this prison has been controversial ever since the first detainees arrived in Guantanamo more than 14 years ago.”

Years Firsts Has Beens Years Ago Prison Controversial Guantanamo Detainees

Author:Audie Cornish

“Obviously this stuff takes a bit of planning, but I've always been someone that sets achievable short-term goals. I've never been someone that's had a five-year plan, or a three-year plan. That just seems to lead to a lot of disappointment, and doesn't give you the chance to be flexible. So I've just always been someone that's sort of reassessed where I'm at, and set goals that are realistic. And luckily, I've had plenty of chances to recalibrate and adjust, and good fortune's come my way.”

“Obviously those who burn to be professional jesters mean that they want to be successful comedians. And those are always an elite, microscopic portion of the population. But oh, how they try.”

Want Trying Mean Successful Population Comedian Being Successful Portions Elites Elitism Jester

Author:Dick Cavett

“Obviously, those who take a critical position will be subjected to accusations of dogmatism and intolerance, when in fact those who are unwilling to take a stand are exercising the dogmatism of openness at any cost. This time, the cost of openness is the solidification of the medical empire and the multiplying of medical victims.”

Feminism Feminist

Author:Janice G. Raymond

Source: The Transsexual Empire: The Making of the She-Male

“Obviously VIA DOLOROSA is completely artificial. It is as highly wrought as any of my plays. But basically all the artifice is to disguise itself so you don't feel it's there. You're attempting to make the artifice like a pane of glass that simply leads you through to the subject - not to decorate the bloody glass.”

Feels Play Subjects Glasses Crafts Artificial Bloody Disguise Attempting Artifice

Author:David Hare

“Obviously Victoria and Mel B have become mothers and there is a part of me that wants to be a mum.”

Want Mother Inspiring Mum Mothers Day Victoria

Author:Geri Halliwell

“Obviously we can't do what we do if no one is paying attention.”

Ifs Attention Pay Attention

Author:Justin Hartley

“Obviously we don't have 300 million people. We haven't got a big army. We don't have Hollywood. We're a medium small-sized country. We have to do what medium small-sized countries do, which-even though we're not smarter than other people-is to make ourselves seem to be smarter. We have to work harder and know more than other people.”

People Knows Country Bigs Seems Millions Havens Hard Work Hollywood Harder Army Mediums Smarter Parliament Public Life Work Harder

Author:John Ralston Saul

“Obviously we know Bill Hader is funny and charming, but my question is, can he do raw humanity and naturalism? I think so.”

Thinking Knows Humanity Bills Charming Naturalism

Author:Mark Duplass

“Obviously we want to keep the jobs we've got.”

Want Jobs

Author:Jennifer Granholm

“Obviously we will talk about doing everything we can to make our sport as safe as possible.”

Sports Safe Safety

Author:Troy Vincent

“Obviously we're a consumer nation and you have the power to influence these big corporations who are running the world right now through what you chose to, or not to, purchase.”

World Bigs Running Nations Influence Right Now Consumers Corporations Big Corporations

Author:Daryl Hannah

“Obviously we're celebrating a 36-year legacy on ABC and the end of an era, but we're also celebrating the start of a new era with this great property on ESPN. It's a bit of mixed emotions.”

Years Ends Bits Emotion Property Celebrate Eras Legacy New Era Espn Mixed Emotions

Author:George Bodenheimer

“Obviously we're doing a comedy [Fresh Hell], and our intent is to entertain, but we're also really aware and trying to stay aware of the subtext of what it's like to reach a certain age and be dismissed, basically, from the fraternity you've always wanted to be a part of, and the desperation involved in trying to claw your way back into it.”

Way Trying Age Wanted Certain Hell Comedy Involved Desperation Claws Fraternity Subtext

Author:Brent Spiner

“Obviously what I think Senator [John] Kerry was pointing to, which is absolutely correct, which is the essential part of the strategy or a key component or a leg on the stool, is an Afghan partner that is ready to take control of both the security situation in Afghanistan, and the civilian side of that.”

