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I think that there's been an unfortunate tendency for right wing think tanks to dominate these discussions. They often produce very shoddy studies and policy recommendations, which are nevertheless taken very seriously.

Juan Cole

Taken, Thinking, Wings

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Sin is not an unfortunate slip or a regrettable act; it is a posture of defiance against a holy God.

Max Lucado

Sin, Holy, Posture

Max Lucado (2012). “A Gentle Thunder: Hearing God Through the Storm”, p.77, Thomas Nelson Inc

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Animal cruelty is one of the most unfortunate and barbaric demonstrations of human beings manipulating ill conceived notions of ‘power’ over other species.

Ian Somerhalder

Animal, Demonstration, Cruelty

"Q&A With Actor and Activist Ian Somerhalder ( Lost, The Vampire Diaries ) on Social Change and Animal Rights". Quora Interveiw, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 5, 2013.

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Resolve to throw off the influences of any unfortunate environment, and to build your own life to order.

Napoleon Hill

Order, Influence, Environment

Napoleon Hill, Wallace D. Wattles (2012). “Get Rich Collection”, p.42, Penguin

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It is unfortunate that we should find ourselves at this time the only disorganized group. Others have had the advantage of organization for centuries, so what seems to them unnecessary, from a racial point of view, becomes necessary to us, who have had to labor all along under the disadvantage of being scattered without a racial aim or purpose.

Marcus Garvey

Views, Organization, Racism

Marcus Garvey, Amy Jacques Garvey (1923). “The Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey, Or, Africa for the Africans”, The Majority Press

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Through the harsh design of fate, Florida was dealt the unfortunate circumstances of bearing the brunt of not one but two hurricanes, and it appears more dark clouds are poised to visit the Sunshine State.

Ginny Brown-Waite

Fate, Dark, Sunshine

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Now to the term 'relativity theory.' I admit that it is unfortunate, and has given occasion to philosophical misunderstandings.

Albert Einstein

Philosophical, Theory, Given

Albert Einstein (2010). “The Ultimate Quotable Einstein”, p.375, Princeton University Press

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In life, when you are faced with an unfortunate circumstance, there’s no book, there’s no guide, there’s no right answer on how to get to the other side. You just sort of wake up one day and you have two paths in front of you, one where you go up and one where you can fall, and choosing the path to rise is most certainly not the easy path but it’s the brave one.

Lea Michele

Book, Fall, Two

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The number of Latino roles is very limited, and it's unfortunate there isn't more color-blind casting.

Jai Rodriguez

Color, Numbers, Roles

"THE LEADING MEN: Angel of Music". Interview with Wayman Wong, www.playbill.com. August 2, 2004.

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I was just thinking how unfortunate it'd be to be a fat girl named Candy.

Zach Galifianakis

Funny, Girl, Humor

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You know, in the 1970's, when I was in high school, I belonged to a band called the Happy Funk Band. Until an unfortunate typo caused us to be expelled from school.

Colin Mochrie

School, Band, Typos

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It is unfortunate that the poor judgment shown by a small group of young actors has tarnished the reputation of every child who has ever appeared before a camera.

Fred Savage

Children, Cameras, Groups

"Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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I can't believe how some of the most unfortunate people in the world can be the happiest.It's just so enlightening to me.

Ariana Grande

Believe, People, World

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It's always unfortunate when a reporter is sent behind bars for failing to turn over sources. There's no way to say what the long-term outcome will be.

Judy Woodruff

Long, Outcomes, Way

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People think I am unemotional because my voice is flat and a bit boring. It is unfortunate but it is just the way it is. I've tried to change it but it doesn't seem to make a difference. The truth is, I have lots of emotions inside. I cried after the semi-final at Wimbledon [2012] because I was proud to reach the final and I knew how much it meant to the country. I cried after the [losing] final [to Federer], too, for different reasons. I felt I had let people down. I think people warmed to that. They could see how much it hurt.

Andy Murray

Country, Hurt, Thinking

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I'm an atheist how unfortunate it is to assign responsibility to the higher up for justice amongst people.

Ani DiFranco

Atheist, Responsibility, People

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Along with you, I have witnessed the unfortunate rise in gasoline prices that has accompanied the summer driving season and the more recent spike in prices due to Hurricane Katrina.

Bob Ney

Summer, Gasoline Prices, Hurricanes

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Most animals are like the unfortunate Gregor Samsa after metamorphosis. They are Kafka-creatures, organisms with rich thoughts and emotions but no system for translating what they think into something that they can express to others.

Marc Hauser

Animal, Thinking, Emotion

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Jesse has a new dog. You may have noticed that his former pets have been peculiarly unfortunate. When this dog dies every employee in the White House will be at once discharged.

Ulysses S. Grant

Dog, White, House

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When under the pretext of fraternity, the legal code imposes mutual sacrifices on the citizens, human nature is not thereby abrogated. Everyone will then direct his efforts toward contributing little to, and taking much from, the common fund of sacrifices. Now, is it the most unfortunate who gains from this struggle? Certainly not, but rather the most influential and calculating.

Frederic Bastiat

Struggle, Sacrifice, Effort

"Justice and fraternity". Journal des Économistes, June 15, 1848.

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It's unbelievable, there's a book out attacking Gore, when he's the most unfortunate loser in political history.

Vincent Bugliosi

Book, Political, Loser

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It's unfortunate, and we're disappointed the FDA did not grant the stay, ... But because there are no new scientific findings other than what the poultry groups submitted already, the likelihood of the company being successful in a further legal action is next to nil.

Bob Walker

Successful, Fda, Groups

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[T]he sprawl of government into every conceivable realm of life has caused the withering of traditional institutions. Fathers become unnecessary if the government provides Aid to Families with Dependent Children. Church charities lose their mission when the government provides food, shelter and income to the poor. And the non-poor no longer feel pressed to provide aid to those in need, be they aged parents or their unfortunate neighbors-"compassion" having become the province of the state.

Mona Charen

Children, Father, Compassion

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But I really think it's a very unfortunate part of our judicial system and I would feel much, much better if more states would really consider whether they think the benefits outweigh the very serious potential injustice, because in these cases the emotions are very, very high on both sides and to have stakes as high as you do in these cases, there is a special potential for error. We cannot ignore the fact that in recent years a disturbing number of inmates on death row have been exonerated.

John Paul Stevens

Thinking, Years, Numbers

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I miss Seattle a lot. It was my first city that I lived in on my own. It was a great city to play for. It was unfortunate for the fans what happened, but it’s time to move on. I’m sure they’ve moved on. But in the back of my mind, I still have a thing for Seattle and always am going to remember what they’ve done for me.

Kevin Durant

Moving, Play, Cities

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