Eric Ambler Quotes
Yet, when these facts are seen side by side with other facts in the case, it is difficult not to become lost in superstitious awe. Their very absurdity seems to prohibit the use of the words 'chance' and 'coincidence.' For the sceptic there remains only one consolation: if there should be such a thing as superhuman Law, it is administered with sub-human inefficiency.

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It is the individual who knows how little they know about themselves who stands the most reasonable chance of finding out something about themselves before they die.
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The system of idolatry, invented by modern christianity, far surpasses in absurdity anything that we have ever heard of.
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Winning the NFC championship affords you a chance at the next opportunity.
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I've written a lot of really good books. Now we'll see if I can write any more good books. I mean there's a chance I won't, but I'm going to try.
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If I go into a restaurant there's a very good chance that I'm going to spend my time being the mayor. If I want to have a good time, I'm happier having dinner here.
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If everybody is doing it one way, there's a good chance you can find your niche by going exactly in the opposite direction.
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Aereo is the first potentially transformative technology that has the chance to give people access to broadcast television delivered over the Internet to any device, large or small, they desire. No wires, no new boxes or remotes, portable everywhere there's an Internet connection in the world - truly a revolutionary product.
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Edible Arrangements will have to beat back some rivals, including a handful of mom-and-pop vendors and a company in Pennsylvania called Incredibly Edible Delites. And there's always the chance that a deep-pocketed national florist like FTD will decide that pretty produce is profitable and jump into the mix.
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Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence.
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Acting is easier than skating in a way and harder in other aspects. In skating, you get one chance, and with acting you get to do it over and over.
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You never know what can happen. I feel like I have a pretty good chance, but you never know.
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All discarded lovers should be given a second chance, but with somebody else.
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I think we should look forward to death more than we do. Of course everybody hates to go to bed or miss anything, but dying is really the only chance we'll get to rest.
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Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those who we cannot resemble.
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The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision.
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I found a belief system that worked for me, and I said, you know what, 'I actually do want to give being with men another chance.'
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There's a good chance that if you're talking to me when I'm snoring, it means I'm bored.
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I do not believe in immortality of the individual, and I consider ethics to be an exclusively human concern with no superhuman authority behind it.
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Sleep every chance you get. Eat every chance you get. Those were two of the many lessons that Kat learned at her father’s knee and her uncle’s table.
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When you're on your fifth album, you are going to be judged against all your previous work and expectations.
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My mum was no pushy parent. She would drop me off for auditions when I was in my teens at the Lyric Theatre, then give me my bus fare and say she would see me later at home. She wasn't hanging around in the wings geeing me on. I had to do it on my own; it was up to me.
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All women need support when they're having their babies and their little families are in formation. I have to say I have a lot of concern about the numbers of women - and men, now - who are not getting the support that they need. There are not the families and the communities around that there used to be.
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. . . your presence was shore where I rested/ released from the hoodoo of that dance, where I spoke/ with my true voice again.
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Yet, when these facts are seen side by side with other facts in the case, it is difficult not to become lost in superstitious awe. Their very absurdity seems to prohibit the use of the words 'chance' and 'coincidence.' For the sceptic there remains only one consolation: if there should be such a thing as superhuman Law, it is administered with sub-human inefficiency.