E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax Quotes
Formality is sufficiently revenged upon the world for being so unreasonably laughed at; it is destroyed, it is true, but it hath the spiteful satisfaction of seeing everything destroyed with it.
E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
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Don't be 'consistent', but be simply true.
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Many of those who once were so passionately in love with Christ now run about pursuing their own interests. They're burdened down with stress and problems, chasing after riches and the things of this world.
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In college, my big money memory was saving up to buy a car with my boyfriend, whom I lived with.
Christie Hefner
When you make a living from something, it changes your relationship with it.
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You know, I Google search my own name because I'm so self-obsessed!
Eddie McClintock
Formality is sufficiently revenged upon the world for being so unreasonably laughed at; it is destroyed, it is true, but it hath the spiteful satisfaction of seeing everything destroyed with it.
E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
