Edith Caroline Rivett (E. C. R. Lorac) Quotes
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A man's friendships are, like his will, invalidated by marriage - but they are also no less invalidated by the marriage of his friends.
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On the other hand, the American public possesses a great resilience and strength, and good risk communication strategies can tap into and even amplify those assets.
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The one thing I do not want to be called is First Lady. It sounds like a saddle horse.
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Citizens United opened a door that's frustrated anyone who's looking.
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Paradoxically, since gay men rarely have gay parents, cultural transmission must come from friends or strangers (a problem since the generations so seldom mix in gay life).
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Now I have the bravery to do fine things.
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I like science - geography, meteorology, cosmology.
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There's nothing better than achieving your goals, whatever they might be.
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When President Ronald Reagan negotiated some significant arms reduction deals with the then-Soviet Union, he was considered a real hero, someone who was advocating for peace.
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Wit consists in knowing the resemblance of things that differ, and the difference of things that are alike.
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We must take steps to prevent further nuclear weapons development or modernization.
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I surf - that's the one thing I make time to do. I definitely surf a lot, but when you're working 15 hour days... all I want to do is get home to my baby.
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A man is a method, a progressive arrangement; a selecting principle, gathering his like to him; wherever he goes.
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When you adopt a dog, you have a lot of very good days and one very bad day.
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I am disturbed by how states abuse laws on Internet access. I am concerned that surveillance programmes are becoming too aggressive. I understand that national security and criminal activity may justify some exceptional and narrowly-tailored use of surveillance. But that is all the more reason to safeguard human rights and fundamental freedoms.
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Ay me, how many perils doe enfold The righteous man, to make him daily fall!
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Careless their merits or their faults to scan,His pity gave ere charity began.Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride,And e'en his failings leaned to Virtue's side.
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I would not have been here if I was not from a political family.
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Cycling is an activity which more and more young people are getting involved with, whether they are using their bikes to get to school or work, socially, or cycling as a sport. Cycling is cheap, it's quick, and it makes you look and feel great!
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It's an irony that growing inequality could mean more money for philanthropy. In the U.S., quite a few of the ultra-rich have taken to heart the 19th century industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie's comment that it's a disgrace to die wealthy.
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This gorgeous Chinese girl gets up and I fell in love instantly.
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ideas are dangerous commodities.
