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    Their [the waiters'] eyes sparkled and their pencils flew as she proceeded to eviscerate my wallet - pâté, Whitstable oysters, a sole, filet mignon, and a favorite salad of the Nizam of Hyderabad made of shredded five-pound notes. - The Rising Gorge, 1961.

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Sometimes conflict is necessary in the short term to achieve peace through the threat of aggression, and sometimes it is read more

Sometimes conflict is necessary in the short term to achieve peace through the threat of aggression, and sometimes it is the threat of conflict which can establish peace.

by Michael Ancram Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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It's such a complex little show. Watching the second season, the writing deepened, the performance deepened, our interactions deepened. It read more

It's such a complex little show. Watching the second season, the writing deepened, the performance deepened, our interactions deepened. It was fun to get another whack at it, and we all know what we're doing a little bit more this time.

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What they are doing is priceless,

What they are doing is priceless,

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(The impression is) that Dade County is like Alice in Wonderland where up is down, down is up. As soon read more

(The impression is) that Dade County is like Alice in Wonderland where up is down, down is up. As soon as you drift out of Dade County you find that the Alice in Wonderland world ends at the Dade-Broward line.

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I think it will be reduced; $28 billion is a bit much.

I think it will be reduced; $28 billion is a bit much.

by Mary Aronson Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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Absolute liberty is absence of restraint; responsibility is restraint; therefore, the ideally free individual is responsible to himself

Absolute liberty is absence of restraint; responsibility is restraint; therefore, the ideally free individual is responsible to himself

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I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.

I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.

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Courage is just fear, plus prayers, plus understanding.

Courage is just fear, plus prayers, plus understanding.

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The American Baseball Coaches Association started All-American honors in that year. That was also the first year of the College read more

The American Baseball Coaches Association started All-American honors in that year. That was also the first year of the College World Series.

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