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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• The laws of God, the laws of man he may keep that will and can; not I: let God and man decree laws for themselves and not for me.

  

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• That's the most important thing you do in your life - raise children and try to do the best job as a parent and give your kids the best shot in life to go out there into the big, bad world.

  

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• You have good days and bad days.

  

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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 grew up in Haifa and enjoyed the wonderful beaches and Mount Carmel that rolls into the Mediterranean Sea. From my early days at home, I remember a strong encouragement to study.

  

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• I'm a great believer in geography being destiny.

  

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• I think that cosmetic enhancements in my profession are just an occupational hazard. But I think, more culturally, I'm interested in starting the conversation about aging gracefully and how, instead of making it a cultural problem, we make it individuals' problems.

  

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• I love BET and I love the fans.

  

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• I grew up in a small, old-school Catholic world, imprinted with an above-average number of categories and judgments.

  

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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