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I was in high school, and when you get to be 14, 15, you start to feel a little more like your own person so that you can assert your adulthood a little bit. Damien Chazelle
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The most extremist power any political leader can assert is the power to target his own citizens for execution without any charges or due process, far from any battlefield. The Obama administration has not only asserted exactly that power in theory, but has exercised it in practice. Glenn Greenwald
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The project of Ralph Ellison's 'Invisible Man' is exactly that: to assert the beautiful, bountiful, chaotic complexity of one black American male. And, by extension, all black American males. Victor LaValle
assert disposable national principle truth
We want to assert the very principle that truth is absolute, truth is supreme, truth is never disposable in national political life. John Howard
assert blade kept man rust sharp stand
No man can stand still; the moment progress is not made, retrogression begins. If the blade is not kept sharp and bright, the law of rust will assert its claim. Orison Swett Marden
assert given people vigor
We are going to assert ourselves, ... What has given us new vigor in this is we think the American people are on our side. Charles Schumer
assertion truth
A bare assertion is not necessarily the naked truth.
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It is easily and often overlooked that when Thomas Jefferson asserted that life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness were inalienable human rights, he did so on the ground that they had been endowed by God, our Creator. Tom Stoppard
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There is, in world affairs, a steady course to be followed between an assertion of strength that is truculent and a confession of helplessness that is cowardly Dwight D. Eisenhower
assertion body create criticism given mirror movies time written
An often-repeated assertion in the body of film criticism I have written is the assertion that movies do not just mirror the culture of any given time; they also create it. bell hooks
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The promiscuity of men in both these cultures is generally more acceptable. The thinking is that's OK for men to have side dishes. And that puts women at risk because many of these men don't use condoms. The two cultures are similar because there is a need for female empowerment so women can be assertive in their negotiating skills to get men to use condoms and be tested.
assert history meant studies
I'm always made a little uncomfortable by studies that assert that Millennials are the most narcissistic generation in history. To me, being young has always meant being self-absorbed; in many ways, that's what youth is for.
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People who study primate societies make a distinction between two kinds of cultural interactions, agonic and hedonic. In agonic societies, you gain status by asserting dominance over others. In hedonic societies, you gain status by drawing attention to yourself. Open source is a hedonic culture. Eric S. Raymond
assertive low post presence
We need him to be assertive like that and be a low post presence for us to be good.
assert brighter country courage creativity democrats map necessary people power sincerely unity
We know the Republicans are happy to keep the country in the dark, and if we Democrats are to recapture the power necessary to assert our values, we must find the energy, courage, creativity and unity to map out a brighter day for the people we sincerely want to serve. John Yarmuth
asserted challenge proposal weak
Some have asserted that the proposal is just a weak compromise.We challenge this claim. Jimmy Carter
assert leadership
I think the U.S. should assert its leadership in a more effective way. Sebastian Pinera
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Japan's decision to build more intense relationship with India as reflected by two countries assertion to upgrade their strategic dialogue is indicative of newer realignment of forces in Asia.
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I thought we played good team defense, we caused 28 turnovers and converted those takeaways into points. We came out and asserted ourselves and put the game away in third quarter.
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I think it's Rachel starting to show what Rachel can do. Rachel's a very quiet kid who I think has always been very unselfish. We want her to be more assertive and now she's starting to be more assertive.
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There is an avalanche of evidence that will show that Noe's association with the coin fund was widely known, and making the assertion of concealment is preposterous.
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I think the main thing is I gotta be patient. I have to finish plays whenever I get a chance just be more assertive on offense. My offense comes from my guards getting me shots. You just got to put (struggles) behind you and you got to rely on your teammates to carry you.
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That was by far the most passionate that McGrady has played in some time. I thought he was off the charts tonight, just very assertive on offense, vocal, on the board, defensively - I just thought he was great.
assertive finding grown last year
That's what he has grown into. He was finding his way last year but he is more assertive now.
assert decided explosives facts interest known reveal source
I would like to assert that the source of the explosives and many other facts is known to us but for the interest of the investigation we decided not to reveal that now,
assert interest newborn opportunity peace protect provided respecting save whatever
And also I assert our interest in respecting all our obligations and implementing all our commitments. And will save no effort whatever to protect this newborn opportunity of peace, that is provided through what we have already declared here today. Mahmoud Abbas
assert belief fear firm
Let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. Franklin D. Roosevelt
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One example is Roe v. Wade. The lethal logic of Roe v. Wade is that nobody has rights that we are bound to respect if they cannot effectively assert those rights. They are at the mercy and the discretion of those who can effectively assert their rights. We're not talking simply about the unborn, we're talking about the aged, the radically handicapped, the deformed.
assert control trying
Some are trying to assert some control over their lives.
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She had a great game tonight. She had a good bounce to her, running up and down the court, defending as well. She was assertive and looked good until the fall. Jose Fernandez
assert decided
She decided to play and she went to work. She decided to come out and assert herself.
asserted continue elected president supporting
She asserted to him that U.S. administration will continue supporting the elected president and his policies.
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Most teams we play are quicker than we are. So we've got to make sure that we're really assertive as far as taking that first step to the loose ball, taking that first step to the basketball. Those types of things are what we have to do to be successful, and tonight we did that.