Laws control the lesser man. Right conduct controls the greater one. ~Chinese Proverb
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Envy is thin because it bites but never eats. ~Spanish Proverb
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War, I have always said, forces men to change their standards, regardless of whether their country has won or lost. ~Salvatore Quasimodo
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I don't know why women want any of the things men have when one the things that women have is men. ~Coco Chanel
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There are no true friends in politics. ~Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Any fiction is bound to be transposed autobiography. ~Elizabeth Bowen
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To contribute to the emergence of a society in which development will supplant stagnation, in which growth will take the place of decay, and in which culture will put an end to barbarism is the noblest, and, indeed, the only true function of intellectual endeavor. ~Paul A. Baran
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The pressure of special interests, the demands of special sections of the state, the needs of friends, all must be subordinated to the good of the people as a whole. ~Arthur Capper
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Our whole social environment seems to us to be filled with forces which really exist only in our own minds. ~Emile Durkheim
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Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. ~Proverb
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I have had a few people recognise me in public. But I wouldn't like everybody to recognise me. I can still walk across the street and not be noticed. ~Bonnie Wright
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I think to an extent every human being needs to be redeemed somewhat or at least needs to look at themselves and say, "I've made mistakes, I'm off course, I need to change." Which is probably the hardest thing for a human being to do, and maybe that's why it interests me so. ~Joss Whedon
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Women in general want to be loved for what they are and men for what they accomplish. ~Theodor Reik
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I shall never get used to not being the most beautiful woman in the room. It was an intoxication to sweep in and know every man had turned his head. It kept me in form. ~Lady Randolph Churchill
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I never read the tabloids. ~Dana Carvey
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I am waiting impatiently for the day when beleaguered, like-minded academics can order James Wolcott's collected essays for their classes. ~Camille Paglia
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The sight of women talking together has always made men uneasy nowadays it means rank subversion. ~Germaine Greer
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Gain may be temporary and uncertain; but ever while you live, expense is constant and certain: and it is easier to build two chimneys than to keep one in fuel. ~Benjamin Franklin
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All actors are looking for that role that is going to define who they are. When it happens, it is a good thing. ~Jeffrey Pierce
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Stupidly it should not be. It should be also nice. One must get along with that. Is however not necessary. ~Karl Lagerfeld
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When I am in situations where I break out of the pattern, it's hard on me. Once you get used to regular scripture study, you miss it if you don't have it. It's like food; you have to have it. I know that I need the scriptures like I need food. I don't miss a regular meal, and I don't miss regular scripture study. ~Henry B. Eyring
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A lot of people are simply interested in exploring their own spirituality, their own values, who they are, whether they're happy where they are. ~James Redfield
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Though they may not always be handsome, men doomed to evil posses the manly virtues. ~Jean Genet
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Translation is not a matter of words only, it is a matter of making intelligible a whole culture. ~Anthony Burgess
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A man chases a woman until she catches him. ~American Proverb
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