Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield Quotes
There are some occasions in which a man must tell half his secret, in order to conceal the rest; but there is seldom one in which a man should tell all. Great skill is necessary to know how far to go, and where to stop.
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Re-examining our reasoning is not something that has come naturally to American statesmen.
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Anyone who thinks it's smart to cut immigration is sentencing Australia to poverty.
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I think for being not unsympathetic that their appearance may also appear, so differently it, must; similarly as with animals, which meet us in very different forms, which look somehow harmonious however all. On exactly such forms I would stand.
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It's pretty far, but it doesn't seem like it.
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It makes you vulnerable to win an award. It's nice to get the attention, but your neck is stuck out.
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I like egg white omelets with veggies, or oatmeal with almonds and fruit.
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I knew that the artists that I loved the most had something about them that was very unfiltered and very rough.
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Unfortunately, the United States has entered into several free trade agreements that do not sufficiently protect and support our manufacturing industries and the millions of American workers they employ.
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Puberty extends into your twenties, for sure, and some people don't get over that until much later in life. I feel like I'm just starting to get over puberty - basically twenty years of insufferable, totally self-obsessed hell.
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No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris.
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For me, religious festivals and celebrations have become an important way to teach my children about how we can transform living with diversity from the superficial 'I eat ethnic food', to something dignified, mutually respectful and worthwhile.
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A P2P business is a company that creates a platform which allows individuals or 'peers' to directly buy and sell from each other. This activity has sometimes been called the 'sharing economy.' Some are wary of these new companies and the challenge they pose to the established market.
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They all hope I will go broke and I wouldn't like to cause them displeasure.
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Maurice was a silly man. Maurice liked being silly.
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It is even more so when it comes to Iraq, which is a large Arab country with scientific, material, and human resources and is able to accomplish, at the least, what Lebanon accomplished, and more.
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I never bought the commercial thing, at any stage of the game.
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A bicycle has transformed my experience of London.
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I was very pleased, obviously, to have outsold such great writers. But I'm not insane - I do realize that I am a popular writer who people buy to take on vacation.
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I never gave it that much thought to pursue acting or anything, but I would definitely be a Bond girl if they asked me. For sure - I would make a great evil Bond girl!
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My story is really an affirmation of my strength and my luck. To live with a great artist like Ted Hughes or Mick Jagger is a very, very destructive role for a woman trying to be herself. In fact, it can't be done.
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I'm not one to probe my limitations.
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Well, I had the most appalling childhood.
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If economists could manage to get themselves thought of as humble, competent people on a level with dentists, that would be splendid.
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There are some occasions in which a man must tell half his secret, in order to conceal the rest; but there is seldom one in which a man should tell all. Great skill is necessary to know how far to go, and where to stop.
