R.D. Blackmore Quotes
'Curio vult advisari,' as the lawyers say; which means, 'Let us have another glass, and then we can think about it.'
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Indeed the three prophecies about the death of individual art are, in their different ways, those of Hegel, Marx, and Freud. I don't see any way of getting beyond those prophecies.
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We constantly abuse and defend a woman's prerogative to change her mind.
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It is not surprising, then, that in the decade since Oslo began, Arafat used all the resources placed at his disposal to fan the flames of hatred against Israel.
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I have always loathed working out.
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'EIla Enchanted' began in a marvelous writing course at New York City's The New School.
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With all the knowledge and skill acquired in thousands of flights in the last ten years, I would hardly think today of making my first flight on a strange machine in a twenty-seven mile wind, even if I knew that the machine had already been flown and was safe.
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We've got a great value proposition against Chromebooks, we are not ceding the market to anyone.
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The chief contribution of Protestantism to human thought is its massive proof that God is a bore.
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Going out for rides with my friends and having lunch or dinner at a roadside hotel - that's my favourite time-pass.
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I don't do things that are illegal.
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We all have our own little thing, I think.
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I always carry a pair of scissors around with me to cut things out of magazines.
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I have always taken care of my body; I'm not a drinker, I've never smoked. And I've always exercised. That's all you have to do.
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I don't think it's hypothetical whether or not it's a good idea to topple secular dictators in the Middle East and hope to get a good outcome and hope that stability comes thereafter.
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Alike and Equal are not the same.
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One danger of a man succeeding is that it teaches his wife and daughter not to worry about success.
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This is, therefore, the intensest rendezvous. It is in that thought that we collect ourselves, Out of all the indifferences, into one thing
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American television is popular everywhere and its what I grew up on.
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I don't know why I did it, I don't know why I enjoyed it, and I don't know why I will do it again.
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We may compare the Bible to the Old Testament Tabernacle in the wilderness with its three courts. The outer court is the letter of the Scriptures; the inner court, or holy place, is the truth of the Scriptures; the holiest place of all is the person of Jesus Christ; and only when we pass the inmost veil do we come to Him.
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Cognition requires going beyond the information given, to make bets and therefore to risk errors.
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As long as it's a level playing field, we're open to compete with them any time and anywhere.
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'Curio vult advisari,' as the lawyers say; which means, 'Let us have another glass, and then we can think about it.'
