#decades

Overcoming the Cold War required courage from the people of Central and Eastern Europe and what was then the German Democratic Republic, but it also required the steadfastness of Western partner over many decades when many had long lost hope of integration of the two Germanys and Europe. ↗

— Angela Merkel

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I've met and sketched most of the great athletes from the past five decades and their movement, grace and energy have kept me captivated over the years. That's what the ancient Greeks first saw and that's what caught my interest. ↗

— LeRoy Neiman

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You know it's always amazed me - I think the most startling thing that's happened in the last couple of decades is that there is no sort of objective reporting anymore. ↗

— Brian De Palma

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For two decades the state has been taking liberties, and these liberties were once ours. ↗

— E. P. Thompson

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Billions are wasted on ineffective philanthropy. Philanthropy is decades behind business in applying rigorous thinking to the use of money. ↗

— Michael Porter

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For decades, I have supported adoption, and have helped tens of thousands of children worldwide. ↗

— Pat Robertson

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Boyhood is the longest time in life for a boy. The last term of the school-year is made of decades, not of weeks, and living through them is like waiting for the millennium. ↗

— Booth Tarkington

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If the United States were to cut and run from Iraq, we would send a message of weakness that would embolden our terrorist enemies across the globe. A failed Iraq would destabilize the entire region and undermine U.S. national security for decades to come. ↗

— Dennis Cardoza

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For decades, Japan has been a friend and reliable trading partner with the United States, and I anticipate that relationship will prosper. ↗

— Jim Costa

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For three decades, Democrats and Republicans worked together to make our environment better. ↗

— Christopher Dodd

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