Edmund de Waal Quotes
Austrian Republic established after the war gave an amnesty to 90 per cent of members of the Nazi Party in 1948, and to the SS and Gestapo by 1957.
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When somebody wants me to sign an old picture, it's like looking at another person.
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There are not many companies in China that dare to say in public, 'We don't offer bribes', or companies that operate only by market rules.
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Ya gots to work with what you gots to work with.
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As a business owner or manager, you know that hiring the wrong person is the most costly mistake you can make.
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Who needs make-believe monsters when there are so many real ones.
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Religion is using everything for God.
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Ah! never shall the land forget.
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Next time I go perch fishing I'll bring a net.
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Noble passions are like vices: the more they are satisfied, the greater they grow, Mothers and gamblers are insatiable.
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I prefer to be noticed some day, first for my ideas and second for my good eye.
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The Australian language is easier to learn than boat talk. It has a vocabulary of about six words.
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I cured myself of shyness when it finally occurred to me that people didn't think about me half as much as I gave them credit for. The truth was, nobody gave a damn. Like most teenagers, I was far too self-centered. When I stopped being prisoner to what I worried was others’ opinions of me, I became more confident and free.
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I get the fantasy league comment a couple of times a series ... that's pretty cool. They might be rooting for the other team, but if I do well it helps them out. It's kind of cool.
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When a leader in the Church inspires council members with vision, he helps them focus on their real mission so that they are ministering to people rather than merely administering programs.
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Austrian Republic established after the war gave an amnesty to 90 per cent of members of the Nazi Party in 1948, and to the SS and Gestapo by 1957.
