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country men blood
Let no man of us budge one step, and let slaveholders come to beat us from our country. America is more our country, than it is the whites-we have enriched it with our blood and tears. The greatest riches in all America have arisen from our blood and tears. David Walker
country gold variation
It has therefore been justly observed that however honestly the coin of a country may conform to its standard, money made of gold and silver is still liable to fluctuations in value, not only to accidental, and temporary, but to permanent and natural variations, in the same manner as other commodities. David Ricardo
country desire may
By far the greatest part of those goods which are the objects of desire, are procured by labour and they may be multiplied, not in one country alone, but in many, almost without any assignable limit, if we are disposed to bestow the labour necessary to obtain them.
country commodity mass
No extension of foreign trade will immediately increase the amount of value in a country, although it will very powerfully contribute to increase the mass of commodities and therefore the sum of enjoyments.
country heart may
It is here we come to the heart of the matter. The economic principle of comparative advantage', 'a country may, in return for manufactured commodities, import corn even if it can be grown with less labour than in the country from which it is imported
country prosperity profit
Nothing contributes so much to the prosperity and happiness of a country as high profits.
country math race
Mathematics knows no races or geographic boundaries; for mathematics, the cultural world is one country. David Hilbert
country media interesting
What is interesting to me, as I travel, is that exactly the same agenda is being implemented in every country I travel to. Because people from different countries don't talk to each other and the international media are being used to bring about the changes desired by the global elite, nobody realizes this. David Icke
country britain small-countries
Britain is a very small country with a very large press. David Hockney
children book writing
People think writing a children's book is something you could do in an afternoon but it's actually really hard. David Walliams
children bathroom comedy
I was depressed as a child. I found it hard to make friends. My favourite thing was locking myself in the bathroom and practising comedy routines.
children book literature
Children's books are often seen as the poor relation of literature. But children are just as demanding as adult readers, if not more so. I should know. I'm a children's writer myself.
children creativity character
I had a very happy childhood, but I wasn't that happy a child. I liked being alone and creating characters and voices. I think that's when your creativity is developed, when you're young. I liked the world of the imagination because it was an easy place to go to.
children book hands
When I was a child I devoured every book I could get my hands on. I loved losing myself in colourful and dramatic stories - and my absolute favourite was 'Charlie And The Chocolate Factory.' Everything about it electrified me, and when I re-read Roald Dahl's books as an adult it surprised me.
children different unusual
As children we recognized that we belonged to an unusual, even exceptional, family, but the effect was different on each of us. David Rockefeller
children cities people
One of the things people are fleeing when they leave the city is the need either to reject people who are less well educated than themselves, or to accept them with all that implies for their children's education and future placement in the society. David Riesman
children cities doctors
The children themselves, before they get access to a car, are captives of their suburb, save for those families where the housewives surrender continuity in their own lives to chauffeur their children to lessons, doctors, and other services that could be reached via public transport in the city.
children memories grandmother
Originally the structure was . . . a modern narrator who would appear intermittently and talk about his memories of his grandmother, which would then be juxtaposed against scenes from the past. But the stories from the past were always more interesting that the things in the present. I find this almost endemic to modern plays that veer between past and present. . . . So as we've gone on developing GOLDEN CHILD, the scenes from the past have become more dominant, and all that remains of the present are these two little bookends that frame the action. David Henry Hwang
cities america london
I was 18 when I first visited London, I'm very provincial like that, but I must confess the moment I got to America I thought: This is the place. It was more open, with 24-hour cities and pubs and restaurants that didn't close.
cities able shouting
You will never be able to defend your city while shouting. Audre Lorde
cities oklahoma-city addresses
I'm more focused on the positives of why I'm here. I'll be able to address those things in due time. Right now it's about the Thunder and Oklahoma City. Derek Fisher
cities growth arms
In city, in suburb, in forest, no way to stretch out the arms - so if you would grow, go straight up or deep down. Denise Levertov
cities president locks
When I become president, all you assholes that ride bikes in the city? Lock and load! You're going down! Denis Leary
cities heaven empires
The Empire State Building is the closest thing to heaven in this city. Deborah Kerr
cities light car
Cars are all jammed up all along the road and a light turns red and someone honks. In every one of those cars there is a story or a hundred stories. For every light on in al of those huge city buildings there is a story. No one knows what I am about to face and no one knows my story and neither do I right then. Deb Caletti
cities people house
In Riyadh, there's going to be a huge project that will house at least 12,000 units with inhabitants of approximately 150,000 people. It's like a city within a city. Al-Waleed bin Talal
cities numbers evil
The fact is, we're looking for a very small number of very evil needles in a very large haystack, which is the city of London. Charles Clarke