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• Sham marriages have been widespread; people have been allowed to settle in Britain without being able to speak English; and there have not been rules in place to stop migrants becoming a burden on the taxpayer. We are changing all of that.

  Theresa May

  Speak English, People, Migrants

  "Theresa May statement on deportation and human rights: Politics live blog" by Andrew Sparrow, www.theguardian.com. June 11, 2012.

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• I feel my shows are like a late-night talk show that we settle down and do every night.

  John Mayer

  Night, Down And, Late

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• It's like a jar of salad dressing sitting on a shelf... most of the seasoning settles to the bottom of the bottle. But when you shake that bottle up, all the ingredients mix together and then the dressing can add flavor to a salad. In the same way, we can stir ourselves up and regain the reverence, respect and awe we once had for the Lord.

  Joyce Meyer

  Salad Dressing, Together, Add

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• In my opinion, if we have not achieved peace, it is because people forget its most fundamental aspect. Before we talk about peace among nations, we must settle our peace with God.

  Sun Myung Moon

  People, Peace With God, Fundamentals

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• Contrary to what those in power would like you to believe so that you'll give up your pension, cut your wages, and settle for the life your great-grandparents had, America is not broke. Not by a long shot. The country is awash in wealth and cash.

  Michael Moore

  Country, Giving Up, Believe

  "Michael Moore Wisconsin Speech: America Is Not Broke" by Michael Moore, www.thedailybeast.com. March 7, 2011.

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• After a breakup, it takes a couple weeks for the fog to settle, but it's always a period of self-priority and growth. Life presents you with so many decisions. A lot of times, they're right in front of your face and they're really difficult, but we must make them.

  Brittany Murphy

  Moving On, Break Up, Breakup

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I once said to my father, when I was a boy, 'Dad we need a third political party.' He said to me, 'I'll settle for a second.'

  Ralph Nader

  Dad, Father, Party

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

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• Getting married and settling down isn't the most important thing in my life.

  Liam Neeson

  Important, Married, Settling In

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• Don't get me wrong, I love watching episodes of my favorite shows on Hulu and reading the daily trash on PageSix, but I also embrace the opportunity to settle down with a good book and let my mind travel to another place and time.

  Rachel Nichols

  Book, Reading, Opportunity

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• Hire people who are better than you are, then leave them to get on with it. Look for people who will aim for the remarkable, who will not settle for the routine.

  David Ogilvy

  Business, Top Management, Service Culture

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• Payment systems are critically important for overall market stability. On a typical business day, U.S. payment and settlement systems settle transactions valued at over $13 trillion.

  Henry Paulson

  Important, Typical, Payment

  Speech on the "Blueprint for Regulatory Reform", www.cnbc.com. March 31, 2008.

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• I got all the respect in the world for the front-runners in this race, but ask yourself: If we replace a Democratic insider with a Republican insider, you think we're really going to change Washington, D.C.? You don't have to settle for Washington and Wall Street insiders who supported the Wall Street bailout and the Obamacare individual mandate.

  Rick Perry

  Wall, Thinking, Race

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• I think there's something that happens at 40 where you settle into your own skin and you stop caring what people think - you realize life is a gift from God and you want to live it to the fullest.

  Tyler Perry

  Caring, Thinking, People

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• I think romance is a tool, comedy is a tool and drama is a tool. I really just want to tell stories that challenge the viewer, move people, make you laugh, perhaps push an idea about being open-minded but never settle on a genre or an opinion. I hate genre. I like movies that are original in their approach.

  Jason Reitman

  Hate, Drama, Moving

  Interview with Radheyan Simonpillai, www.askmen.com.

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• I want to be in the small percentage of women who don't settle for conventional roles.

  Zoe Saldana

  Roles, Want, Percentages

  "No conventional roles for Zoe Saldana". www.today.com. August 17, 2011.

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• I think there is probably no better person to aspire to emulate than Steve Jobs and what he has done at Apple in terms of his leadership, his innovation, not settling for mediocrity.

  Howard Schultz

  Jobs, Thinking, Apples

  "Starbucks legend delivers recovery by thinking smaller". Interview with David Teather, www.theguardian.com. January 21, 2010.

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• My room was a real way of expressing myself. It was like a little nest that I could settle into.

  Chloe Sevigny

  Real, Nests, Littles

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• When a man says money can do anything, that settles it: he hasn't got any.

  George Bernard Shaw

  Money, Men, Can Do

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• No time to marry, no time to settle down; I'm a young woman, and I ain't done runnin' around.

  Bessie Smith

  Women, Black History, Done

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• Some say that I should settle down, go slower and not push so hard, so quickly for such transformational change. To them, I say that you misunderstand the size of the problems we face, the strength of the status quo and the urgency of the people's desire for change.

  Eliot Spitzer

  People, Desire, Challenging The Status Quo

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  Adult life is dealing with an enormous amount of questions that don't have answers. So I let the mystery settle into my music. I don't deny anything, I don't advocate anything, I just live with it.

  Bruce Springsteen

  Rock N Roll, Adults, Answers

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

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• Treaties, agreements and organizations to help settle disputes may be necessary, but they often favor the interests of business over citizens.

  David Suzuki

  Agreement, Organization, Citizens

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• People should watch out for three things: avoid a major addiction, don't get so deeply into debt that it controls your life, and don't start a family before you're ready to settle down.

  James Taylor

  People, Addiction, Watches

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

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• I try to shave at night so my skin has a chance to settle by the early morning call-time.

  Patrick Wilson

  Morning, Night, Skins

  "Face Time | Patrick Wilson". Interview with Tina Turnbow, tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com. January 6, 2012.

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• I never forget. I never forgive. I can wait. I find it very easy to harbor a grudge. I have scores to settle.

  Tom Wolfe

  Waiting, Forgiving, Never Forget

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