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Too many people struggled, suffered, and died to make it possible for every American to exercise their right to vote.
John LewisRead
You prep, you prep, you prep. And on the day that you film, you let all of that go. I try to achieve emptiness as much as possible - the Zen thing - to let the deal come out of that nothing.
Jeff BridgesRead
The appointing power vested in the president imposes delicate and onerous duties. So far as it is possible to be informed, I shall make honesty, capacity, and fidelity indispensable prerequisites to the disposal of office, and the absence of either of these qualities shall be deemed sufficient cause for removal.
Zachary TaylorRead
Movie-wise, there is nothing I wouldn't do again. It's not possible to make one perfect movie every time.
Francis Ford CoppolaRead
A director must push his actors to the utmost limit to get everything possible out of each scene - without being corny or sentimental or going overboard.
William WylerRead
Without faith, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible.
Mary Mcleod BethuneRead
It's only possible to see people when one is able to see the world as others see it.
Robert Anton WilsonRead
All of us can agree that we want government to work as well as possible, and we should all applaud efforts to improve it. But there is no escaping the divisive and essential questions: What is the purpose of the state, and whom does it serve?
Chrystia FreelandRead
Whenever it is possible, a boy should choose some occupation which he should do even if he did not need the money.
William Lyon PhelpsRead
I was in that part of the class that made the top half possible.
Zig ZiglarRead
I think now that the great thing is not so much the formulation of an answer for myself, for the theater, or the play-but rather the most accurate possible statement of the problem.
Arthur MillerRead
I belong to Russian literature, but I am an American citizen, and I think it's the best possible combination.
Joseph BrodskyRead
I want to live and feel all the shades, tones, and variations of mental and physical experience possible in my life. And I am horribly limited.
Sylvia PlathRead
While doing centering prayer, the practice is to let go of any thought or perception. The priority is to be as silent as possible and when that is not possible to let the noise of the thoughts be the sacred symbol for a while, without analyzing them.
Thomas KeatingRead
All living souls welcome whatever they are ready to cope with; all else they ignore, or pronounce to be monstrous and wrong, or deny to be possible.
George SantayanaRead
It would appear that we have reached the limits of what it is possible to achieve with computer technology, although one should be careful with such statements, as they tend to sound pretty silly in 5 years.
John Von NeumannRead
Many women have asked me if it is possible to have a well-built wardrobe on a limited budget. 'Money,' I tell them, 'is no guarantee of taste, and an overstuffed wardrobe is often as bare as a skeleton when it comes to wearable apparel.'
Edith HeadRead
Indeed, the big U.S. error after 9/11 was to treat Pakistan as if it were an ally. With an ally, it is possible to assume a large degree of policy overlap. With Pakistan, no such assumption can be made.
Richard N. HaassRead
Starting reforms in the Soviet Union was only possible from above, only from above. Any attempt to go from below was suppressed, suppressed in a most resolute way.
Mikhail GorbachevRead
Freedom always deals with 'the possible'; this gives freedom its great flexibility, its fascination, and its dangers.
Rollo MayRead
Now, I am perfectly willing to just enjoy my career by choosing roles simply because I consider them to be a challenge and doing the best possible job I can.
Cicely TysonRead

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