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“I like taking a path into new country, and I always take the darker path. Not because it's dark, but because there's a secret there that you can share when you get out. That's what I liked as a kid. That's how I approach my work. With a face like mine, it's lucky I have a heart that likes that.”

Heart Country Kids Faces Dark Secret Path Share Mines Lucky Approach Likes

Author:Amanda Plummer

“As far as we are concerned, we are ready to leave today, tomorrow, at any time, to join the people of Haiti, to share in their suffering, help rebuild the country, moving from misery to poverty with dignity.”

People Country Helping Today Moving Suffering Poverty Share Ready Tomorrow Concerned Dignity Misery Haiti Ready To Leave

Author:Jean-Bertrand Aristide

“The other countries did not share the same concern the United States had in the early '90's - that North Korea actually had an ongoing nuclear weapons program.”

Country States United United States Share Weapons Concern Program Nuclear Nuclear Weapons Other Countries Ongoing Korea North Korea

Author:Mitchell Reiss

“The UN should arrange, as US forces leave, for an international group of peacekeepers and negotiators from the Arab countries to bring together Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds, and work out a solution for self-governance that would give all three groups a share in political power. Simultaneously, the UN should arrange for shipments of food and medicine, from the United States and other countries, as well as engineers to help rebuild the country.”

“It's as if the whole notion of growing soil is something only lunatics would think about. But why not grow soil? Does anything make more sense than growing soil? Isn't that more important than tractors, trucks, silos, barns, county fairs and country music? Of course it is. And yet to the lion's share of American farmers, the very notion of growing soil is just plain silly.”

Ifs Thinking Doe Important Country Whole Courses Grows Growing Share Land Fairs Notion Silly Soil Why Not Lions Farmers Truck County Barns Tractors County Fair

Author:Joel Salatin

“My zest for exhibition has over a long career become increasingly a mania. The ecstasy I feel as I survey work I have done I want to share with the world - not the whole world which couldn't care less, but my private world, which is my country, Canada.”

World Want Feels Long Country Done Whole Care Careers Share Whole World Canada Ecstasy Surveys Exhibitions Mania Zest Long Careers

Author:Joseph Plaskett

“I am a gay, Christian, farm girl from Kansas who sang Country Music and I did the very best I could do - to know God and to share God.”

Knows Country Christian Girl Share Gay Farms Knowing God Kansas Farm Girl

Author:Chely Wright

“But it is evident, that these bursts of universal distress are more dreaded than felt; thousands and ten thousands flourish in youth, and wither in age, without the knowledge of any other than domestic evils, and share the same pleasures and vexations, whether their kings are mild or cruel, whether the armies of their country pursue their enemies or retreat before them.”

Country Age Evil Felt Pleasure Enemy Share Youth Kings Ten Universal Army Pursue Distress Evident Retreat

Book:The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With An Essay on His Life and Genius

Source: The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With An Essay on His Life and Genius

“Titles of property, for instance railway shares, may change hands every day, and their owner may make a profit by their sale even in foreign countries, so that titles to property are exportable, although the railway itself is not.”

May Country Hands Share Property Profit Instance Titles Owners Railway Foreign Countries

Book:Capital: A Critical Analysis of Capitalist Production

Source: Capital: A Critical Analysis of Capitalist Production

“Let us be thankful that there is no court by which we can be excluded from our share in the inheritance of the great poets of all ages and countries, to which our simple humanity entitles us.”

Country Age Humanity Simple Share Poet Court Inheritance Being Thankful Excluded Great Poet

Book:The North American Review

Source: The North American Review

“You know, I feel like people in this country who feel really strongly about a man and a woman being the only -- the sole sort of gatekeeper of marriage should also support people staying together. I mean, a lot of heterosexual couples don't stay together, and I think that's as upsetting as two people who are really committed and loving and have been monogamous for many years wanting to ... be married and have -- share some of the same rights that this country is so uniquely qualified to give people.”

“If you look at the India-US relationship for example, the role that the Indian diaspora has played in the relationship is extremely crucial. Yes, we share democratic values but there is also the great role that the Indian diaspora has played in strengthening the bond of friendship between India and the US, and of course in underscoring the democratic values between the two countries.”

Ifs Looks Two Country Values Courses Roles Share Example India Democratic Indian Crucial Strengthening Diaspora Two Countries Bonds Of Friendship Democratic Values

Author:Narendra Modi

“The transfer of three shillings and sixpence a day to every labourer would not increase the quantity of meat in the country. There is not at present enough for all to have a decent share. What would then be the consequence?”

Country Enough Three Share Consequence Increase Meat Decent Quantity Transfers Labourers

Book:An Essay on the Principle of Population: Illustrated

Source: An Essay on the Principle of Population: Illustrated

“Political and social justice requires, not the disintegration of a country and destruction or humiliation of a class which shows initiative, intelligence and drive, but equality of opportunity for all, genuine freedom for self-fulfilment, in which all men irrespective of caste or creed may share.”

“A capitalist is someone who derives a substantial share of his income from his equity in producing companies. On this scale the figures are discouraging. Approximately ninety percent of the capital of this country is owned by five or less percent of the American people.”

People Country Wisdom Politics Company Economy Five Share Figures Percent Scales Income Liberalism Capitalist Equity Ninety Discouraging

Author:William F. Buckley, Jr.