E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax Quotes

If the laws could speak for themselves, they would complain of the lawyers.

E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax

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• A lot of people seem to feel that joy is only the most intense version of pleasure, arrived at by the same road - you simply have to go a little further down the track. That has not been my experience.

  

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• I love BET and I love the fans.

  

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• I started singing one day along with my cousin, and I didn't take it too seriously. The people started telling me, 'Hey, you have a nice voice.' and I was like, 'Really?'

  

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• If the laws could speak for themselves, they would complain of the lawyers.

  

  E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax