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• A woman who ran a feminist organization in India told me one thing that stands out for her is bride burning. If a groom's family doesn't like an arranged marriage and they want to get rid of the woman, in-laws may set fire to her in the kitchen, or she may commit suicide in a "kitchen fire".

  Barbara Crossette

  Suicide, Feminist, Kitchen

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

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• In my writing I'm trying to explore the violations people commit upon each other.

  Jamaica Kincaid

  Writing, People, Trying

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

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• One of two things when the guy you're dating isn't really ready to commit. He's an a**hole and he's cheating on you; bottom line he's an immoral dude. Or, he's too young. And the advice I give to everybody night in and night out is: Don't ever take seriously, don't ever consider, don't even pay any attention to what a man says or does until he gets to about 30.

  Michael Catherwood

  Cheating, Night, Men

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• With all of the failed 'experts' weighing in, does anybody really believe that talks and dialogue would be going on between North and South Korea right now if I wasn't firm, strong and willing to commit our total 'might' against the North. Fools, but talks are a good thing!

  Donald Trump

  Strong, Believe, Fool

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• We've been taught, "Deny yourself pleasure." But moderation is harder because it requires really committing to balance. When I tell my trainer I had a glass of wine, he'll say, "Liquid bread!" And I'm like, "Ugh, but it was a nice one." It's a matter of checks and balances. And I finally found out how to set myself up to succeed. But I still need to commit to it. And everything gets exponentially harder the older you are. Fifty is a terrifying number for some people.

  Brooke Shields

  Nice, Wine, People

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• Social media, to me, is like a marriage. You have to foster it and take care of it and commit to it. And you have to understand your partner.

  Dwayne Johnson

  Care, Social Media, Take Care

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• The core issue here is that the Israeli government refuses to commit to terms of reference for the negotiations that are based on international law and United Nations resolutions, and that it frantically continues to intensify building of settlements on the territory of the State of Palestine.

  Mahmoud Abbas

  Government, Law, Issues

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• It is here, my daughters, that love is to be found - not hidden away in corners but in the midst of occasions of sin. And believe me, although we may more often fail and commit small lapses, our gain will be incomparably the greater.

  Teresa of Avila

  Love, Daughter, Mother

  St. Teresa of Avila (2002). “Complete Works St. Teresa Of Avila”, p.25, A&C Black

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• It's always seemed odd to me that after a group of terrorists commits a vile and odious deed they rush messages to the public to claim credit for it.

  Russell Baker

  Credit, Deeds, Messages

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• All of the muscles were gone, so that was a real tough time of rebuilding all of that. But you have a deadline, you have an obligation. You've said that you will commit to this part, and I just can't live with myself for not really giving it as much as I can.

  Christian Bale

  Real, Giving, Tough Times

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• Everyone knows the beautiful story of Abraham and the sacrifice of Isaac. How this noble father led his child to the slaughter; how Isaac meekly submitted; how the farce went on till the lad was bound and laid on the altar, and how God then stopped the murder, and blessed the intending murderer for his willingness to commit the crime.

  Annie Besant

  Beautiful, Children, Father

  Annie Besant (2012). “The Theosophical Writings of Annie Besant”, p.403, Jazzybee Verlag

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• Again, with two small children it's incredibly hard to commit yourself to anything because you're just getting interested in it and someone comes along and goes I want Thomas The Tank Engine on, and screams the place down until you put it on.

  Jo Brand

  Children, Two, Tanks

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• To declare that in the administration of criminal law the end justifies the means to declare that the Government may commit crimes in order to secure conviction of a private criminal would bring terrible retribution.

  Louis D. Brandeis

  Mean, Government, Order

  Olmstead v. United States (dissenting opinion) (1928)

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• Poop humor is fun. If you do the toilet scenes well and commit to them, they can be really, really powerful.

  Sandra Bullock

  Fun, Powerful, Poop

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• Lots of women love to accuse men of being immature when the fellow in question displays a reluctance to "commit"...

  Julie Burchill

  Men, Immature, Reluctance

  "Spare me from the whining women who are giving feminism a bad name" by Julie Burchill, www.theguardian.com. January 28, 2012.

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• You will feel the full force of the law and if you are old enough to commit these crimes you are old enough to face the punishments. And to these people I would say this: you are not only wrecking the lives of others, you are potentially wrecking your own life too.

  David Cameron

  Law, Punishment, People

  "Reaction On The Streets In South London". "All Things Considered" with Michele Norris, www.npr.org.

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• Progress is the injustice each generation commits with regard to its predecessors.

  Emile M. Cioran

  Progress, Generations, Injustice

  Emile M. Cioran (1976). “The Trouble with Being Born”, Viking Books

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• If a university official's letter accusing a speaker of having a proclivity to commit speech crimes before she's given the speech - which then leads to Facebook postings demanding that Ann Coulter be hurt, a massive riot and a police-ordered cancellation of the speech - is not hate speech, then there is no such thing as hate speech.

  Ann Coulter

  Hurt, Hate, Police

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• When one realizes that his life is worthless he either commits suicide or travels.

  Edward Dahlberg

  Suicide, Travel, Journey

  Edward Dahlberg (1965). “Reasons of the heart”

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• All cultures have these feelings about non-functional areas of activity. And the more time people have on their hands, the more they commit it to those areas.

  Brian Eno

  Hands, People, Feelings

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• I've always disliked kamikazes, that is, people who commit suicide in order to kill others. Starting with the Japanese ones from World War II. I never considered them Pietro Miccas who torch the powder and go up with the citadel in order to block the arrival of the enemy troops at Torino. I never considered them soldiers.

  Oriana Fallaci

  Suicide, Block, War

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• Despite the slowness, the infidelity, the errors and sins it committed and might still commit against its members, the Church, trust me, has no other meaning and goal but to live and witness Jesus.

  Pope Francis

  Jesus, Errors, Goal

  "Pope Francis’ Atheist Letter Says ‘God’s Mercy Has No Limits’" by Alessandro Speciale, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 12, 2013.

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• A clever man commits no minor blunders.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Witty

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• In front of you I commit myself to serve my country with devotion.

  Francois Hollande

  Country

  "France flags pause in austerity". The World Today with Eleanor Hall, www.abc.net.au. May 7, 2012.

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• It is most pleasant to commit a just action which is disagreeable to someone whom one does not like.

  Victor Hugo

  Doe, Action, Pleasant

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