Thinking Sides Situation Security Ready Keys Essentials Strategy Legs Partners Afghanistan Senators Components Pointing Civilians John Kerry Take Control Stools Afghan

Author:Rahm Emanuel

“Obviously when I'm put in a situation where there is a lot of attention on me, it's this weird dichotomy - I like it, because I feel like I'm a natural born performer. But I do feel the most vulnerable.”

Feels Born Natural Attention Situation Vulnerable Performers Dichotomy

Author:Tyler Blackburn

“Obviously when you're a child actor, you have zero inhibitions. You don't care. You don't get introverted thinking people are looking at you funny.”

People Thinking Children Care Inhibitions Introverted

Author:Alanna Masterson

“Obviously when you're a teen you have no money, so you make, like, three outfits out of one dress. You're like, 'OK cut the arms here. Alright: New party, cut them to here.'”

Three Party Cutting Arms Dresses Alright No Money Outfits

Author:Marina and the Diamonds

“Obviously when you're making music, you want it to get out to as many people as possible. You want to reach as many people as you can.”

People Want

Author:Jason Aldean

“Obviously when you're pregnant everything changes, you have another body to take care of.”

Body Care Take Care Pregnant Things Change

Author:Rosamund Pike

“Obviously with every new album we make, we always have to believe in it and feel we've gone in the right direction.”

Feels Believe Gone Albums Right Direction

Author:Nick Rhodes

“Obviously with the Internet and increased access to other means of watching shows, the audience has dispersed and is all over the place and that is a challenge.”

Mean Shows Challenges Audience Internet Access

Author:J. J. Abrams

“Obviously with the onset of cable and satellite, there are more opportunities for programming and original programming, so it creates more opportunities for actors and producers and directors and everything.”

Actors Opportunity Directors Originals Producers Programming Cables Satellites

Author:Anthony Michael Hall

“Obviously yeah, but our first album took us five years to put together, to get signed and to put it out, we had a lot of time to think about what we were doing. Black Sunday was like a whirl wind, we had to rush back to the studio after touring, but the last album we had a little longer, what like eight months?”

Thinking Years Firsts Littles Together Lasts Black Five Wind Months Yeah Albums Studios Eight Five Years Sunday Touring Time To Think

Author:B-Real

“Obviously you can look at things however you choose to and I'm not proud of some people in sports, but I don't really look at it as my calling to be out there setting an example. I just try to treat people the way the I want to be treated - with respect and some dignity.”

People Way Want Trying Looks Sports Example Proud Calling Dignity Treats Setting Treated Settings You Choose Setting An Example

Author:Mark Martin

“Obviously you can't please everyone. I'm sure some people say, 'Bloody old Len Goodman gets on my nerves.”

People Please Nerves Bloody Goodman

Author:Len Goodman

“Obviously you follow the law of the land, there are many laws I disagree with, but you follow the law. You fight to change the law, you don't break the law. I believe that's the American way.”

Way Believe Law Fighting I Believe Change Break Land Disagree

Author:George Pataki

“Obviously you have a responsibility - one would like to think there is such a thing as ethics in filmmaking.”

Thinking Responsibility Ethics Filmmaking

Author:George Hickenlooper

“Obviously you have no liking for Prudence," he began, "but if you-" "I've tried my best to like her. I thought if one peeled away the layers of artifice, one would find the real Prudence beneath. But there's nothing beneath. And I doubt there ever will be." "And you find Beatrix Hathaway superior to her?" "In every regard, except perhaps beauty." "There you have it wrong," he informed her. "Miss Hathaway is a beauty." Audrey's brows lifted. "Do you think so?" she asked idly, lifting the teacup to her lips. "It's obvious. Regardless of what I think of her character, Miss Hathaway is an exceptionally attractive woman." "Oh, I don't know..." Audrey devoted careful attention to her tea, adding a tiny lump of sugar. "She's rather tall." "She has the ideal height and form." "And brown hair is so common..." "It's not the usual shade of brown, it's as dark as sable. And those eyes..." "Blue," Audrey said with a dismissive wave. "The deepest, purest blue I've ever seen. No artist could capture-" Christopher broke off abruptly. "Never mind. I'm straying from the point.”

