They do not want to know about the usual stereotyping that they reckon politicians are guilty of, lumping together people over 50 up to their 90s.

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Several of Xinran's interviewees tell her not just that the young do not know about the past, but they do not particularly want to know.

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And we know they do not want us to wait.

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And I don't want to blame him for - you know, it's probably not fair to do that - but there's no question that as soon as he started to talk, the market started to give back its gains and the selling took over.

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And some of you may be wondering how you can pay for college, or you might not know what you want to do with your life yet.

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For what we really want to know is how much more should we do, not whether we should do something.

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If you really love something and you want to do it the right way, why not do it until you really know you can't do it anymore.

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If you are very clear that you do not want to be resuscitated when you stop breathing, let the people where you live know what you want and put it in writing.

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Perhaps a little deference would be, you know, perhaps not what you'd want to do but would be helpful in this case.

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So I know that all of you are extraordinarily busy and I do not want to draw you away from the work that you do.

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These executives recognized that they want to inspire this behavior in their people, even if they do not yet know exactly how they will do so.

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For one, how do we know that the women who could be found on this map did not want to be visible in this way?

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We also have phrasebook apps for when you want to order a beer or book a hotel room on the go but do not know the lingo.

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So even though most of your e-mail may not be urgent or even interesting, every now and then there is something you really do want to know about while you're on vacation -- perhaps even just office gossip.

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Assertiveness, intelligence, and a solid work ethic are not gender nor race based, and promotions SHOULD not be either. (Yes, I know it's idealistic) Most women do not want special favors, but we do demand to be rewarded when we accomplish positive results.

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And basically, that's when I started feeling like, you know, video is not going to be my friend if I can't do what I want to do with it and I can't explore it in my own way.

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