William Faulkner Quotes
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Marriage is an attempt to solve problems together which you didn't even have when you were on your own.
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Both World War II and the subsequent Cold War gave America's involvement in world affairs a clear focus. The objectives of foreign policy were relatively easy to define, and they could be imbued with high moral content.
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You've got to be all-in on this sport; you can't be one foot out the door.
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I'm not religious, I'm not romantic and I live purely by logic. I make every decision by logic and sometimes that leads me to the right and sometimes to the wrong decision.
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Like most of those who study history, he (Napoleon III) learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones.
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Bullfights have so much color. Not just the matador but also the bull, the arena, and the public. It's all very festive.
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I've always been busy, but I wasn't always successful.
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I made a commitment... both to myself and to some supporters to carefully consider a run for the Liberal leadership for the Liberal Party of Canada.
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We have 1.8 million Americans behind bars today at Local, State and Federal level. In the federal system, which has doubled in the last ten years, over 110,000 people behind bars in the Federal system, probably two-thirds are there for drug related reason.
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I'd rather win two or three, lose one, win two or three more. I'm a great believer in things evening out. If you win a whole bunch in a row, somewhere along the line you're going to lose some too.
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Good is somebody who delivered and allowed the company to overcome obstacles, without leaving a profound impact on its culture. Great is somebody who leads his company to achievements and performance and value that nobody was expecting it had.
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I knew I would get offers to play the villain after 'Kick,' and I had already decided to reject all of them.
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No one is going to remember a second-place team.
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Brussels' stance against Poland is not just... they should give more respect to the Poles.
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I live in a Moomin house in East London which I fill with blankets and nice crockery and get people round for dinner. When you travel a lot, you feel rootless and adrift - this is my sanctuary, where I can breathe out.
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The thing is, I've never been a handsome leading-man type, so let's not kid ourselves.
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In the Senate, there is a wide spectrum of views on foreign policy.
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I believe that God and reality are too big for my poor words.
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The justice delivery system needs structural change. It needs fresh vision and innovative solutions.
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George Soros is one of the few characters from the world of finance who deserves to be called larger-than-life.
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The trivial round, the common task,Would furnish all we ought to ask.
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Every generation looks at literature through the lens of their own experience, but with the Bible, everyone gets apprehensive and thinks it'll be too stuffy.
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I know some people that have gone through serious struggles. People that were close to me, and I've seen some terrible things about people who lose it. So I think that type of pain is something that's human and that, actually, can help us look at ourselves a little bit.
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Given the choice between the experience of pain and nothing, I would choose pain.