Physical Attraction Beatrix Hathaway Christopher Phelan Prudence Mercer

Author:Lisa Kleypas

Source: Love in the Afternoon

“Obviously you have to have rhythm. If you have rhythm, then you can play anything you need. If you have rhythm and you love music, then play and play and play until you get to where you want to get. If you can pay the rent, great. If you can't, then you'd better be having fun.”

Ifs Want Needs Play Fun Pay Rhythm Having Fun Music Love

Author:Eddie Van Halen

“Obviously you have to have talent in order to play so you can't overlook that, but we won't overlook the character issue when it comes to talent because if they have talent and they don't have character, it's going to be very difficult to coach that person.”

Ifs Persons Play Character Order Difficult Issues Talent Coaches

Author:Tim Buckley

“Obviously you have to make a profit to put out a newspaper. I'm not an idiot. But when the margins are in excess of 25 per cent you're talking about greed.”

Talking Greed Profit Newspapers Idiot Excess Cents Margins

Author:Carl Hiaasen

“Obviously you live life for yourself and have your choice to believe what you want to believe in, but I know that the Bible can be used to appreciate life.”

Knows Want Believe Used Choices Appreciate What You Want Live Life Appreciate Life

Author:Benjamin Clementine

“Obviously you look at "Magic" (Ervin Johnson) and Michael (Jordan) and you learn from them growing up, but I think you are just born with it from day one.”

Thinking Looks Born Growing Up Growing Magic Johnson Jordan

Author:Michael Redd

“Obviously, you’re my sister and I don’t want to hear you’re in pain. And the food thing isn’t the solution, as you know.”

Love Life Sisters Family Drama Jane Green The Sunshine Sisters

Author:Jane Green

Source: The Sunshine Sisters

“OBVIOUSLY YOU STRIKE OUT AGAINST PEOPLE WITHIN RANGE. IT'S CATHARTIC TO AFFECT SOMEONE WHEN YOU'RE ANGRY. ALTERNATIVELY, CHOOSE ENEMIES IMPOSSIBLY FAR AWAY SO YOU NEVER HAVE TO FIGHT.”

Anger Jenny Holzer

Author:Jenny Holzer

“Obviously you take any creative people and put them in a room and you're going to get clashes, you're going to get friction.”

People Rooms Creative Clash Creative People Friction

Author:Roger Glover

“Obviously you try to keep as much of your private life as private as you can.”

Trying Private Life

Author:Andy Murray

“Obviously you want to be smart enough to take other people's advice and take that into consideration, and obviously try to surround yourself with people that are smarter than you. As far as sticking to your guns, I think there is no better advice than to just find something that you really give a s - about and then go do it.”

People Thinking Want Giving Trying Enough Advice Smart Gun Consideration Surround Smarter Being Smart Surround Yourself Surround Yourself With People

Author:Chelsea Handler

“Obviously, (winning the division) is big. To be No. 1 is always important.”

Important Bigs Winning Division

Author:Dirk Nowitzki

“Obviously, ["Fences"] is a character-driven piece in every sense of the word, and Denzel [Washington] knows the actor. He gave us two weeks of rehearsal. He is a truth teller, and he is a truth seer. So he knows when something is not going in the right direction, and he will call you on it. But, he knows the word to use to unlock whatever is blocking you. So I think he's fabulous and he's a teacher.”

Thinking Knows Two Character Use Actors Teacher Pieces Week Driven Block Fence Fabulous Rehearsal Two Weeks Right Direction Seers Denzel

Author:Viola Davis

“Obviously, [Wham!] made me a lot more comfortable as a musician. I was very confident that I would become a successful musician, but I had no idea I would be a celebrity.”

Made Ideas Would Be Successful Comfortable Musician No Idea

Author:George Michael

“Obviously, a long-distance relationship is hard. But, like anything worth having, you make it work.”

Long Hard Relationship Distance Long Distance Distance Relationship Long Distance Relationship Long Distant Relationship Anything Worth Having

Author:Leona Lewis

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