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 mode by which the inevitable is reached is effort.
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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 feel like I'm an actress.
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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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I had gone through game, after game, after game, first being a professor at Harvard, then being a psychedelic spokesman, and still people were constantly looking into my eyes, like 'Do you know?' Just that subtle little look, and I was constantly looking into their eyes 'Do you know?'
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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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Fashion is this obsessive narrative that people don't understand but they can't stop looking at.
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Health care is very different from other sectors of the economy in several respects, one of which is the fact that the risk can be very high beyond people's ability. That leads to insurance.
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No one should be denied the opportunity to choose his or her spouse. It is a basic human right and deeply personal decision.
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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.'
