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We never fully grasp the import of any true statement until we have a clear notion of what the opposite untrue statement would be. ↗

— William James

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But, in North Korea, it's just the opposite. There's one story. It's written by the Kim regime. And 23 million people are conscripted to be secondary characters. There, as a youth, your aptitude towards certain jobs is measured, and the rest of your life is dictated, whether you'll be a fisherman or a farmer or an opera singer. ↗

— Adam Johnson

#certain #characters #dictated #farmer #fisherman

It is possible to have a pretty good life and career being a leech and a parasite in the media world, gadding about from TV studio to TV studio, writing inconsequential pieces and having a good time. ↗

— Boris Johnson

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It is only requisite, for me to say to you, that the President places great reliance upon your skill, judgment and intimate knowledge. ↗

— Anson Jones

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The game of basketball has been everything to me. My place of refuge, place I've always gone where I needed comfort and peace. It's been the site of intense pain and the most intense feelings of joy and satisfaction. It's a relationship that has evolved over time, given me the greatest respect and love for the game. ↗

— Michael Jordan

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I don't write genre stuff in any form. I'm not interested in it. I always try to do the opposite of that. ↗

— Charlie Kaufman

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Poetry is the exquisite expression of exquisite expressions. ↗

— Joseph Roux

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I have been taking my daily walk round the island, and visited the sugar mill and the threshing mill again. ↗

— Fanny Kemble

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We have increased conservation spending, enacted legislation that enables us to clean up and redevelop abandoned brownfields sites across the country, and implemented new clean water standards that will protect us from arsenic. ↗

— Sue Kelly

#across #arsenic #clean #clean up #clean water

The real problem is deflation. That is the opposite of inflation but equally serious to the borrower. ↗

— Jack Kemp

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