Nigel Lawson Quotes
The spread of personal ownership is in harmony with the deepest instincts of the British people. Few changes have done more to create one nation.
Quotes to Explore
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It is not the punishment but the cause that makes the martyr.
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Most people read poetry listening for echoes because the echoes are familiar to them. They wade through it the way a boy wades through water, feeling with his toes for the bottom: The echoes are the bottom.
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Oh my God, Nicole is killed? Oh my God, she is dead?
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In my district, I know we have thousands of little creeks and streams, some of which only fill up when it rains. Nationwide, they're in the tens of thousands.
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The true facts are not always obvious. They often have to be looked for.
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The mystery of the soul is like that of a closed door. When you open it, you see something which was not there before.
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I have never played a game in my life.
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My mom has always told me that beauty fades but inner beauty is forever. There's nothing more beautiful than a woman [who] takes care of [herself].
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Without strong financial roots, our generation is in a constant state of redefinition. This forces us to think outside the box when it comes to making a living... which sometimes makes it look like we're a mess, but really we're just creative. And we like weed.
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Brian and I will vote for some kind of smoking ordinance while Jack is against it.
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The life of children, as much as that of intemperate men, is wholly governed by their desires.
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It is astonishing what an effort it seems to be for many people to put their brains definitely and systematically to work.
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The real danger in life is not death, but living an evil life.
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We are not living in the same world we were immediately after the Cold War, when there seemed to be a greater belief in the universality of human rights and there was enough prosperity to make us question why we had not committed more resources to upholding the values we claimed to hold most dear.
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Hers. Hers. She belonged to herself again, body and soul, pleasure and heartbreak. She was every inch hers again, her body reclaimed from those long years of bitter ownership. She was hers.
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The spread of personal ownership is in harmony with the deepest instincts of the British people. Few changes have done more to create one nation.
