C.P. Cavafy Quotes
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I drove long distances like the 24 hours of Le Mans for years. But even this racing is now over. I retired.
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FOR a long time the conviction has been dimly felt in the community that, without prejudice to existing institutions, the legal day of weekly rest might be employed to advantage for purposes affecting the general good.
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I had to let my ego go a long time ago.
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It's funny - I read that women look to chiseled-faced guys for one-night stands, and to round-faced guys for marriage. When I'm rounder in the face, I like to say, 'This is my long-term look.' Or 'This is my wife-and-kids look right here.'
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Americans have long recognized the need to protect our public lands and their vast resources.
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Natural resources must be so distributed, by way of auction or otherwise, that they serve a larger public purpose.
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My evening really begins when I take a long, hot bath. I light a candle, and I turn on the news and try to catch up. It's when I can breathe from the day to the night, and that means a lot to me.
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Every writer uses his own way to motivate oneself.
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I've gone out on limbs, flung far, and Forrest-Gumped my way into the center of the action.
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Wherever I go, as long as I get a hot vegetable dish, I am okay. If I am in Gujarat, I have Gujarati food. If it's Shillong, it's northeastern.
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This has been a trend for a long time; the days of lifetime employment are long since over.
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I started gigging when I was about 16, and I was way too young to be in the clubs.
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The best part about being married is feeling centered. Nothing else matters so much as long as you can come home and be with your family.
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Despite the fact that Rouhani has been a long-time insider in a government that has committed countless human rights violations, and that he himself called for the execution of peaceful activists in 1999, many people inside and outside Iran are optimistic that he might indeed favor greater respect for the rights of the Iranian people.
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As often as you fail, get up and try again. God will never let you down, so long as you don't let Him down, and so long as you make the effort.
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One's mind has a way of making itself up in the background, and it suddenly becomes clear what one means to do.
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A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.
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In the aftermath of September 11, it has been made clear to us that our foreign policy can no longer afford to narrowly focus on short-term benefits. For our nation's long-term security, we must be active in promoting American values abroad through our foreign policy.
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Washington has been ignoring this issue for too long.
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Las Vegas does have its fair share of males in the business. But the male sex trade is often more underground. There are escort services that specify in gay prostitution, although it may not be advertised for the public, but if you are a male calling for a male, or female calling for a female, you will get what you ask for as long as the money is right.
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Let students use technologies in the classroom.
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Video is growing very quickly on Facebook. A lot of people compare that to YouTube. I think that kind of makes sense. YouTube isn't the only video service, but I think it's the biggest, and it probably makes more sense to compare Facebook video to YouTube rather than Netflix because that's a completely different kind of content.
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The soft droppes of rain perce the hard marble; many strokes overthrow the tallest oaks.
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When you set out for Ithaca, ask that your way be long
