Charles Dickens Quotes

Lawyers hold that there are two kinds of particularly bad witnesses--a reluctant witness, and a too-willing witness.

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• Spiritual relationship is far more precious than physical. Physical relationship divorced from spiritual is body without soul.

  

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• The emperor is in the Church, not above the Church.

  

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• I knew my destiny was to be in the winner's circle. There were times along the way where I didn't make it there. But I felt my destiny was definitely to win big titles, win lots of titles.

  

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• I have never spoken for anyone but myself.

  

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• Most women I know love the idea of fashion, but the practicalities that go with it are just distressing.

  

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• The American people demand results, not rhetoric, especially when it comes to national security issues.

  

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• I do know dumb-ass questions when I see dumb-ass questions.

  

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• We're very focused on making News Feed really good, making our photos experience really good, making messaging really good, and creating great location apps. That's the nature of a platform business of our scale. Most companies that are relevant to us will have some overlaps in some competitive way.

  

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• I can't stand characters with contradictory information.

  

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• Despite the generous rewards that state juries dole out, in many cases, victims receive less than 50 cents on the dollar in settlements with the lawyers taking the rest. This is not justice.

  

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• We better know there is a fire whence we see much smoke rising than we could know it by one or two witnesses swearing to it. The witnesses may commit perjury, but the smoke cannot.

  

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• Lawyers hold that there are two kinds of particularly bad witnesses--a reluctant witness, and a too-willing witness.

  

  Charles Dickens
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  • Witnesses