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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Now I have the bravery to do fine things.
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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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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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I would not have been here if I was not from a political family.
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Christian philosophers have found no difficulty in justifying imperialism, war, the capitalist system, the use of torture, the censorship of the press and ecclesiastical tyrannies of every sort, from the tyranny of Rome to the tyrannies of Geneva and New England.
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You think of George Washington, this man who was larger than life, and in some ways he was. But at the same time, he's just a person.
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My father, who was a hair colourist, died when I was young, so my mother had to work very hard. But at the same time, I do believe that if you have everything, it is easy to make a dinner. When you only have flour and water and olives and potatoes, you have to be much more creative, and that's what my mother is all about.
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It is an established scientific fact that monetary policy has had virtually no effect on output and employment in the U.S. since the formation of the Fed.
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Successful men don't date up. They are intimidated by wealthy women unless they are blue bloods. Successful men want to always take care of their women, and that means financially.
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Do we have good writers, producers and actors in the U.K.? Yes we do.
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People who are angry at themselves sometimes blame others.
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I had a job to take care of my parents, to take care of some bills at the house, because my daddy wasn't working. I had to figure out how to make that all work at one time. I was working at Boston Market... I told my coach, 'I can't play football because I have to make money to help my mom.'
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I'm not trying to win individual awards.
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A tree is an incomprehensible mystery.
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I own a Canon 20D, though I don't remember the last time I used it. Ever since the iPhone 4, I've been completely absorbed in taking photos from my mobile phone.
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ideas are dangerous commodities.
