Bentley Little Quotes
Murder is an inherently evil act, no matter what the circumstances, no matter how convincing the rationalizations.
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It must inquire not merely about the circumstances of the time in general, but in particular about the writer's position with regard to these things, the interests and motives, the leading ideas of his literary activity.
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In plain words: now that Britain has told the world that she has the H-Bomb she should announce as early as possible that she has done with it, that she proposes to reject in all circumstances nuclear warfare.
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You have to see and smell and feel the circumstances of people to really understand them.
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Any use of chemical weapons, by anyone, under any circumstances, is a grave violation of the 1925 Protocol and other relevant rules of customary international law.
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The truly good and wise man will bear all kinds of fortune in a seemly way, and will always act in the noblest manner that the circumstances allow.
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You do not become a ''dissident'' just because you decide one day to take up this most unusual career. You are thrown into it by your personal sense of responsibility, combined with a complex set of external circumstances. You are cast out of the existing structures and placed in a position of conflict with them. It begins as an attempt to do your work well, and ends with being branded an enemy of society.
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I find it regrettable that there are those who are trying to resurrect a filibuster even as there is clearly nothing in the record that constitutes extraordinary circumstances.
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The same camera that photographs a murder scene can photograph a beautiful society affair at a big hotel.
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I really don't think it would be wise to speculate in an abstract way about the circumstances in which it might be on the agenda.
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The truth is that a lost empire, lost power and lost wealth provide perfect circumstances for living happily and contentedly in our enchanted island.
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Under no circumstances trust a lean cook.
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Circumstances should never alter principles!
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If you want prosperity, you must refuse to accept any circumstances that lead toward poverty.
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Many successful people have found opportunities in failure and adversity that they could not recognize in more favorable circumstances.
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In their quest for power and self-importance, to compensate for whatever feelings of social inadequacy or sexual insecurity, they (Politicians)are prepared to perpetrate something which is hard to distinguish from mass murder if they think they can get away with it.
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Consequently, it's so gratifying to then make a picture that's successful and gives you leverage to have better circumstances than you've ever had, before the next time out.
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The key to abundance is meeting limited circumstances with unlimited thoughts.
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Physical circumstances have very little to do with either our capacity to love or to attract love.
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Our career is not something that we go out and *find.* Your perfect career is something that emerges from deep within you. When you are aligned with the truth within yourself, then you magnetize people and circumstances which align with that truth.
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[W]e are the heirs of a past of rope, fire, and murder. I for one am not ashamed of this past. My shame is for those who became so inhuman that they could inflict this torture upon us.
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I value niceness. But now, as a grown person, I value goodness above that. Because niceness doesn't change anything, and goodness changes things.
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Murder is an inherently evil act, no matter what the circumstances, no matter how convincing the rationalizations.
