Elizabeth Wein Quotes
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I don't know what I'm meant to do. I'm not important, am I? I'm not doing anything that makes a difference.
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Never wound a snake; kill it.
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A politician is anyone who asks individuals to surrender part of their liberty - their power and privilege - to State, Masses, Mankind, Planet Earth, or whatever. This state, those masses, that mankind, and the planet will then be run by ... politicians
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You actually can’t understand American history without understanding slavery.
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Apart from cheese and tulips, the main product of the country is advocaat, a drink made from lawyers.
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Demosthenes: Do you dare to accuse wine of clouding the reason? Quote me more marvellous effects than those of wine. Look! when a man drinks, he is rich, everything he touches succeeds, he gains lawsuits, is happy and helps his friends. Come, bring hither quick a flagon of wine, that I may soak my brain and get an ingenious idea. (tr. O'Neill 1938, Perseus)
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If you cannot find the truth within yourself, where else do you expect to find it?
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Opportunities present themselves every day - to everyone. You just have to be alert and ready to act.
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'Liberace's a great film. It's a great piece of material. I have a great script and it's a great score.
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If any mayor reduced school funding by 33 percent and called it the 'Strengthening Our Schools Initiative,' I think they'd be excoriated.
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I have known in my heart since I was a little girl that music was a major part of my life and always would be, but seeing others respond to the words I sing amazes me.
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Either theology is pure nonsense, a subject with no content, or else theology must ultimately become a branch of physics.
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For me, getting older doesnt mean throwing away a favourite-coloured lipstick or a fabulous pair of boots; instead, its about harnessing all the great things I have learnt over the years about what does and doesnt suit me, and enjoying the way in which cleverly selected outfits can enhance the nice bits.
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They've been excellent appointments. These people are in the tradition of strong, well-qualified, non-ideological economists.
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We in the House of Lords are never in touch with public opinion. That makes us a civilised body.
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NOTHING which life has to offer is worth the price of worry.
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Baghdad is determined to force the Mongols of our age to commit suicide at its gates.
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Politicians like Prime Minister David Cameron have lost all sense of reality. The people have seen how billions were spent on Greece and Turkey, on deals with Erdogan or for asylum seekers.
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Remembering is the most overrated thing. Forgetting is far superior.
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In every age and every man there is something to praise as well as to blame.
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Did you ever hear one of those corny, positive messages on someone's answering machine? 'Hi, it's a great day and I'm out enjoying it right now. I hope you are too. The thought for the day is share the love.' Beep. 'Uh, yeah, this is the VD clinic. Speaking of being positive, your test is back. Stop sharing the love.'
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Punishment and revenge are two different things.
