George William Foote Quotes
It will yet be the proud boast of women that they never contributed a line to the Bible.
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There is no such thing as a little freedom. Either you are all free, or you are not free.
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The worst thing for an effective war on terror is the suspicion of states about the objectives.
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The hypothesis that economic organization is the resultant of a series of historic accidents is intructive in that many organizational innovations appear to be the result of trial and error.
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Truth is the property of no individual but is the treasure of all men.
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There are young idealists all around the world falling in love with the Yankees now and realists who are gravitating to the Red Sox. I think the universe is on its head.
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Versace designs have always been bootlegged. Now it's Versace bootlegging the bootleg for the bootleggers to bootleg the bootleg.
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When you expect things to happen - strangely enough - they do happen.
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To me, there is nothing but puerility in a tale in which the human form – and local human passions and conditions and standards – are depicted as native to other worlds and universes.
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We should involve the whole world in the handling of this refugee crisis.
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We see considerable strain in Russia, and that's obviously a matter of concern to us. It's in the very strong self-interest of Russia to continue on the reform path.
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In my experience of living, for a time, in the underbelly of society, I spent a lot of time in various holding cells.
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You might call me an accidental entrepreneur.
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Kmart uses such mass production that they are able to lower their prices. My hose, for instance, is made by the same factory, the same machines, the same threads as the hose made by four top designers.
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In current times, our moral uproar is best reserved for those who aspire to stone men or women to death, not those who consensually watch women - or men, for that matter - dance.
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Don't watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.
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I liken myself to Henry Ford and the auto industry, I give you 90 percent of what most people need.
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The writer presents himself to the blank page not with an open passport but an open heart.
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For the U.S., as the largest player in the global environment, unintended consequences are magnified.
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You must all be aware that modern war is not a mere matter of military operations. It involves the whole strength and all the resources of the nation. Not only soldiers, but also all citizens without exception, take part.
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News represents another form of advertising, not liberal propaganda.
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There is always a certain leap of faith that editors have made with their nonfiction writers. If the trust is broken, things can get very embarrassing for the writers and the publisher.
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The tradition of putting candles on Christmas trees actually began in Germany. The person who came up with the idea is thought to have been Martin Luther, father of the Reformation.
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Many of the artifacts of my house had become potential devices for my own destruction: the attic rafters (and an outside maple or two) a means to hang myself, the garage a place to inhale carbon monoxide, the bathtub a vessel to receive the flow from my opened arteries. The kitchen knives in their drawers had but one purpose for me.
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It will yet be the proud boast of women that they never contributed a line to the Bible.
