Albert Cossery Quotes
“The world we live in is governed by the most revolting bunch of crooks ever to defile the soil of this planet... You must never take them seriously, which is exactly what they want.”
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You have to find out how to become the character.
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A man will turn over half a library to make one book.
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It will be disastrous when a leader or manager shows up with one attitude one day and treats people with a different attitude the next day.
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I will say that the food in both Japan and Italy was immaculate. I don't remember having bad food in either country.
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I take a lot of pictures.
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I'm a darned good listener.
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The world expects India to be one of the leaders in solving the problems of politics and economics. India sits at the high table in most major multilateral deliberations. What India says is heard with attention and seriousness.
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I'm wondering how many elected figures any of us could find who do not, in the front or back of their minds, remember who does them favors, who doesn't.
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It's a war zone. Terrible things happen.
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Just because someone is holding a gun doesn't make an image controversial. It all depends on where you put the gun, who is holding it.
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Simplicity is a great element of good breeding.
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All my friends started getting boyfriends, but I didn't want a boyfriend, I wanted a thirteen-colour biro.
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I definitely believe that you are drawn to certain things for inexplicable reasons, but in a very powerful way. I don't know what it is exactly, but I know that things happen kind of miraculously sometimes, and so I'm willing to believe that there's something pretty magical out there.
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Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.
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When you say your prayers try to understand
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The area where I grew up in Birmingham was very diverse - I was aware of my race but not overly aware of it - and there seemed to be an understanding that we were all very much in the same boat.
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Human nature doesn't include all human beings. There are human beings who are indifferent to politics, religion, virtually anything.
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I am assuming my father learned at an early age that there is nothing more dangerous than showing your true self. I think a lot of us learn that, and it actually may be true.
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There would not be Skaters or Emeralds or any of these bands if it weren't for Double Leopards.
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I think any show after the Super Bowl will have huge numbers.
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It was ages ago in life's first wonder I found you, Virgilia, wild sea-heart; And 'twas ages ago that we went asunder, Ages and worlds apart.Your luminous face and your hair's dark glory, I knew them of old by an ocean-stream, In a far, first world now turned to story, Now faded back to dream.
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I am excited to work with NBC News to continue to highlight stories of organizations and individuals who make their communities and our world healthier, more just and more humane.
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Donald Trump participated in something known as the empty box scam. He bought $65,000 worth of jewelry from Bulgari across the street from Trump Tower, and had the record show that it was mailed to him in an out-of-state address. Now, if you're not a New York resident, you may not have to pay sales tax if the jewelry is mailed to you in another state. The problem is, they were empty boxes. It was proven.
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“The world we live in is governed by the most revolting bunch of crooks ever to defile the soil of this planet... You must never take them seriously, which is exactly what they want.”
