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• I have moved on from being a British parliamentarian, I have moved on from being a New Labour politician, I have moved on from being the supporter in the active day-to-day sense of Tony Blair.

  Peter Mandelson

  Moved On, Politician, Blair

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• And at NYU, I went to the Atlantic Theater Company, and they have two main points. One of them is to always be active in something instead of just feeling it. And the other is figuring out your character.

  Elizabeth Olsen

  Character, Two, Nyu

  "Sean Durkin and Elizabeth Olsen". Interview with Scott Tobias, www.avclub.com. October 19, 2011.

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• All Jews, however, in proportion as they are one with the leaders and rulers of their race, will oppose the influence of the supernatural Life of Grace in society and will be an active ferment of Naturalism.

  Denis Fahey

  Race, Leader, Influence

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• Anti-Semitism is dangerous for the toilers, for it is a false track which diverts them from the proper road and leads them into the jungle. Hence, Communists, as consistent internationalists, cannot but be irreconcilable and bitter enemies of anti-Semitism. In the U.S.S.R., anti-Semitism is strictly prosecuted as a phenomenon hostile to the Soviet system. According to the laws of the U.S.S.R. active anti-Semites are punished with death.

  Joseph Stalin

  Law, Track, Enemy

  Anti-Semitism: Reply to an inquiry of the Jewish News Agency in the United States, January 12, 1931.

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• I'm sporty, active, bubbly, I like to make people laugh... I'm the jokester. But I'm also very traditional.

  Coco Lee

  People, Laughing, Traditional

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• I gotta tell you, right at the top of my list would be taking vitamins. I know that over the years doctors have said they're ridiculous and all that. But I started taking my vitamins at an early age. And I take them every day. Every bloody day! So I think that's number one. For whatever reason, I feel active and pretty good at my age.

  Regis Philbin

  Thinking, Doctors, Years

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• The characters you refer to as predatory and unsavory are useful. They're the ones who make a novel into a thriller. They're active, and most of the common virtues, the signs of a good person, are not.

  Thomas Perry

  Writing, Character, Common

  Interview with Ann Bruns, www.bookreporter.com. January 17, 2003.

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• The Women's Sports Foundation holds a unique position in developing opportunities for girls and women of all abilities to be active whether recreationally or competitively, and I'm excited to help lead the organization to impact even more lives. It is an honor to continue to build the legacy created by Billie Jean King and all of our leaders.

  Angela Ruggiero

  Girl, Sports, Kings

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• We still have people in the active duty, and if people are feeling ill, if they're experiencing various symptoms and they're still in the active duty, they're less likely to come forward because that could result in their medical discharge.

  Bernie Sanders

  People, Feelings, Medical

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

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• Industrial capitalism brought representative democracy, but with a weak public mandate and inert citizenry. The digital age offers a new democracy based on public deliberation and active citizenship.

  Don Tapscott

  Democracy, Age, Digital

  "Don Tapscott: Transforming Capitalism Won’t Happen Without Leadership". www.thestar.com. May 17, 2013.

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• I didn't have an incredibly active social life as a teenager. I always wished it was a little bit more exciting than it was.

  Olivia Thirlby

  Teenager, Littles, Social

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

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• I will remain active in judo.

  Ryoko Tani

  Judo

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• I'm always looking for inspiring ways to stay motivated and stay active.

  Kristi Yamaguchi

  Way, Motivated, Stay Motivated

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• The principal agent is the object itself and not the instruction given by the teacher. It is the child who uses the objects; it is the child who is active, and not the teacher.

  Maria Montessori

  Teacher, Children, Teaching

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• As citizen-activists the world over merge, they can become an irresistible force to create peace and protect the planet. From here will come a new movement to abolish nuclear weapons and all weapons of mass destruction. From here will come the demand for sustainable communities, for new systems of energy, transportation and commerce. From here comes the future rushing in on us. How does one acquire the capacity for active citizenship? The opportunities exist every day...Active citizenship begins with an envisioning of the desired outcome and a conscious application of spiritual principles.

  Dennis Kucinich

  Spiritual, Opportunity, Rushing

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• Your life can be horrible or it can be incredibly beautiful. It can be boring or exciting. It's seldom in between. Your active use of will determines what will happen to you in this and other lives.

  Frederick Lenz

  Inspirational, Beautiful, Buddhism

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• Power is the active force in life. It is the force that makes awareness. The general term for spiritual power is kundalini. Kundalini is the energy of life that creates awareness.

  Frederick Lenz

  Spiritual, Buddhism, Energy Of Life

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• The primary energy that is active in all things is kundalini. Kundalini energy is the energy of awareness. It can be used to modify awareness.

  Frederick Lenz

  Buddhism, Energy, Awareness

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• At times of extreme intensity, the kundalini can become active. Suddenly a 70-year old lady, who can't lift a bag of prunes, will lift an automobile a few inches because her grandchild got stuck under it.

  Frederick Lenz

  Buddhism, Grandchildren, Years

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• It takes being an active participant in your life. But you are in the driver's seat, and you can determine the direction you want tomorrow to go in.

  Douglas Pagels

  Cheer, Positive Thinking, Want

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• Be purposeful. Be patient, and be active!

  John Assaraf

  Success, Action, Patient

  John Assaraf, Murray Smith (2008). “The Answer: Grow Any Business, Achieve Financial Freedom, and Live an Extraordinary Life”, p.63, Simon and Schuster

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• I've always been really active. I grew up playing sports, so I'm always shooting hoops or throwing the football with my friends. I'm super-active in that sense.

  Taylor Lautner

  Sports, Football, Shooting

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• I'm very politically active, but that has nothing to do with my charity.

  Bernard Marcus

  Charity

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• I'm actually very active.

  RJ Mitte

  "Actor RJ Mitte from Breaking Bad". "Ouch" with Mat Frazer and Liz Carr, www.bbc.co.uk. November 10, 2008.

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• I've got so many ideas, and sometimes the more exhausted my body gets, the more active my mind gets.

  Hilary Mantel

  Ideas, Mind, Body

  "I accumulated an anger that would rip a roof off". Interview with Aida Edemariam, www.theguardian.com. September 11, 2009.

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