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    Whoever is admitted or sought for, in company, upon any other account than that of his merit and manners, is never respected there, but only made use of. We will have such-a-one, for he sings prettily; we will invite such-a-one to a ball, for he dances well; we will have such-a-one at supper, for he is always joking and laughing; we will ask another because he plays deep at all games, or because he can drink a great deal. These are all vilifying distinctions, mortifying preferences, and exclude all ideas of esteem and regard. Whoever is had (as it is called) in company for the sake of any one thing singly, is singly that thing, and will never be considered in any other light; consequently never respected, let his merits be what they will.

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The secret is out. There is something decent unfolding in Iraq. It's unfolding in the shadow of a terrible insurgency, read more

The secret is out. There is something decent unfolding in Iraq. It's unfolding in the shadow of a terrible insurgency, but a society is finding its way to constitutional politics.

by Fouad Ajami Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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He's smart. But it's like a learning disability. If you're talking to him straight on, you either have to repeat read more

He's smart. But it's like a learning disability. If you're talking to him straight on, you either have to repeat it so he can catch on to it or he'll catch it the first time.

by Diane Adams Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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For Opening Day last year, almost 22,000 fans arrived at the ballpark within an hour of the first pitch. We read more

For Opening Day last year, almost 22,000 fans arrived at the ballpark within an hour of the first pitch. We advise they arrive a lot earlier on Monday. The later the fans wait to arrive, the more difficult it will be to get to and enter the ballpark.

by John Allen Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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I can think of maybe one and a half good chances we had tonight. I think that Kevin (Hartman) came read more

I can think of maybe one and a half good chances we had tonight. I think that Kevin (Hartman) came up big to keep us in it. But it just wasn't good enough.

by Chris Albright Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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He's been close to decision-making for a long time and observed several prime ministers. He's had all the training that's read more

He's been close to decision-making for a long time and observed several prime ministers. He's had all the training that's required and he certainly has the capabilities.

by Eyal Arad Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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It has continued to move, and I've got to assume right now it's about 55 (percent against) to 30 (in read more

It has continued to move, and I've got to assume right now it's about 55 (percent against) to 30 (in favor), with the rest undecided.

by Cathy Allen Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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[Senior Rob Hudson sustained his good form with a 3-under par 33 to earn medalist honors for the varsity boys, read more

[Senior Rob Hudson sustained his good form with a 3-under par 33 to earn medalist honors for the varsity boys, causing Adams to extoll Hudsons consistency.] Hes really worked hard to make himself a Division I golfer, ... Hes gone from his bad rounds being 38 or 39 to being even par. [FCC] is a short course, but hes been able to put up those numbers at every course weve played on. Im real tickled for him.

by Alex Adams Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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Basically, they're selling the foundation to pay for the mortgage. These lands really belong to future generations and shouldn't be read more

Basically, they're selling the foundation to pay for the mortgage. These lands really belong to future generations and shouldn't be sold to the highest bidder. There's no reason why the world's biggest economic power needs to sell parkland to make ends meet.

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I think also what people really should try to keep in mind is, when a hit and run occurs, there read more

I think also what people really should try to keep in mind is, when a hit and run occurs, there is a lack of closure on an incident like this, people don't really have a sense of what happened and what lead to this - from a justice standpoint or from a personal standpoint- we're trying to help the family to try and understand it.

by Chris Adams Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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