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Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the presen

Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past. – George Orwell

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It is almost universally felt that when we call a country democratic we are praising it consequently, the defenders of every kind of regime claim that it is a democracy, and fear that they might have to stop using the word if it were tied down to any one meaning. – George Orwell

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My commitment to the security and future of Israel is based upon basic morality as well as enlightened self-interest. Our role in supporting Israel honors our own heritage. – Gerald R. Ford

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If this is not done, future ages will certainly look back upon us as a people so immersed in the pursuit of wealth as to be blind to higher considerations. – Alfred Russel Wallace

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The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration, of vitality and hope where others have resigned it enables a man to hold his head high, to claim the future for himself and not to abandon it to his enemy. – Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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When I was a kid, I thought movie stars were women and men who were in these great films that we still look at now. But I dont think there are too many films coming out these days that were going to look at in the future and say, This is one of the great ones. – Lindsay Lohan

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Ive always been really dark, and drawn to darker humor. Nothing has been forced, and I dont say anything for shock value. – Amy Schumer

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Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on ones ideas, to take a calculated risk – and to act. – Andre Malraux

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If you wish to keep as well as possible, the less you think about your health the better. – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Over the Teacups, 1891

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People who get through life dependent on other peoples possessions are always the first to lecture you on how little possessions count. – Ben Elton

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