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• Historically, things were moving in a pretty good direction until the Reagan presidency. And then it all got reversed. The Mexico City policy was instituted - the idea of wrecking the environment for this generation's profit and forgetting about our gets got firmly embedded. I'm sad to say the Clinton administration didn't turn it around and the Bush administration, well, I think they're the worst administration we've ever had, and I used to be a Republican.

  Paul R. Ehrlich

  Moving, Thinking, Cities

  "Q&A: Paul Ehrlich". Interview with Jesse Finfrock, www.motherjones.com. 2008.

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• If human beings pretend to be God, then forget about democracy. If they understand that no human being can represent God, then sure.

  Khaled Abou El Fadl

  Democracy, Humans, Ifs

  Source: www.motherjones.com

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• I think it's alarming that people believe that success enables one to forget how life felt before. As if one could simply exchange one's values.

  J. K. Rowling

  Believe, Thinking, People

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• I wanted to stay hooked because it was the first time I've been part of the tradition where forgetting was just fine. You do it, you try, you forget, you fail.

  Laurie Anderson

  Trying, Firsts, Forget You

  Interview with A. M. Homes, www.interviewmagazine.com. November 2, 2015.

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• A mind in control is always better than a mind out of control. For one thing, a controlled mind can learn much better and go much further than a chaotic one. A person with a steady-state mind has the potential to exit this life with a much greater understanding than someone who is continually learning and forgetting, gaining and misplacing knowledge.

  Jim Woodring

  Understanding, Mind, Exit

  Interview with Ross Simonini, staging.believermag.com. 2008.

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• Books opened up a whole new world to me. Through them I discovered new ideas, traveled to new places, and met new people. Books helped me learn to understand other people and they taught me a lot about myself. ... Some books you never forget. Some characters become your friends for life.

  Judy Blume

  Book, Character, Ideas

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• Never forget this simple truism: Forecasting is marketing, plain and simple.

  Barry Ritholtz

  Simple, Marketing, Never Forget

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• The citizen takes his city for granted far too often. He forgets to marvel.

  Carlos Fuentes

  Cities, Citizens, Granted

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• One of the dangers of having a lot of money is that you may be quite satisfied with the kinds of happiness money can give and so fail to realize your need for God. If everything seems to come simply by signing checks, you may forget that you are at every moment totally dependent on God.

  C. S. Lewis

  Giving, Needs, May

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• I have a horror of sentimentality, and I cannot forget that its name is Saint-Saëns.

  Claude Debussy

  Names, Saint, Horror

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• If you're first, no one will ever remember. If you're wrong, no one will ever forget.

  Scott Pelley

  Firsts, Remember, Ifs

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• Married couples, may we never forget that when attacks come the grace of the sacrament is eternally stronger than we are.

  Mark Hart

  Couple, Grace, Stronger

  Mark Hart (2013). “Tweet Inspiration: Faith in 140 Characters (or Less)”, p.14, Franciscan Media

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• We live between two dense clouds; the forgetting of what was and the uncertainty of what will be.

  Anatole France

  Clouds, Two, Dense

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• Are you a sheep? Do you want to get rid of your shepherd? I say forget it till you develop wild teeth and grow paw; and until then, enjoy the sound of flageolet!

  Mehmet Murat Ildan

  Sheep, Want, Paws

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• Do not boast because you have beliefs; don't forget that hundreds of absurd beliefs in the history are totally disappeared!

  Mehmet Murat Ildan

  Belief, Absurd, Boast

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• Don't be afraid of the storms; be afraid of the ship and the captain! Forget about the outside factors, what matters is the internal power!

  Mehmet Murat Ildan

  What Matters, Storm, Captains

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• Forgetting is a blessing; remembering is a blessing! We are lucky that we can forget; we are lucky that we can remember!

  Mehmet Murat Ildan

  Blessing, Lucky, Remember

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• But a hobby, like a habit, makes you forget about important things in life.

  Margo Kaufman

  Things In Life, Important, Hobbies

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• May I forget what ought to be forgotten; and recall, unfailing, all that ought to be recalled, each kindly thing, forgetting what might sting.

  Mary Carolyn Davies

  May, Might, Forgotten

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• If you want something done right, just forget it.

  Neil Peart

  Want Something, Done, Ifs

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• I enjoy the challenge of taking something which was not meant for the piano, distilling its essence and writing or improvising it for/at the piano, but having the listener forget that he or she is listening to a piano.

  Michael Hersch

  Writing, Essence, Piano

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• What I do is when I go to the stage I forget about me.

  Buddy Guy

  Stage, Forget About Me

  "Blues guitarist Buddy Guy". "Tavis Smiley Show", www.pbs.org. June 7, 2012.

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• When you see the results, you forget the pain.

  Avi Arad

  Pain, Results, Forget The Pain

  Source: www.denofgeek.com

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• When you're right, nobody remembers. When you're wrong, nobody forgets.

  Muhammad Ali

  Remember, Remember When

  "Muhammad Ali: What I've Learned" by Cal Fussman, www.esquire.com. January 17, 2012.

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• Don't forget any affront done to you and to all our people, the time of revenge will come and must be put to good use.

  Friedrich Engels

  Revenge, People, Use

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