Ambrose Bierce Quotes
Politics, n. A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.
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The first bike that I bought was a Triumph 650. I really like the Triumph 650. I mean, of course, I've driven Harleys, and I think in 'Savage Seven' I drove an Indian, but - I really love Triumph.
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My soul is now her day, my day her night, So I lie down, and so I rise.
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Abstract painting seeks to be a pure pictorial language, and thus attempts to escape the essential impurity of all languages: the recourse to signs or forms that have meanings shared by everyone.
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It's so funny, I've done so many projects where I've been interrogated. I guest starred on almost every hour drama, and I'm always the guy they think is the bad guy but then they find out is not.
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In the Senate, there is a wide spectrum of views on foreign policy.
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I never participated in far-reaching political decisions, since I never belonged to the circle of the closest associates of Adolf Hitler, neither was I consulted by Adolf Hitler on general political questions, nor did I ever take part in conferences about such problems.
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I write about modern people who share a deep sense of connection to the mysteries of the past. I find that I understand myself and my world better when I'm able to peer into history as a mirror.
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Terrorism cannot be isolated from its political, historical, and even social context.
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The fashion world doesn't know the word 'stop,' so you have to make sure there are sublime moments every day.
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Football is a simple game. Twenty-two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win.
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From the Asia Pacific to Africa to the Americas, the United States and our armed forces will remain the greatest force for freedom and security and peace that the world has ever known. That is your legacy. That is what we have to protect, and that is what we have to defend.
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I was very much aware that we still had to get safely back down the mountain again and that was quite an important factor. I really felt the most excitement when we finally got to the bottom of the mountain again and it was all behind us.
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Bad luck is usually transmitted by close proximity to habitual sufferers.
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Buying and selling is essentially antisocial.
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…death came so easily, hardly announced, without apparent cause, often greeted with smiles.
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On the surface of the water, a midge vanishes into a hungry ripple. I'm not ready yet. He wonders why, at his age and having come so far, he still feels that. The culmination of his luck is that he will never feel any other way.
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I'm singing this song for you and your mum that's all,And it won't be long before everyone is gone.
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My mother was electric onstage, and I vividly recall the extraordinary power she had over her audiences.
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I know, when I look into the eyes of my own children, the look of wonder when I speak of life back in the '60s. That's why the Rolling Stones are such a hit even in their 60s, why Dennis Hopper is so compelling, even when he's making pitches for something unhip as long-term financial planning.
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I've learned over the years that geography is not that important, except that I seem to work better in the country than the city. I get more done. There's just less happening around me, and I have more time and concentration to work on music.
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The framers of the constitution knew human nature as well as we do. They too had lived in dangerous days; they too knew the suffocating influence of orthodoxy and standardized thought. They weighed the compulsions for restrained speech and thought against the abuses of liberty. They chose liberty.
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I don't think about the trials and the Olympics a lot. If I do, it's just going to stress me out and get me worried.
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Politics, n. A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.
